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Job Title: Maintenance Mechanic 3rd Shift

Job Description

We are seeking a Maintenance Mechanic for the 3rd shift who will be responsible for performing preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of food machinery. The role involves working on various equipment including conveyors, ovens, heaters, chillers, baggers, fillers, coolers, and packaging machinery. This position requires handling 80% mechanical and 20% electrical work, as well as troubleshooting PLCs and participating in the setup and modification of machinery.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventative maintenance on food machinery.

• Troubleshoot and repair conveyors, ovens, heaters, chillers, baggers, fillers, coolers, and packaging machinery.

• Handle 80% mechanical and 20% electrical work.

• Troubleshoot PLCs.

• Set up and modify machinery as needed.

Essential Skills

• 5+ years of experience as a maintenance mechanic working on conveyors, packaging, heaters, ovens, baggers, fillers, etc.

• Strong mechanical skills and a good understanding of electrical systems.

• Knowledge of hydraulics and pneumatics.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in the food industry is strongly preferred but candidates from industrial, medical, and pharmaceutical backgrounds will also be considered.

• Welding or machining experience is a huge plus.

Why Work Here?

Join a team that values work-life balance and provides opportunities for overtime. Our facility is clean and specializes in dry food manufacturing, ensuring a safe and pleasant working environment. Enjoy a shift differential when you transition to a permanent role on the 3rd shift.

Work Environment

The position is for the 3rd shift, from 10 PM to 6:30 AM, Monday night through Friday night, with occasional Saturday work required (at least once a month). Initial training will be conducted on the 1st shift for approximately two weeks before transitioning to the 3rd shift. The facility is a clean food manufacturing and packaging environment where hair nets and smocks must be worn at all times. Expect an average of 5-10 hours of overtime during the week.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $22.00 - $36.00

• 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 Waukegan,IL.

Application Deadline

This position will be accepting applications until Dec 19, 2024.

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.