**Job Title: Maintenance Technician** **Job Description** Join our team as a Maintenance Technician, where you will work on industrial baking equipment, performing preventive maintenance and addressing breakdowns of various machinery including mixers, ovens, chillers, conveyors, packaging equipment, and more. Utilize your skills in electrical and mechanical troubleshooting to ensure smooth operations and maintain high standards. **Responsibilities** + Conduct preventive maintenance and address breakdowns of industrial baking equipment. + Utilize volt meters to detect electrical issues with equipment. + Read and reset HMI's to diagnose problems. + Interpret VFD's and troubleshoot related issues. + Tear down and re-assemble machines as needed. + Document activities in the maintenance log. + Work on electrical components including HMIs, VFD's, PLCs, and perform mechanical tasks on sprockets, gears, shafts, and bearings. + Handle automation tasks involving sensors and photo eyes. + Maintain and repair vertical baggers, cartoners, ink jet printers, and packaging equipment. + Manage bulk flour systems including transfer blowers, air-locks, and valves. + Fill out daily log reports, emergency breakdown reports, and work orders. + Communicate effectively with incoming shifts. + Perform repairs and upgrades to ensure proper machinery operation. + Support installation and acceptance of new electro-mechanical equipment. + Repair and calibrate hydraulic and pneumatic assemblies, metal detectors, and scales. + Test performance of electro-mechanical assemblies using test instruments. + Fabricate guards using measuring devices, cutting tools, and welding equipment. + 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 using a volt meter. + Experience in swapping, repairing, and wiring motors. + GMP experience. + Bilingual in Spanish. **Additional Skills & Qualifications** + PLC programming and advanced troubleshooting. + Boiler (steam) maintenance experience. + Welding - Stick and Tig experience. + Bakery experience. **Why Work Here?** We offer great benefits, including substantial contributions to medical coverage, and Sundays worked are paid at double time. Our maintenance team is long-tenured with a family feel, and there is ample opportunity for upward movement. We support further education through tuition reimbursement and additional training opportunities. **Work Environment** This position involves working on a rotating 6-day schedule across 48 hours a week, with shifts starting at 6 AM or 9:30 PM depending on the assigned production line. You will work across all four buildings on site, moving between them as needed. The work environment is hot due to the nature of the bakery, so comfort with higher temperatures is necessary. Initially, wear a t-shirt and jeans, with a uniform provided after 90 days. **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 25, 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.