Maintenance Technician

1st shift Maintenance Technician/ Electrician up to $42/hour!
Job Description
This role supports a long-established manufacturer and supplier of custom plastic profile extrusions serving transportation, agriculture, energy, refrigeration, retail, commercial, and building industries. As a Maintenance Technician, you will focus on troubleshooting, repairing, and optimizing production and facility equipment, with a strong emphasis on electrical and mechanical maintenance in a plastics extrusion environment.
Responsibilities

• Perform troubleshooting operations to diagnose the condition of facilities, equipment, and machinery, and take appropriate action to complete repairs and adjustments.
• Make setups and adjustments on production equipment to ensure safe, efficient, and reliable operation.
• Repair and maintain a wide range of equipment including extruders, saws, pullers, conveyors, vacuums, loaders, pumps, gear boxes, and related machinery.
• Conduct primarily reactive maintenance while also performing a variety of maintenance, testing, inspection, and repair functions as needed.
• Ensure all equipment repairs are completed safely so that operating machinery does not pose a risk of injury to employees or damage to equipment.
• Accurately enter maintenance hours into the CMMS system each day and sign out inventory to corresponding work orders.
• Use a voltmeter to diagnose electrical issues and verify proper operation of equipment.
• Apply knowledge of voltage, current, and resistance, including AC and DC voltage, during troubleshooting and repair activities.
• Change motors, read and interpret wiring diagrams, and verify correct installation and operation.
• Inspect, repair, and replace gear boxes, bearings, seals, mechanical drives, and power transmission components.
• Service and troubleshoot water pumps and gear pumps, including seals and priming methods.
• Align motor couplings, sprockets, and pulleys to ensure smooth mechanical operation.
• Work with taper locks, drive chains, and chain breaks, and adjust or replace chains and links as required.
• Test fuses and other protective devices to identify faults and restore equipment functionality.
• Read and interpret electrical and mechanical prints and blueprints for installation, troubleshooting, and repair work.
• Perform basic pipefitting tasks, including gluing PVC, sweating copper, and working with drain lines.
• Support the operation and maintenance of heat exchangers and related systems.
• Troubleshoot and work within control panels, including rewiring, diagnosing issues, and working with disconnects, relays, and limit switches.
• Read ladder logic and use meters to diagnose control system and PLC-related issues.
• Differentiate between incremental and absolute encoders and apply this knowledge in troubleshooting and repair.
• Participate in hands-on testing and problem-solving exercises involving electrical panels with multiple components, relays, and limit switches.
• Respond to simple and complex electrical issues, such as determining why indicator lights are not functioning, and systematically work through the steps to resolve them.

Essential Skills

• Industrial maintenance experience with both mechanical and electrical systems in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong electrical troubleshooting skills, including comfort with variable frequency drives (VFDs).
• Ability to troubleshoot 480V three-phase motors safely and effectively.
• Proficiency in voltage reading and use of a voltmeter for diagnostic purposes.
• Experience operating and troubleshooting within electrical control panels, including rewiring, working with disconnects, relays, and limit switches.
• Ability to read and interpret ladder logic diagrams and use electrical meters for diagnostics.
• Understanding of voltage, current, and resistance, including AC and DC voltage concepts.
• Capability to change motors and read wiring diagrams accurately.
• Knowledge of gear boxes, bearings, seals, mechanical drives, and power transmission systems.
• Experience working with water pumps and gear pumps, including seals and priming procedures.
• Skill in aligning motor couplings, sprockets, and pulleys.
• Ability to work with taper locks, drive chains, chain breaks, and different chain links.
• Competence in testing fuses and other electrical protection devices.
• Ability to read electrical and mechanical prints and blueprints.
• Basic pipefitting skills, including gluing PVC, sweating copper, and working with drain lines.
• Understanding of heat exchanger operation.
• Knowledge of the difference between incremental and absolute encoders.
• Experience with relay logic and PLC troubleshooting.
• Comfort working in a plastics manufacturing and extrusion environment.
• Ability to perform welding and electrical maintenance tasks as required.
• Willingness and ability to complete a hands-on electrical panel test involving multiple components, relays, and limit switches.
• Ability to clearly answer technical troubleshooting questions related to VFDs, three-phase systems, encoders, and DC contacts.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in plastics manufacturing or plastics extrusion is highly beneficial.
• Background in hydraulic and pneumatic systems is advantageous.
• Familiarity with CMMS systems for tracking work orders, hours, and inventory.
• Comfort working with 208V three-phase systems and understanding expected voltage readings to ground.
• Ability to communicate clearly about troubleshooting steps and reasoning when diagnosing electrical and mechanical issues.
• Strong attention to safety and adherence to safe work practices around high-voltage equipment and moving machinery.
• Solid problem-solving skills and a methodical approach to diagnosing equipment failures.
• Interest in supporting growth within a manufacturing operation that is expanding over the next decade.

Why Work Here?
You will join a stable manufacturing organization with more than 70 years of history and a clear vision for significant growth in the coming decade. The company offers comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, along with a 401(k) plan to support long-term financial security. Team members on off-shifts receive a shift differential, recognizing the value of their contributions around the clock. The environment encourages hands-on learning, continuous skill development, and the opportunity to work with a wide range of equipment and technologies, providing a strong platform for professional growth.
Work Environment
The role is based in a moderately clean plastics manufacturing facility focused on custom plastic profile extrusion. You will work around extruders, conveyors, pumps, gear boxes, and various production and support equipment. The work involves regular interaction with electrical panels, control systems, and mechanical components, requiring adherence to safety protocols and appropriate use of personal protective equipment. Shifts follow a 2-2-3 schedule, with available options on first shift (6:00 AM to 6:00 PM) and third shift (6:00 PM to 6:00 AM), both focused on electrical maintenance responsibilities. The environment is production-oriented, with a balance of hands-on troubleshooting, repair work, and system monitoring throughout the shift.
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Columbus, OH.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $62000.00 - $79040.00/yr.
Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.
401k, Quarterly Profit Sharing, Medical, Dental, Vision, Education Training, ST/LT Disability, etc.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Columbus,OH.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Oct 9, 2026.

About Aerotek

Aerotek\u00AE 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.

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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.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):
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