Maintenance Mechanic

Maintenance Mechanic

$28-34/hr

Chicago, 60609

2nd or 3rd Shift

Job Description

We are seeking a skilled Maintenance Mechanic to join our team, responsible for the troubleshooting and repair of industrial food processing and packaging equipment. You will also handle some facilities support tasks, ensuring all equipment runs smoothly, including flow wrappers, baggers, cartoners, ovens, mixers, and pumps.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and repair industrial food processing and packaging equipment.
• Perform maintenance on facilities support equipment.
• Conduct repairs on flow wrappers, baggers, cartoners, ovens, mixers, and pumps.
• Handle 80% mechanical and 20% electrical tasks.
• Troubleshoot electrical circuits and be familiar with start-stop switches, VFD, and PLC.
• Replace wiring on the bakery side affected by washing and sanitation processes.
• Follow preventative maintenance schedules.
• Work with hydraulic and pneumatic equipment.

Essential Skills

• Experience in industrial maintenance within food, cosmetics, pharma, or packaging industries.
• Ability to troubleshoot electrical circuits.
• Strong hydraulic and pneumatic experience.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Bakery experience is a plus.
• Ability to draw start-stop switch diagrams is advantageous.

Why Work Here?

Join a family-owned company that prides itself on a relaxed and supportive work environment. Be part of a large team of 25 technicians working in a GMP environment. Enjoy the opportunity to work with both state-of-the-art and classic equipment, ensuring a dynamic and fulfilling work experience.

Work Environment

The facility is divided into Bakery and Packaging areas, with the Bakery side producing biscuits and the Packaging side co-packing various products. This role operates in a GMP environment requiring hair nets. Candidates must have their own tools and steel toe boots. The shifts available are 2nd (Monday-Friday, 2:00pm-10:30pm) and 3rd (Monday-Friday, 10:00pm-6:30am, including most Sundays), with a typical 6-day work week. A shift differential of $0.20 is provided for 2nd and 3rd shifts.

This is a Permanent position based out of CHICAGO, IL.

The pay range for this position is $58240.00 - $62504.00/yr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Health Dental Vision 401k With Match

This is a fully onsite position in CHICAGO,IL.

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 4, 2026.

Aerotek® Inc. provides staffing and services solutions in manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation, facilities and maintenance. We provide the expertise, solutions and people required to rise to the challenges of North American industry. Headquartered in Hanover, Md., Aerotek operates a unified network of over 200 offices across North America, supporting more than 18,000 clients each year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in workforce and business solutions. To learn more, visit: Aerotek.com | 1-888-AEROTEK.

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.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector:
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):
We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.

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 meet 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 in solving 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.