Industrial Maintenance Technician

Industrial Maintenance Technician

Job Description

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for performing highly diversified duties to install, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain production and facility equipment. This role ensures adherence to safety, predictive, and productive maintenance systems and processes to support the achievement of the site’s business goals and objectives. The technician will focus on mechanical and electrical tasks, particularly working with forklifts, hydraulics, and pneumatics, with an emphasis on preventive maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Perform highly diversified duties to install and maintain production machines and the plant facility’s equipment, including welders, forklifts, skid steers, overhead and gantry cranes, and paint equipment.
• Execute electrical skills, including work with control panels.
• Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service.
• Diagnose problems, replace or repair parts, test, and make adjustments.
• Conduct regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment, and plant facilities.
• Perform a variety of plumbing maintenance tasks.
• Utilize a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters, and material handling equipment in performing duties.
• Detect faulty operations and defective materials, and report any unusual situations to proper supervision.
• Comply with safety regulations and maintain clean and orderly work areas.

Essential Skills

• Troubleshooting
• Preventive maintenance
• Mechanical and electrical repair
• Forklift repair
• Hydraulics and pneumatics knowledge
• Ability to work with cranes

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with control panels
• Ability to read and interpret equipment manuals
• Plumbing maintenance skills
• Proficiency with hand and power tools

Why Work Here?

This role offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment where safety and innovation are prioritized. Employees are encouraged to develop their skills and contribute to the achievement of business goals. The company values a clean and orderly work environment and adheres to safety regulations.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be high.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of ALBUQUERQUE, NM.

The pay range for this position is $23.00 - $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)

This is a fully onsite position in ALBUQUERQUE,NM.

This position is anticipated to close on Jan 13, 2026.

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.