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Job Title: Maintenance Technician

Shift: 2nd Shift - 9:30a - 7:30p Monday - Thursday , 7a - 11a on Fridays

Job Description

The Maintenance Technician supports a climate-controlled food production facility by performing mechanical, HVAC, electrical, and facilities maintenance on production and building equipment. This role focuses heavily on mechanical troubleshooting of smaller components, implementing preventative and predictive maintenance, and ensuring all work meets strict food safety and hygiene standards. The technician works closely with production and quality teams to maximize equipment uptime, improve safety, and maintain a clean, organized maintenance environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead by example by consistently demonstrating the organization’s mission and values and encouraging other maintenance technicians to model these behaviors in daily work.
• Perform building HVAC, plumbing, electrical, PLC, and mechanical repairs as needed to support continuous plant operations.
• Maintain and repair food production equipment, including conveyors, mixers, lifts, and roller grill machines with clutches and drive valves, focusing on smaller mechanical components.
• Utilize e-maintenance systems to manage equipment records, preventive maintenance processes, parts ordering, and predictive maintenance activities.
• Implement preventative and predictive maintenance measures and procedures to reduce downtime and extend equipment life.
• Maintain an accurate inventory of repair equipment, supplies, and tools to ensure timely completion of maintenance tasks.
• Organize and maintain maintenance areas so they remain clean, orderly, and compliant with all food safety requirements.
• Complete regular inspections of facilities and equipment in coordination with the Maintenance Manager to identify and address issues proactively.
• Respond quickly to equipment and facility emergencies, notify appropriate personnel, and follow established safety protocols.
• Proactively contribute ideas for hygienic equipment design and process improvements to eliminate waste, increase equipment uptime, and enhance employee safety.
• Regularly clean and maintain tools in an organized, lean manner to support efficient and safe maintenance operations.
• Perform facilities maintenance as needed, including general building repairs and support for plant utilities.
• Carry out other maintenance duties and projects as requested by management.
• Work collaboratively with production and quality departments to coordinate equipment access, minimize disruption to operations, and ensure maintenance work meets quality and food safety standards.
• Sanitize work areas and equipment before and after maintenance tasks to maintain food-grade conditions and support quality assurance requirements.

Essential Skills

• Hands-on mechanical maintenance experience, with a strong focus on small component repair and troubleshooting in an industrial or manufacturing environment.
• HVAC experience, including basic maintenance and repair of building systems in a production facility.
• Electrical experience, including work with 240V systems and the ability to perform light electrical troubleshooting and repairs.
• Ability to read and interpret schematics and technical diagrams for mechanical and electrical systems.
• Experience with hydraulics and pneumatics, including troubleshooting and repairing related components.
• Proficiency in preventive maintenance and predictive maintenance practices for production and building equipment.
• Troubleshooting skills for conveyors, mixers, lifts, and similar mechanical production equipment.
• Experience with maintenance repair in a facilities or plant environment, including general building maintenance.
• Capability to use and maintain e-maintenance or computerized maintenance systems for work orders, equipment history, and parts management.
• Comfort working with PLC-controlled equipment, even if PLC programming is not a primary focus.
• Ability to follow and apply strict food safety and hygiene requirements during all maintenance activities.
• Strong safety awareness and adherence to established safety protocols during emergency and routine maintenance work.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Background in automotive maintenance or HVAC is highly beneficial and transferable to this role.
• Experience in food manufacturing or food-safe equipment maintenance is preferred due to the added hygiene and compliance requirements.
• Previous maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment is strongly preferred.
• Experience as a plant technician or similar role in an industrial setting is advantageous, particularly with small component work.
• Familiarity with maintenance planning processes and working alongside maintenance planners and managers.
• Ability to work independently for portions of the shift while maintaining communication with leadership as needed.
• Strong organizational skills to keep tools, parts, and maintenance areas in an orderly, lean state.
• Attention to detail and consistency in sanitizing equipment and work areas before and after maintenance tasks.
• Comfort working within structured quality assurance processes, including inspections and documentation for food-grade standards.

Why Work Here?

You will work in a clean, climate-controlled facility that values safety, organization, and strong cross-functional teamwork. The role offers a structured schedule with defined shifts and the opportunity to train on multiple shifts, helping you build confidence and autonomy over time. You will collaborate closely with experienced maintenance leadership and planning staff, giving you ongoing support while still allowing you to take ownership of your work. The environment emphasizes continuous improvement, hygienic design, and lean practices, providing a setting where your ideas to improve equipment reliability and safety are welcomed. This position offers a stable setting where you can deepen your mechanical and maintenance skills in a specialized, food-grade production environment.

Work Environment

The work environment is a climate-controlled food production facility with a strong focus on cleanliness, organization, and food safety.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Woodbine, GA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $24.00 - $24.00/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 Woodbine,GA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jul 17, 2026.

About Aerotek

Aerotek® Inc. provides staffing and services solutions in manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation, facilities and maintenance. We provide the expertise, solutions and people required to rise to the challenges of North American industry. Headquartered in Hanover, Md., Aerotek operates a unified network of over 200 offices across North America, supporting more than 18,000 clients each year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in workforce and business solutions. To learn more, visit: Aerotek.com | 1-888-AEROTEK.

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.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector:
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):
We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.

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.