KENTWOOD, MI, 49518, USA
3 days ago
Maintenance Technician - 1st Shift/Direct Hire
**Job Title: Maintenance Technician** **Job Description** This role will be for a 1st shift maintenance technician working 6:00am - 2:00pm. The technician will be responsible for troubleshooting robotic plastic injection machines, implementing real changes, and reading blueprints effectively. **Responsibilities** + Troubleshoot and repair a variety of injection molding machines (Arburg), including pneumatics and hydraulics. + Maintain assembly machines and automation lines consisting of electronics, machine controls, machine vision systems, electrical, software, hardware, and robotics systems. + Analyze and correct injection molding process defects and errors based on maintenance requests from operators. + Perform electrical duties such as troubleshooting fuses, rewiring motors, and ensuring relays and contacts are operational. **Essential Skills** + Maintenance and automation expertise. + Experience in plastic injection molding. + PLC troubleshooting and editing. + Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics. + Programming PLCs. **Additional Skills & Qualifications** + 3-5 years of experience with Arburg Presses. + 3-5 years of experience in injection molding within the automotive industry. + 5 years of experience with automation assembly lines combined with injection molding processes. + 3 years of blueprint reading experience. + Experience with Arburg and Battenfeld Injection Molding machines is a plus. **Why Work Here?** Enjoy working in a temperature-controlled environment that remains comfortable during the summer months. Benefit from direct hire opportunities, great benefits, and a clean work space with ample opportunity for company growth. **Work Environment** This facility is the main engineering and manufacturing hub for the North American market, specializing in high precision stamping, complex molding, and assembly processes. It partners with major Tier 1 suppliers in the automotive industry and recently expanded into the cosmetic industry. The facility is known for its cleanliness, bright lighting, organized space, and adherence to 5S principles. Air conditioning runs during warmer months, ensuring a comfortable work environment. **Job Type & Location** This is a Permanent position based out of KENTWOOD, Michigan. **Pay and Benefits** The pay range for this position is $59280.00 - $72800.00/yr. Medical Dental Vision 401k Paid Vacation/Sick Leave **Workplace Type** This is a fully onsite position in KENTWOOD,MI. **Application Deadline** This position is anticipated to close on Aug 22, 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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