**Job Title: Maintenance Technician** **Job Description** The Maintenance Technician will be responsible for troubleshooting and providing immediate preventive maintenance and full maintenance repairs for building equipment and production lines. This role includes supporting the preventive maintenance program by suggesting ways to reduce downtime. The technician will perform mechanical and electrical maintenance repairs on production machines, validate repairs with engineers, and troubleshoot electrical and mechanical systems to ensure solutions are documented and completed accordingly. Additionally, the technician will assist with changeovers and line start-ups, order parts, and communicate with vendors and outsource water line teams. **Responsibilities** + Troubleshoot and provide immediate preventive maintenance and full maintenance repairs for building equipment and production lines. + Support the preventive maintenance program by suggesting ways to reduce downtime. + Perform mechanical and electrical maintenance repairs on production machines and validate repairs with engineers. + Troubleshoot electrical and mechanical systems and ensure solutions are documented and completed accordingly. + Assist with changeovers and line start-ups as needed. + Order parts and communicate with vendors and outsource water line teams. **Essential Skills** + Troubleshooting + Mechanical + Electrical + Hydraulics + Pneumatics + Preventive maintenance + Maintenance repair + 3 phase + Blueprint reading + Facilities maintenance + Motors **Additional Skills & Qualifications** + 5+ years of industrial maintenance experience + Minimum 2 years of electrical processing knowledge + Ability to lift 50 lbs + Must be able to climb ladders and stairs + Must be able to read electrical and pneumatic schematics + Food manufacturing or processing experience (nice to have) + Welding experience (nice to have) **Why Work Here?** The company has a rich history dating back to 1898 and has been privately held since 2009. As a part of Union 399, you will enjoy great benefits and competitive pay rates. The company values employee satisfaction and offers a supportive work environment. **Work Environment** The work environment is a GMP environment with 3-4 production lines. The maintenance team consists of two members, and you will be the third. There will be a fishy smell, but masks can be worn due to GMP regulations. **Job Type & Location** This is a Permanent position based out of Chicago, Illinois. **Pay and Benefits** The pay range for this position is $65000.00 - $85000.00 Union 399 - health, medical and dental. pention will be given to employees. They will also have quarterly bonuses and privately held perks. **Workplace Type** This is a fully onsite position in Chicago,IL. **Application Deadline** This position will be accepting applications until Feb 4, 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.