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Job Title: Industrial Maintenance Technician
Job Description
The industrial maintenance technician supports production operations by performing breakdown response, machine repairs, and preventive, predictive, and planned maintenance on manufacturing equipment. The industrial maintenance role involves investigating equipment failures and implementing solutions to prevent re-occurrence. The technician will also perform PLC troubleshooting, debugging, automated machine calibration, and systems optimization to meet and maintain manufacturing specifications and tolerances.
Responsibilities
Support production operations through maintenance activities.
Perform breakdown response and make necessary machine repairs.
Conduct preventive, predictive, and planned maintenance on manufacturing equipment.
Investigate equipment failures and implement solutions to prevent re-occurrence.
Perform PLC troubleshooting and debugging.
Conduct automated machine calibration and systems optimization to meet manufacturing specifications and tolerances.
Essential Skills
Experience in industrial maintenance with emphasis on supporting production operations.
Proficiency in troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance of manufacturing equipment.
Ability to perform PLC troubleshooting and debugging of automated manufacturing processes.
Knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance techniques.
Experience with robotics, HMI, servo, conveyor maintenance, automation, hydraulics, and pneumatics.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
Basic working knowledge of industrial automation and automated manufacturing technologies.
Understanding of PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, robotics, and vision systems.
Ability to install and troubleshoot electrical equipment such as sensors and switches.
Ability to read blueprints, hydraulic and pneumatic schematics, mechanical/electrical diagrams, and technical orders.
Ability to connect wires to motors and other electrical equipment, replace switches and fuses, and splice wires.
Ability to replace or repair belts, chains, or cables on machinery.
Associates Degree in Industrial Maintenance or Manufacturing Technology
Why Work Here?
This is a unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be a key member of the start-up team, launching a new facility from the ground up. The facility is new, clean, and climate-controlled, providing a comfortable and modern work environment.
Work Environment
The position is based at a new, clean, and climate-controlled battery manufacturing facility. The day-to-day responsibilities will focus on machine installations and the setup of highly automated equipment, including controls, automation, and electrical systems. The facility will support ongoing preventive, planned, and unplanned maintenance on production equipment. Initially, the work schedule will be a standard 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Monday – Friday. Once the plant is fully operational in 2025, the plant will run 24/7 with a 3-2-2 pattern on 12-hour shifts, including day and night shifts.
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Elizabethtown, Kentucky.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $60000.00 - $80000.00/yr.
Additional Benefits Include:
401k, retirement planning services, company matching after completing 3 months of service
• Medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, preventative care
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Short-Term Disability (STD) and Long-Term Disability (LTD)
• Employee Basic Life and Accidental Death Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
• Employee Supplemental Life Insurance
• Access to Paid Time Off (PTO) and Parental Leave
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Elizabethtown,KY.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Apr 9, 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.