**Job Title: Maintenance Technician** **Job Description** As a Maintenance Technician, you will be responsible for completing mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic repairs, as well as performing preventative maintenance activities to ensure the efficient operation of building facilities and plant equipment. You will work as part of a team to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety. **Responsibilities** + Troubleshoot mechanical, hydraulic, or minor repairs on plant equipment using blueprints, test equipment, or manuals. + Perform maintenance duties as assigned by the maintenance team leader, completing daily work repairs. + Implement mechanical, electrical, or hydraulic improvements by monitoring problems, designing, and completing repairs or improvements. + Perform preventative maintenance by following schedules on plant equipment and completing necessary repairs. + Operate various testing equipment as required to complete maintenance repairs. **Essential Skills** + 3 years of experience working in an injection molding environment or industry equivalent. + Understanding of troubleshooting PLCs. + Ability to read machine and equipment schematics. + Ability to follow a preventative maintenance schedule. **Additional Skills & Qualifications** + 3-7 years of experience in a tool room environment. + Experience working in a plastics (injection molding) environment. + Fabrication experience with mills, lathes, grinders, and drill presses. + Automation maintenance experience. + Experience writing preventative maintenance schedules. + TMA certificate. **Why Work Here?** We offer a comprehensive benefits package including health, life, dental, vision, and 401K plans. Our facility is climate-controlled and equipped with state-of-the-art machinery. We also provide tuition reimbursement for obtaining a TMA certificate upon completion of schooling. **Work Environment** You will work in a plastic injection molding and automation environment with excellent ventilation, ensuring no plastics smell. Our tool room and maintenance department are state-of-the-art. The available shifts are flexible, with options including 2nd shift (3pm - 11pm), 3rd shift (11pm - 7:30am), and split shift (7pm - 3am). **Job Type & Location** This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Palatine, Illinois. **Pay and Benefits** The pay range for this position is $25.00 - $29.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) **Workplace Type** This is a fully onsite position in Palatine,IL. **Application Deadline** This position is anticipated to close on Feb 11, 2025. **About Aerotek:** We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow. Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.