Maintenance Mechanic

Job Title: Maintenance Mechanic

Job Description

The Maintenance Mechanic will oversee the upkeep of all industrial equipment, ensuring seamless operation through preventive and predictive maintenance. The role involves troubleshooting equipment, ensuring continuous operation of converting equipment and lines, participating in manufacturing process improvement initiatives, executing repairs, and implementing technical solutions. Proficiency with precision measuring tools such as micrometers, dial indicators, and multimeters is essential.

Responsibilities

• Conduct maintenance on all industrial equipment.
• Perform preventive and predictive maintenance tasks.
• Troubleshoot equipment issues and determine solutions.
• Ensure constant operation of converting equipment and lines.
• Participate in process improvement initiatives.
• Perform repairs and implement technical solutions.
• Utilize precision measuring equipment effectively.

Essential Skills

• Experience with maintenance, hydraulics, pneumatics, mechanical systems, and conveyor maintenance.
• 1+ years of industrial maintenance experience, particularly with hydraulics, pneumatics, conveyors, and 3-phase motors.
• Comfortable with changeovers, setups, fillers, pumps, and valves.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Preferably 3+ years of experience in a GMP environment.
• Computer proficiency in MS Office.
• Preferred 5 years of related manufacturing experience in an FDA facility, with an average of 3 years in a non-FDA facility.
• Previous experience in GMP or Food Manufacturing is a plus.

Why Work Here?

Join a stable company offering great benefits including an ESOP program. The organization values its employees and provides opportunities for growth and development.

Work Environment

The organization operates nearly a million square feet of production and distribution centers. The plant runs continuously seve days a week, distributing products nationwide seven days a week. It is a liquid filling facility, and candidates with a background in liquid filling or packaging, especially from the food and beverage industry, are preferred due to the FDA-regulated nature of the facility.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Smyrna, TN.

The pay range for this position is $28.00 - $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 Smyrna,TN.

This position is anticipated to close on Jan 2, 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.