Job Title: Maintenance Technician

Job Description

Organize and facilitate maintenance of production and facility equipment. Troubleshoot electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and mechanical issues. Use electrical test equipment for repair and troubleshooting. Repair and rebuild electrical and mechanical components. Install, modify, and fabricate equipment and systems to meet production needs and schedules. Perform preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs on various machinery and appliances, including conveyors, hydraulics, starters, oils, motors, and pumps.

Responsibilities

• Organize and facilitate maintenance of production and facility equipment.

• Troubleshoot electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and mechanical issues.

• Use electrical test equipment for repair and troubleshooting.

• Repair and rebuild electrical and mechanical components.

• Install, modify, and fabricate equipment and systems to meet production needs and schedules.

• Perform preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs on various machinery and appliances.

• Work on everything in the facility, from toilets to forklifts and other machinery/appliances.

Essential Skills

• 8+ years of industrial maintenance experience.

• Experience with conveyors, hydraulics, motors, pumps, and starters.

• Strong PLC troubleshooting experience, with some reprogramming ability.

• Not afraid of heights (30ft+ / 8+ flights of stairs).

• Must have own tools.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Heavy PLC experience.

• Heavy troubleshooting experience with VFD & PLCs.

• Experience diagnosing and repairing PLCs.

• Experience with plumbing, automation, installation, mechanical repair, preventative/corrective maintenance, robotics, facilities maintenance, wiring, machine repair, industrial repair, and mechanical maintenance.

Why Work Here?

Join a growing company with opportunities for promotion and career advancement into lead or supervisor roles. Work with a great manager who supports and works with the team. Enjoy consistent hours in a stable industry. Experience long-term growth and promotion from within. Become part of a family-oriented, close-knit company with many employees having over 10 years of tenure. After becoming a direct employee, enjoy full benefits and PTO.

Work Environment

Work in a non-climate-controlled plant that can get very hot in the summer due to machinery and weather. The facility has several towers with up to 8 flights of stairs. Processes include metal bending and coil coatings. The maintenance team consists of 5 people, with a total of 50 people on-site. The shift rotates between 7 am-3 pm and 3 pm-11 pm, with flexibility required as hours may pick up. Steel-toed shoes are mandatory, and other PPE is provided. The dress code includes jeans, a work shirt, and eventually a company uniform. The facility is older, requiring strong problem-solving abilities to repair and maintain equipment.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Houston, Texas.

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.