**Job Title:** Maintenance Technician **Pay Rate** : $32-35/Hour **Location** : Lake Station, IN **Job Description** We are seeking a skilled Maintenance Technician to join our team on-site in the slitting department. The Maintenance Technician will oversee 8 slitting tables, adjust machinery, tooling, and shears, and ensure the quality and maintenance of the equipment. **Responsibilities** + Oversee 8 slitting tables. + Adjust machinery, tooling, and shears. + Utilize calipers to quality check machinery. + Complete preventive maintenance (PM) as per the schedule. + Troubleshoot and repair slitter tables. + Utilize Allen Bradley PLCs to monitor faults and conditions (no reprogramming). + Work with 480 V systems. + Rewire motors. + Solder Coder cables. + Troubleshoot and repair pneumatic motors. + Maintain production and equipment. **Essential Skills** + Experience with slitter machines. + Electrical and mechanical experience (80/20 ratio). + Allen Bradley PLC troubleshooting experience. + Ability to read and understand schematics. + Motor repair experience. **Additional Skills & Qualifications** + MIG welding experience (nice to have). **Why Work Here?** Candidates will join the 150 operators union after 640 hours, enjoying the same benefits as US Steel workers. This includes fully covered medical, dental, and vision insurance, access to a free clinic in Crown Point, IN, multiple insurance plan options, a pension with the union, and an optional 401K. Vacation time increases with tenure: 1 week after 1 year, 2 weeks after 3 years, and 3 weeks after 10 years. Union scale pay at the time of hire with annual increases. **Work Environment** The role is within a heavy industrial steel environment, responsible for 8 slitter tables alongside a team of over 20 individuals. The environment is hot and safety-focused, with required PPE provided. The position involves rotating shifts, weekly rotating 1st shift (7am-3pm), 2nd shift (3pm-11pm), and 3rd shift (11pm-7am), including weekends and potentially 12-hour shifts if needed. Training will be provided on the day shift for 1-2 months with a lead technician. **Job Type & Location** This is a Permanent position based out of Lake Station, Indiana. **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.