Multi-Craft Maintenance Technician
Aerotek
**Job Title: Multi-Craft Maintenance Technician**
Job Description
As a Multi-Craft Maintenance Technician, you will play a crucial role in the installation, troubleshooting, and diagnosis of production and process manufacturing equipment onsite. Your expertise will ensure the smooth operation of high-speed packing equipment and other essential machinery.
Responsibilities
+ Conduct root cause analysis to diagnose and resolve equipment issues.
+ Perform both electrical and mechanical maintenance tasks.
+ Maintain and repair equipment such as pumps, gearboxes, drive pulleys, and pneumatics/hydraulics.
+ Execute machine setup, troubleshooting, repairs, and preventive maintenance services.
+ Provide emergency and unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production.
+ Prepare and set up machinery for scheduled production runs.
+ Perform electrical troubleshooting and repair on various equipment and building maintenance.
+ Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service.
+ Carry out modifications, repairs, and preventative maintenance tasks on existing equipment.
Essential Skills
+ 3+ years of experience in mechanical and electrical maintenance.
+ 3+ years of experience troubleshooting PLCs.
+ Proficiency in hydraulics and pneumatics.
+ Expertise in root cause analysis, PLCs, drives, VFD, pulleys, and bearings.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
+ General knowledge of mechanics including gears, motors, bearings, pulleys, belts, and conveyors.
+ Understanding of pneumatics and hydraulics for efficient troubleshooting.
+ Practical knowledge of precision measuring devices such as micrometers, calipers, and bore gauges.
+ Ability to safely operate shop tools including cutoff saws, drill press, bench grinder, hydraulic press, band saw, and other hand tools.
+ Safety consciousness and team-oriented mindset.
+ Attention to detail, cooperative attitude, and sound work ethics.
Work Environment
Work in a loud manufacturing environment that is non-climate controlled but equipped with large fans. **The role requires the ability to work 12-hour night rotating shifts.** **Initial training will be conducted on a day shift from Monday to Friday, 7 am-5 pm, followed by a 6:50 pm-7 am, 2 on-2 off-3 on schedule.**
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Richmond, Virginia.
**Pay and Benefits**
The pay range for this position is $30.00 - $35.00/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 Richmond,VA.
**Application Deadline**
This position is anticipated to close on Sep 12, 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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