Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Technician

Employer: Aerotek. **Maintenance Technician Great Pay!** **Starting at $38** **Job Description** This 1st shift Maintenance Technician role focuses on maintaining, servicing, and repairing plant machinery, electrical systems, and facility equipment. The technician plans and performs a wide range of tasks, including gas and arc welding, flame cutting, and fabrication operations, while ensuring equipment reliability and safe plant operations. Candidates should bring at least 3+ years of industry experience or a degree equivalent in a related field, along with a strong electrical maintenance history. **Responsibilities** + Plan and perform maintenance, service, and repair activities on plant machinery, electrical systems, and facility equipment. + Carry out a normal range of gas and arc welding, flame cutting, and fabrication operations to support equipment repair and modification. + Interpret wiring diagrams, installation drawings, and blueprints to diagnose and complete electrical and mechanical work accurately. + Test and inspect pumps and associated devices to verify proper operation and identify potential issues. + Determine and trace the cause of equipment problems by performing thorough troubleshooting of mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical systems. + Perform routine maintenance and service tasks to keep plant machinery and equipment in optimal working condition. + Lubricate plant machinery and equipment according to maintenance schedules to reduce wear and extend equipment life. + Use quality measuring devices such as calipers, micrometers, and tape measures to verify dimensions and tolerances during maintenance and fabrication work. + Apply PLC knowledge to assist in troubleshooting and resolving control system issues as needed. + Use electrical troubleshooting techniques and measuring devices to identify, diagnose, and correct electrical faults. + Follow safety procedures and best practices while working in a heavy industrial environment around c