**Job Title: Maintenance Technician** **Job Description** As a Maintenance Technician, you will be responsible for working on industrial baking equipment, performing preventive maintenance and addressing breakdowns of various machinery, including mixers, ovens, chillers, conveyors, packaging equipment, and more. You will utilize volt meters to detect electrical issues, read and reset HMI's and VFD's, and reassemble machines as needed. Your role will involve both electrical and mechanical work, including troubleshooting HMIs, VFDs, PLCs, and handling sprockets, gears, shafts, and bearings. **Responsibilities** + Perform preventive maintenance and emergency breakdown repairs on mixers, ovens, chillers, conveyors, packaging equipment, and more. + Utilize volt meters to detect and troubleshoot electrical issues. + Read and reset HMI's and VFD's to diagnose problems. + Tear down and reassemble machinery as needed. + Maintain documentation in maintenance logs. + Work on vertical baggers, cartoners, ink jet printers, and packaging equipment. + Handle bulk flour systems and industrial ovens, proofers, conveyors, and dryers. + Complete daily log reports, emergency breakdown reports, work orders, and communicate with incoming shifts. + Repair and calibrate hydraulic and pneumatic assemblies, metal detectors, and scales. + Test the performance of electro-mechanical assemblies using test instruments. + Fabricate guards using measuring devices, cutting tools, and welders. + Install electronic parts and hardware using soldering equipment and hand tools. + Operate, test, and maintain robotic equipment. **Essential Skills** + 3-5 years of electrical and mechanical experience. + Ability to read electrical schematics and troubleshoot electrical issues. + Experience in swapping, repairing, and wiring motors. + GMP experience. **Additional Skills & Qualifications** + PLC Programming and advanced troubleshooting. + Boiler (steam) maintenance experience. + Welding - Stick and Tig experience. + Bakery experience. **Why Work Here?** This role offers great benefits, including generous contributions towards medical expenses. Employees receive double time for Sundays worked, and the maintenance team has a long-tenured, family-like feel. There are ample opportunities for upward movement, with the manager having started as a mechanic. The company supports further learning through tuition reimbursement and extra training for mechanics. **Work Environment** The work environment consists of multiple shifts, including 1st and 3rd shifts. Employees can start from either 9:30 am to 6:00 am or 10:30 am to 7:00 am, depending on the assigned production line. The schedule includes working six days a week with a rotating off day, ensuring at least 48 hours of work per week. The facility spans four buildings, requiring walking outside between them. After 90 days, uniforms are provided, with t-shirts and jeans acceptable beforehand. As this is an older bakery plant, employees should be comfortable with the heat. **Pay and Benefits** The pay range for this position is $28.93 - $36.00/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 Chicago,IL. **Application Deadline** This position is anticipated to close on Aug 20, 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.