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Job Title: Multicraft Maintenance Technician
Location: Huntsville, AL
Shift: Flexible – Available for all shifts, including overtime, weekends, holidays, and plant shutdowns
Job Description:
Are you passionate about industrial maintenance and cutting-edge automation? Join our team as an Expert-Level Maintenance Technician, where you'll be responsible for assembling, designing, testing, troubleshooting, and repairing hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical systems in a dynamic manufacturing environment. With exposure to advanced robotics and PLCs, this role offers opportunities to work on state-of-the-art equipment and tackle complex challenges.
Key Responsibilities:
Assemble, design, and test hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical systems, including circuits, relay logic, wiring, motors, servo drives, and more.
Program, troubleshoot, repair, and modify programmable logic controllers (PLCs), CNC machines, robotics (ABB/Fanuc), and other advanced electronic equipment.
Troubleshoot and repair hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical equipment, as well as machine components.
Fabricate and machine components for jigs, fixtures, and parts using materials such as metal, plastic, and wood.
Perform root cause analysis and diagnostics on high-speed spindles, bearing burnouts, AC/DC drives, and 208V Japanese standard electrical circuits.
Document maintenance activities through written and electronic methods.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support continuous improvement initiatives.
Skills and Qualifications:
Required:
Hands-on experience with robotics (ABB/Fanuc), PLC programming and troubleshooting (To-yo-puck, Mitsubishi, Omron).
Proficiency in electrical maintenance, schematics, automation, and hydraulic/pneumatic systems.
Proven ability to troubleshoot, repair, and maintain complex industrial equipment.
Strong mechanical, electrical, and preventive maintenance skills.
Familiarity with test equipment, blueprints, and programming tools.
Preferred:
Technical expertise in motion/motor control, welding, and machining.
Experience with milling machines, lathes, surface grinders, or CNC programming.
Electrical degree, diploma, or certification in electrical studies.
Military experience or industrial maintenance background.
Top Skills to Succeed:
Robotics, troubleshooting, electrical maintenance, PLC programming (Allen-Bradley and others), pneumatics, automation, schematics, industrial maintenance, hydraulics, and repair.
Why Join Us?
Work in a forward-thinking, technologically advanced environment.
Collaborate with a team of experts on innovative projects.
Contribute to a company committed to safety, quality, and employee development.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $68000.00 - $83000.00/yr.
$5000 sign-on bonus if within 50 miles
$10,000 relocation if outside the 50 miles
Vehicle purchase programs
Comprehensive health care and wellness plans for entire family, including medical, dental, vision and prescription drugs
Toyota 401(k) Savings Plan Featuring company match, as well as an annual retirement contribution from Toyota regardless of whether you contribute
Paid holidays and paid time off
Work environment built on teamwork and respect
Work tools provided by company
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Huntsville,AL.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Mar 28, 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.