Entry Level Maintenance Technician

Job Title: Maintenance Technician

Job Description

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for performing routine and emergency maintenance on equipment, machinery, and facilities to ensure optimal performance and minimize downtime. This role involves troubleshooting issues, conducting repairs, and performing preventive maintenance to support operational efficiency.

Responsibilities
• Perform routine and emergency maintenance on equipment, machinery, and facilities.
• Troubleshoot and repair industrial machinery to ensure optimal performance.
• Conduct preventive maintenance to minimize downtime and support operational efficiency.
• Read and interpret blueprints or schematics.
• Use electrical metering tools for various maintenance tasks.
• Maintain accurate records of maintenance activities and repairs.
• Document maintenance work performed, including repairs and parts used.
• Assist in creating and maintaining maintenance schedules and logs.
• Provide support during facility upgrades or new installations.
Essential Skills
• 3+ years of industrial maintenance experience.
• Experience with troubleshooting industrial machinery.
• Ability to read blueprints or schematics.
• Experience with both preventive maintenance and reactive maintenance.
• Proficiency with electrical metering tools.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
• Experience or knowledge with HVAC and electrical systems is a plus.

Work Environment

The work environment is a non-temperature controlled facility.

Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Altamont, Illinois.
Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $20.00 – $23.00/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 Altamont,IL.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on May 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.