Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Maintenance Technician

Job Description

The maintenance technician will be responsible for mechanical and electrical maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair throughout the facility. This role involves monitoring, repairing, and adjusting various manufacturing equipment and systems, including hydraulic thermoforming presses, ovens, robotic waterjets, three-phase motors, and Siemens PLCs & HMIs. This is a true multi-craft industrial maintenance role that combines mechanical, electrical, and controls work. Technicians will also connect to a laptop to troubleshoot programs and drives, although PLC programming is not required but considered a plus. The facility manufactures sound deadening interior parts for the automotive industry and operates at a fast pace.

Responsibilities

• Perform manufacturing-related equipment preventive maintenance (PMs).
• Safely troubleshoot live electrical panels.
• Participate in problem-solving groups and lean manufacturing activities.
• Contribute to maintenance department efforts towards achieving key measures.
• Continuously learn to support various processes such as thermal forming, adhesive, molding, Isocyanate foam, high-pressure water, and assembly processes.
• Operate powered industrial trucks, aerial lifts, and cranes.
• Edit/modify control programs on programmable devices like A-B, SLC-500, Control Logics, Panel View, and Panelview Plus.

Essential Skills

• 3+ years working in a maintenance department in a manufacturing environment.
• 3+ years working with and maintaining automated machinery.
• 1+ years of electrical troubleshooting experience.
• Strong mechanical background.
• Willingness to work overtime as needed and work any production shift.
• Ability to use basic machining tools, powered hand tools, and other maintenance-related equipment.
• Ability to read machine drawings and control schematics.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Automotive background is a plus.
• Robot and robotic control experience is a plus (e.g., Fanuc, Motoman, ABB).
• Electrical journeyman card is a plus.
• Experience working with a Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) system is a plus.
• Experience with smart cameras (e.g., Keyence, Cognex) is a plus.

Work Environment

The facility manufactures interior sound deadening material for the automotive industry in a fast-paced and deadline-sensitive culture. The plant spans close to 300,000 sq. ft. and currently, 40% of the work is with Chrysler, with the rest split between various tiered suppliers and auto manufacturers. The team is currently working 50 hours a week, with most Saturdays and some Sundays, with double time offered for Sunday work. Available shifts include:

• 2nd shift (3:00 PM - 11:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a $2/hr premium)
• 3rd shift (11:00 PM - 7:00 AM, Sunday - Friday morning, with a $1.25/hr premium).

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $32.00 - $38.00/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 Battle Creek,MI.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 19, 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.

Company Description

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 meet 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 in solving 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.

Job Tags

Weekly pay, Temporary work, Work at office, Shift work, Night shift, Weekend work, Sunday, Day shift, Saturday, Afternoon shift, Monday to Friday,

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