Job Information
Aerotek Maintenance Technician in Plymouth, Michigan
Job Title: Maintenance Technician
Job Description
We are looking for a dedicated Maintenance Technician responsible for maintaining and performing preventive maintenance on baking equipment and conveyor systems. The role involves working with various equipment such as mixers, extruders, refrigeration units, proofers, conveyors, boilers, and silos. You will replace, rotate, inspect, and change parts of industrial machines, connect power to machines, install motors, and rewire motors. Additionally, you will read blueprints and schematics, move machinery using hoists and dollies, perform MIG welding on steel and aluminum materials, run conduit and electrical wiring to new industrial machines, and conduct fabrication using a drill press, cutting out holes, and making parts.
Responsibilities
Maintain and perform preventive maintenance on baking equipment and conveyor systems.
Work with mixers, extruders, refrigeration units, proofers, conveyors, boilers, and silos.
Replace, rotate, inspect, and change parts of industrial machines.
Connect power to machines, install motors, and rewire motors.
Read blueprints and schematics.
Move machinery and equipment using hoists and dollies.
Perform MIG welding on steel and aluminum materials.
Run conduit and electrical wiring to new industrial machines.
Conduct fabrication using a drill press, cutting out holes, and making parts.
Essential Skills
Experience troubleshooting and performing preventive maintenance on automated equipment.
Experience with assembly equipment, including conveyors, and building industrial equipment.
Experience rebuilding 3-phase motors.
Experience troubleshooting PLCs, including troubleshooting drives, changing out drives, and programming set points.
Ability to read blueprints and schematics.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
Experience installing conduit and electrical wiring.
food and beverage industry.
Possession of personal hand tools (power tools will be provided).
Why Work Here?
This is a great opportunity for those looking for overtime, with contractors routinely working 60 hours per week. The company offers excellent growth opportunities, with recent promotions within the team. Employees enjoy comprehensive benefits, including 2 weeks of PTO upon direct hire. The company has a supportive and dynamic work environment that values its employees and offers stability and growth.
Work Environment
The maintenance technician will work the 2nd shift from 5:00 PM to 5:00 AM, with some weekend work required, usually working 4-5 12-hour shifts. The environment is hot and fast-paced, with temperatures inside the plant typically 10-20 degrees warmer than outside due to the industrial ovens used for baking. The team structure includes four crews (two on days and two on nights), each with one supervisor and three technicians. The plant follows a 2-week schedule rotation and offers time and a half for overtime beyond 12 hours in a day or 40 hours in a week. The plant is part of a family-owned bread company headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana, with a rich history and a commitment to quality.
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Plymouth, Michigan.
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.