**Now Hiring – Maintenance Technician - Can Start Immediately!** 📍 **Location:** Altoona, IA 💼 **Job Type:** Full-Time | Direct Placement 💰 **Competitive Pay & Benefits** **Job Overview:** Join our expanding maintenance team in a food-grade production facility. We’re seeking a skilled Maintenance Technician to ensure packaging and processing equipment runs smoothly through preventative maintenance and troubleshooting. **Key Responsibilities:** ✔️ Perform **preventative maintenance** on plant equipment ✔️ Assist with **breakdowns and mechanical troubleshooting** ✔️ Work on **conveyors, belts, vacuum pumps, and motors** ✔️ Operate **forklifts and forktrucks** as needed ✔️ Troubleshoot **AC/DC circuits, VFDs, and control systems** ✔️ Conduct **welding (TIG, MIG, arc) on carbon and stainless steel** ✔️ Repair and replace **drive belts, bearings, seals, and mechanical components** ✔️ Work with **PLC hardware for troubleshooting** (no programming required) **Qualifications:** ✅ **2+ years** of industrial maintenance/electrical experience ✅ **2+ years** of VFD or PLC troubleshooting ✅ **Strong mechanical and troubleshooting skills** ✅ **Ability to read electrical schematics and diagrams** ✅ **Preferred:** Maintenance technical degree or equivalent experience **Why Join Us?** 🚀 **Career growth** with hands-on training from lead technicians 🛠 **Immediate PTO – 10 days upon hire + 2 floating holidays** 📈 **Comprehensive benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401k)** after 30 days 💰 **Performance-based raises (~3.5% yearly)** 🎉 **Monthly employee engagement activities** **Work Environment & Schedule:** + **Food-grade facility** (above 60°F production temperatures) + **Shift openings:** + (A Shift) **Monday - Friday, 7AM - 3:30PM** + (B Shift) **Sunday 7PM - 7AM | Monday - Thursday, 11PM - 7:30AM** + **Shift Differentials:** +$1.35/hour (overnight) | +$1.00/hour (afternoon shift) + **Safety Gear Required:** Steel-toed boots, safety glasses, and hairnets + **Physical Demands:** Lift **75 lbs over 25 feet** and stand for **8-hour shifts** 📩 **Apply Today!** Be part of a **dynamic team** in a **fast-paced production environment** . **Pay and Benefits** The pay range for this position is $28.00 - $33.00/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 Altoona,IA. **Application Deadline** This position is anticipated to close on Jun 27, 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.