Maintenance Mechanic
Aerotek
**Maintenance Mechanic Smyrna, TN 37167**
**Job Description**
The Maintenance Mechanic will be responsible for maintaining all industrial equipment within the facility. This includes performing preventative and predictive maintenance, troubleshooting equipment issues, and ensuring that converting equipment and lines operate continuously. Participation in manufacturing process improvement initiatives is also required. The role involves performing repairs and implementing technical solutions using precision measuring equipment such as micrometers, dial indicators, and multimeters. The types of equipment include conveyors, photo eye sensors, packaging equipment, labelers, cappers, and other various industrial machinery.
**Responsibilities**
+ Maintain all industrial equipment within the facility.
+ Perform preventative and predictive maintenance on equipment.
+ Troubleshoot and resolve equipment issues.
+ Ensure continuous operation of converting equipment and lines.
+ Participate in manufacturing process improvement initiatives.
+ Perform repairs and implement technical solutions.
+ Utilize precision measuring equipment such as micrometers and multimeters.
**Essential Skills**
+ Experience in maintenance, hydraulics, and pneumatics.
+ Knowledge of mechanical and conveyor maintenance.
+ Ability to work with motors, including 3-phase motors.
+ Comfortable with changeovers, setups, fillers, pumps, and valves.
+ 1+ years of industrial maintenance experience.
+ Troubleshooting, mechanical, and repair skills.
+ Preventive maintenance and electrical skills.
**Additional Skills & Qualifications**
+ High school diploma or GED required.
+ 3+ years working in a GMP environment preferred.
+ Computer proficiency in MS Office.
+ Previous experience in GMP or food manufacturing is a plus.
+ Experience in an FDA facility is advantageous.
**Why Work Here?**
Join a stable company offering great benefits, including an ESOP program. Work in a supportive environment that values employee contributions and promotes growth opportunities.
**Work Environment**
The facility operates nearly a million square feet of production and distribution centers, running around the clock five days a week. It is a liquid filling facility with strong odors, depending on the department. The environment is FDA regulated, making experience in the food and beverage industry a plus. Candidates should be prepared for strong smells such as mouthwash, lotion, or alcohol.
**Job Type & Location**
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Smyrna, Tennessee.
**Pay and Benefits**
The pay range for this position is $28.00 - $29.50/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 Smyrna,TN.
**Application Deadline**
This position is anticipated to close on Aug 29, 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.
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