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Job Title: Overnight Maintenance Mechanic
Job Description
The maintenance mechanic is responsible for completing assigned maintenance duties to ensure customer, team member, and vendor satisfaction. This includes performing onsite maintenance for production equipment by completing breakdown and preventative maintenance on all filling, packaging, processing, and palletizing equipment. The maintenance mechanic will diagnose, repair, and replace industrial equipment in a fast-paced production environment, supporting the manufacture of dairy-related products.
Responsibilities
Troubleshoot, maintain, and repair mechanical malfunctions to increase productivity and equipment capabilities, including disassembling and reassembling machinery, overhauling gearboxes, and replacing bearings/bushings/etc.
Read blueprints, schematics, and diagrams to determine the method and sequence of assembly of parts, machines, or equipment.
Repair and calibrate hydraulic and pneumatic assemblies.
Test the performance of electro-mechanical assemblies using test instruments such as multi-meters, volt, and amp meters.
Install electronic parts and hardware using soldering equipment and hand-tools.
Maintain Maintenance Inventory System to ensure accurate inventories.
Communicate effectively between shifts and other departments, including the status of equipment to supervisors/co-workers at the end of shifts and log book documentation.
Comply with GMP's, SOP's, corporate and/or plant policies, rules, and regulations.
Report food safety problems and initiate action; support SQF by maintaining food safety and food quality.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
Minimum of GED or High School Diploma is required.
Minimum 3-5 years' experience within a mechanical automation field.
Technical trade, military training, or technical college strongly preferred.
Experience with VFD's, stretch or blow molding, conveyors, pumps, pneumatic sanitary valves, as well as pneumatic and hydraulic systems.
Hours
The standard hours are 6:00PM-6:30AM. The full 2025 schedule is already planned and will be provided upon an official offer.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $25.00 - $30.00/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 East Syracuse,NY.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Apr 11, 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.