**Job Title: Maintenance Technician** **Job Description** The Maintenance Technician is responsible for troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining equipment according to electrical diagrams, sketches, operation manuals, and manufacturer’s specifications. This role also involves performing root-cause analysis for all mechanical and electrical equipment. Advanced skills in mechanical and electrical troubleshooting are essential. **Responsibilities** + Perform root-cause analysis, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain mechanical and electrical equipment such as motors, pneumatic systems, conveyors, blending, scaling, filling, cartooning, coding/printing, electrical systems, compressed air, vacuum hydraulic, and bulk-filling systems. + Troubleshoot mechanical systems related to production and plant support equipment ranging from single phase to three phase equipment, along with voltages ranging from 5VDC to 480VAC. + Interpret electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, blueprints, and layouts. + Troubleshoot electrical wiring, relay logic, control, and safety circuits. + Troubleshoot electronic boards, PLCs, touch screens, displays, contactors, and motors. + Use and read volt meters, amp meters, ohm meters, and other electrical testing equipment needed for the facility. + Troubleshoot mechanical issues related to power transmissions, chain and belt drives, cams, bearings, and actuators. + Troubleshoot pneumatic and hydraulic controls and components. + Perform basic HVAC troubleshooting. + Teardown and rebuild gearboxes, clutches, actuators, and other assemblies related to equipment repairs. + Proficiently use all hand tools, power tools, and shop equipment such as drill press, surface grinders, torch, plasma cutter, pipe threader, breaks, presses, calipers, micrometers, and other measuring instruments and test equipment. + Fabricate parts, guarding, and parts modifications for equipment repairs and improvements, including MIG/TIG welding. **Essential Skills** + Proficiency in PLC troubleshooting. + Expertise in mechanical and electrical troubleshooting. + Experience in manufacturing maintenance, especially in the food and beverage industry. + Ability to interpret blueprints and electrical schematics. + Experience with gearboxes, pneumatic systems, 480V systems, relay logic, and actuators. + Ability to use and read various electrical testing equipment. **Additional Skills & Qualifications** + Experience in manufacturing maintenance. + Fabrication skills. + Experience with actuators and relay logic. + Proficiency in MIG/TIG welding. **Why Work Here?** Join a dynamic team where your advanced skills in mechanical and electrical troubleshooting will be highly valued. Enjoy a supportive work environment in the food and beverage industry, where safety and precision are paramount. Benefit from opportunities for growth and development within a stable and innovative organization. **Work Environment** This role is based in a food and beverage work environment, requiring adherence to safety protocols such as wearing hair nets and beard nets. The work environment may involve wet and/or humid conditions. **Job Type & Location** This is a Permanent position based out of Grand Prairie, Texas. **Pay and Benefits** The pay range for this position is $56160.00 - $66560.00/yr. Benefits provided at no cost to you: • Basic Life Insurance/Accidental Death and Dismemberment insurance • Basic Life for Dependents • Optum Employee Assistance Program (EAP) • Live Well Reward$ - NEW! Coming in February 2024 for all UMR members Benefits that require you to pay for through payroll deductions: • Medical/Prescription Drug • Dental • Vision • Voluntary Life • Voluntary LTD • Voluntary STD • Critical Illness • Accident Benefit that requires you to sign up and pay online: • FIGO (pet insurance) **Workplace Type** This is a fully onsite position in Grand Prairie,TX. **Application Deadline** This position is anticipated to close on Jan 31, 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.