Job Title: Maintenance Technician (2nd or 3rd shift $31 an hour)

Job Description

This role involves working across three primary areas of the production floor: Frozen, Cooked, and Packaging. The technician will be responsible for setting up production lines, responding to maintenance calls, and performing preventive maintenance tasks. Most of the day will involve realigning and diagnosing meat slicing machines on the grill lines, diagnosing control panels, and handling various mechanical systems.

ResponsibilitiesSet up and maintain production lines across Frozen, Cooked, and Packaging areas.Respond to maintenance calls and perform preventive maintenance tasks.Realign and diagnose meat slicing machines on the grill lines.Diagnose and troubleshoot control panels containing PLCs, transformers, drives, servo drives, and Honeywell burner controls.Load programs into PLCs and drives from the server using a laptop.Diagnose and replace motors and servo motors.Maintain mechanical systems including gearboxes, shafts, and chain sprockets.Perform maintenance on wrapping machines and robotic lines using Codian and Fanuc robots.Adjust parameters on robotic lines using HMI.Conduct infrequent maintenance on the flash freezing room and boiler.Essential SkillsExperience in electro-mechanical maintenance on systems up to 480V.Ability to understand and diagnose using electrical schematics.Proficiency in reading and understanding ladder logic in PLCs.Skill in pulling programs from the server into drives and PLCs.Mechanical background with maintenance experience on motors and gearboxes.Additional Skills & QualificationsFamiliarity with Allen-Bradley PLC, PowerFlex, Ultra 3000, and Kinetix 5500 systems.Experience with robotics including Fanuc and Codian.Knowledge of conveyor maintenance and Fiix CMMS.Why Work Here

Enjoy three personal days after 90 days, two weeks of vacation starting in the second year, and an additional two weeks in the fifth year. Benefit from a 401K plan with a 4% match, along with good health, dental, and vision coverage. Experience a supportive attendance system and opportunities to work with advanced technologies.

Work Environment

The work environment adheres to strict food production sanitation and safety practices, including the use of beard/hair nets, smocks, and hand washing stations before entering new areas. You will be part of a team of six technicians and two leads on each shift in a clean and climate-controlled setting. Slip-resistant shoes are required. The position is on the third shift from 10 PM to 6:30 AM, Sunday through Thursday, with two Saturdays a month, including a yearly shutdown where maintenance will work the entire seven days.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Vandalia, Ohio.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $30.75 - $30.75/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 Vandalia,OH.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 25, 2025.

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\n About Aerotek:\n\n

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.

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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.

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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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