Maintenance Technician
Aerotek
**Job Title: Manufacturing Maintenance Technician**
*Night Shift: 7 PM - 7 AM; 2-2-3 Schedule; $30 per Hour*
Job Description
Under general supervision, the Maintenance Technician is responsible for performing highly diversified duties to set-up, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain production and facility equipment according to safety and productive maintenance systems and processes. This includes both emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production and performing scheduled maintenance repairs of production equipment during machine service. The role will provide opportunities to gain necessary skills and knowledge of Maintenance Best Practices.
Responsibilities
+ Demonstrate mechanical aptitude and knowledge of power transmission equipment, bearings, gears, sprockets, hydraulics, and pneumatic systems and pumps.
+ Assist all departments with equipment breakdowns.
+ Perform basic facilities maintenance activities.
+ Use a voltmeter, welder, and basic hand tools; check and replace fuses, motor starters, relays, pumps, motors, and AC-DC systems; and troubleshoot faulty electric circuits.
+ Assist the general maintenance crew with equipment rebuilds, plant shutdowns, and new equipment installations.
+ Maintain a neat and orderly work area.
+ Follow all safety requirements of the position.
+ Fabricate equipment to support production requirements.
Essential Skills
+ 2+ years of hands-on experience in mechanical maintenance, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
+ Ability to safely use hand and power tools, and electrical devices, such as voltmeter and ammeter.
+ Ability to read and work from schematics, blueprints, diagrams, and sketches.
+ Basic computer skills, including MS Office and maintenance management systems.
+ May require a valid driver’s license.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
+ Experience with troubleshooting, hydraulics, mechanical systems, preventive maintenance, and repair.
+ Ability to move from one area to another by stepping over and/or bending under objects.
+ Mobility sufficient to allow frequent entrance and exits from lift or fork truck.
+ Must be able to wear dust masks, earplugs, and face shields as necessary.
+ Ability to climb ladders and other elevated equipment, listen to equipment, look for defects in products, and sense temperature changes in finished products.
+ Stand and walk long distances on the plant floor for 8 to 12 hours per shift and work around hot machinery.
+ Occasional climbing, reaching, squatting, and bending to operate and fix equipment.
+ Able to lift and carry, push/pull up to 50lbs multiple times per shift.
Why Work Here?
We offer competitive benefits, including 80% premium insurance coverage, 100% paid life insurance, annual wage increases, and quarterly attendance bonuses. Our employees accrue 3.08 hours off each pay period and have access to tuition reimbursement for skilled roles, fostering a culture of growth and development.
Work Environment
The work environment is a clean, climate-controlled manufacturing facility. Initial training occurs on the day shift (7 am-3:30 pm, Monday to Friday) for the first 60-90 days with the leadership team. The regular schedule is a night shift from 7 pm to 7 am on a 2-2-3 schedule. The position may require supporting multiple shifts and providing on-call assistance. Employees work in an environment that may be exposed to external elements such as hot and cold temperatures and occasional loud noises.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of North Salt Lake, Utah.
**Pay and Benefits**
The pay range for this position is $30.00 - $30.00/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 North Salt Lake,UT.
**Application Deadline**
This position is anticipated to close on Sep 30, 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.
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