**Job Title: Maintenance Technician** **Job Description** The Maintenance Technician is responsible for performing all functions necessary for plant maintenance in support of the overall site operations. This role involves a variety of tasks including preventive, scheduled, and emergency mechanical maintenance with a focus on rotating equipment. **Responsibilities** + Ensure workplace safety by participating in the Behavior Based Safety Observations and adhering to all site safety policies, guidelines, and procedures. + Comply with all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Standard Operating Procedures. + Provide maintenance for plant utilities equipment and perform rotating equipment repairs including ANSI pump repair, mechanical seal installation/troubleshooting, alignment methods, and bearing fits/tolerances. + Perform centrifugal pump repair, mechanical seal installation, and other rotating equipment repairs involving gear reduction drives, agitators, and blowers. + Execute additional general maintenance duties such as industrial pipe fitting, heat exchanger repair, and rigging/crane use. + Identify, diagnose, and communicate equipment issues. + Complete preventative maintenance duties and record critical information appropriately. + Maintain outstanding housekeeping and 5S standards. + Perform daily activities independently or with a team with minimal supervision while maintaining communication with management. + Possess a Boiler Operator’s license. + Perform other duties as assigned. **Essential Skills** + Electrical troubleshooting + Mechanical skills + Hydraulics + PLC troubleshooting + Pump assembly + Mechanical skills for PM and repair work on manufacturing equipment including pumps, motors, and packaging equipment. **Additional Skills & Qualifications** + High School Diploma or equivalent required. + Certification from an accredited training institute. + Minimum four (4) years of related industrial maintenance experience in manufacturing required, with chemical manufacturing experience preferred. + Experience wearing required PPE including safety glasses, hard hat, steel toe shoes, gloves, and a respirator. **Why Work Here?** Engage in hands-on work with constant improvements in a small team environment. The necessary tools are provided for your tasks. **Work Environment** The company serves as a materials innovation partner, helping global manufacturers harness the power of possibility to improve the world. Their specialty ingredients and high-performance materials enhance quality of life, support health and wellness, and enable customers to deliver value-added solutions. **Job Type & Location** This is a Permanent position based out of Berkeley Heights, New Jersey **Pay and Benefits** The pay range for this position is $74651.00 - $87000.00/yr. Teamster union benefits holidays vacation medical dental 401k **Workplace Type** This is a fully onsite position in Berkeley Heights,NJ. **Application Deadline** This position is anticipated to close on Aug 6, 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.