Job Title: Maintenance Technician

Job Description

Join a dynamic team on the production floor, focusing on three primary areas: Frozen, Cooked, and Packaging. Set up production lines, respond to maintenance calls, and perform preventative maintenance tasks utilizing Fiix CMMS. Most of your day will involve realigning and diagnosing meat slicing machines on grill lines and diagnosing control panels with PLC, transformers, drives, servo drives, and Honeywell burner controls.

ResponsibilitiesSet up production lines and respond to maintenance calls.Perform preventative maintenance tasks using Fiix CMMS.Realign and diagnose meat slicing machines on grill lines.Diagnose control panels containing PLC, transformers, drives, and servo drives.Diagnose PLCs and drives with a laptop and load programs from the server.Work with electrical systems ranging from 24V to 480V.Pull out motors and servo motors for diagnosis and replacement.Maintain mechanical systems including gearboxes, shafts, and chain sprockets.Frequent maintenance of wrapping machines on the cooked side.Operate and maintain Codian and Fanuc robotic lines using HMI.Perform infrequent maintenance on flash freezing room and boiler.Essential Skills3-5 years of electro-mechanical maintenance experience with systems up to 480V.Ability to understand and diagnose using electrical schematics.Experience in reading and understanding ladder logic in PLCs.Ability to pull programs from the server into drives and PLCs.Additional Skills & QualificationsMechanical experience in maintenance of motors and gearboxes.Experience with Allen-Bradley PLCs, PowerFlex, Ultra 3000, and Kinetics 5500.Knowledge in robotics including Fanuc and Codian.Experience in conveyor maintenance.Familiarity with Fiix CMMS.Why Work Here?

Enjoy competitive benefits including three personal days after 90 days, two weeks vacation by your second year, and an additional two weeks by your fifth year. Benefit from a 401K plan with a 4% match, as well as comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage. Our rolling attendance system rewards consistent presence.

Work Environment

Work in a clean and climate-controlled food production facility. Follow strict sanitation and safety practices, including beard/hair nets, smocks, and hand washing stations. Join a team of six technicians and two leads on each shift. The position requires third shift hours from 10 PM to 6:30 AM, Sunday through Thursday, with two Saturdays a month. Bring your own slip-resistant shoes. Participate in a yearly shutdown where maintenance will work the entire week.

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 26, 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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