Maintenance Mechanic

  • Aerotek
  • Lakeland, Florida
  • Full Time
Maintenance Mechanic**

**Job Description**

We are seeking a skilled Maintenance Technician to join our team. You will be responsible for troubleshooting, diagnosing, repairing, and replacing industrial equipment on site. Your expertise will be required in working with industrial ovens, mixers, slicing machines, conveyors, weighing machines, and packaging machines. Strong experience working with conveyors, pneumatics, hydraulics, motors, gearboxes, and sensors is essential. You should be capable of troubleshooting PLCs and making basic edits and adjustments, including sensor timing. Experience with robotics is a plus.

**Responsibilities**

+ Perform preventive maintenance on industrial equipment.

+ Troubleshoot and repair mechanical and electrical issues.

+ Conduct maintenance repairs on machinery.

+ Utilize knowledge of hydraulics and pneumatics in repair tasks.

+ Apply expertise in industrial maintenance and preventative maintenance.

+ Troubleshoot PLCs and make necessary adjustments.

+ Conduct electrical maintenance and work with Allen-Bradley automation systems.

+ Read and interpret schematics for troubleshooting purposes.

**Essential Skills**

+ Proven experience with preventive maintenance and troubleshooting.

+ Electrical experience, including PLC troubleshooting.

+ Ability to wire motors and work with voltages ranging from 12V to 480V.

+ Skill in reading and interpreting schematics.

+ Food and beverage industry experience, preferably from a bakery manufacturing plant.

**Additional Skills & Qualifications**

+ Robotic experience is a plus.

+ Capability to work 10-hour shifts.

+ Experience with electrical maintenance and automation systems.

**Why Work Here?**

Enjoy competitive health, dental, 401k, and wellness benefits starting on your first day of employment. We prioritize the well-being of our team members and offer comprehensive support.

**Work Environment**

You will be working in a non-climate controlled environment, with some areas being very hot due to the presence of ovens. The position requires working on the 2nd shift from 6 PM to 6 AM, following a 3-2-2 schedule with lockdowns on weekends.

**Job Type & Location**

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Lakeland, Florida.

**Pay and Benefits**

The pay range for this position is $36.10 - $36.10/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)

**Workplace Type**

This is a fully onsite position in Lakeland,FL.

**Application Deadline**

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 15, 2025.

**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.
Job ID: 489067609
Originally Posted on: 8/12/2025

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