Maintenance Lead

Job Title: Maintenance Lead

Job Description

The Maintenance Lead is a hands-on role responsible for coordinating daily maintenance activities, supporting equipment reliability, and guiding technicians through safe, effective work practices. This position balances hands-on maintenance with team oversight, troubleshooting, and collaboration with Production leadership.

Pay: $25-$30 (Daylight)

Responsibilities

• Lead and support maintenance technicians on shift.
• Assign and prioritize work orders to support production.
• Troubleshoot and repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.
• Perform and lead preventative maintenance to reduce downtime.
• Communicate equipment status and priorities with Production leadership.
• Support equipment startups, changeovers, and installations.
• Enforce safety procedures, including Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), and promote a strong safety culture.

Essential Skills

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 3+ years of mechanical and/or electrical maintenance experience.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot industrial manufacturing equipment.
• Ability to read schematics and maintenance documentation.
• Experience with hand tools, power tools, and diagnostic equipment.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication, teamwork, and leadership skills.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience as a Maintenance Lead or similar role.
• Manufacturing or industrial maintenance experience
• Preventative maintenance program experience.
• Trade school, technical certifications, or military maintenance experience.

Why Work Here?

Employees benefit from pay progressions over time and receive bonuses based on achieving production goals from the previous year, paid out in March.

Work Environment

The work environment includes multiple facilities on one plot of land with a dedicated maintenance shop in its own building. Due to the handling of magnesium, certain safety protocols must be followed, which sometimes require being in separate buildings.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Saxonburg, PA.

The pay range for this position is $25.00 - $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 Saxonburg,PA.

This position is anticipated to close on Mar 4, 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.