Industrial Maintenance Technician

Entry Level Maintenance Technician

Job Description

Seeking Trade School Graduates looking for their first maintenance job. As a Maintenance Technician, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation of packaging machinery by conducting inspections, repairs, and adjustments. Your expertise in mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems will be key in diagnosing and resolving equipment issues.

Responsibilities

• Conduct regular inspections, repairs, and adjustments on packaging machinery.
• Diagnose and resolve equipment issues using mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic skills.
• Maintain accurate equipment history and maintenance documentation.
• Uphold safety standards and regulations to ensure a safe work environment.
• Keep work areas clean, organized, and hazard-free.
• Support smooth changeovers by setting up and adjusting packaging machinery for new product runs.
• Perform line clearances and prepare production lines for startup.
• Conduct equipment tests to verify performance and product quality.
• Support spare parts inventory management.
• Work with procurement to order parts and supplies as needed.

Essential Skills

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Technical skills gained through education or hands-on experience.
• Basic knowledge of pneumatics, electrical, and mechanical systems.
• Familiarity with cGMP and safety principles (training provided if not completed).
• Strong problem-solving, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Professional Certificates/Associate's Degree preferred but not required.
• Open to Trade School graduates seeking their first maintenance opportunity.
• Experience with hand tools, troubleshooting, and maintenance.
• Familiarity with PLC troubleshooting.
• Ability to handle physical demands such as regular bending, squatting, standing, climbing, and lifting.

Why Work Here?

Join a global organization that ensures patients worldwide receive safe medicines on time. This hands-on technical role offers variety and problem-solving opportunities. Work with advanced packaging equipment and grow your technical expertise. Enjoy competitive compensation and benefits. Our client offers a supportive, employee-friendly environment with great benefits, a clean and climate-controlled workplace, and the chance to expand your skills.

Work Environment

Enjoy working in a clean, climate-controlled, and quiet environment, with temperatures never exceeding 71 degrees. The workplace is organized, solid, and employee-friendly. Positions are available on the 2nd and 3rd shifts, with opportunities for training and growth.

This is a Contract position based out of Clinton, TN.

The pay range for this position is $20.00 - $25.00/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 Clinton,TN.

This position is anticipated to close on Feb 24, 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.