Maintenance Technician

Manufacturing Maintenance Technician

Job Description

The Maintenance Technician installs, maintains, and repairs production machinery and facility equipment in a clean, climate-controlled manufacturing environment. This role performs both emergency and scheduled maintenance, troubleshoots complex mechanical and electrical issues, and supports preventive and predictive maintenance programs to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operations.

Responsibilities

• Perform highly diversified duties to install, maintain, and repair production machines and plant facilities equipment.
• Provide emergency and unscheduled repairs of production equipment to minimize downtime.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose mechanical, electrical, and control issues on production machinery and facility systems.
• Execute preventive and predictive maintenance tasks in line with established systems and processes to support business goals and objectives.
• Carry out mechanical, electrical, electrical controls, pneumatic, hydraulic, welding, and plumbing troubleshooting and repair on production machines.
• Interpret and work from blueprints, schematics, and technical documentation to perform accurate and efficient repairs.
• Troubleshoot and maintain electrical and electronic control circuits, including PLCs and VFDs, to ensure proper machine functionality.
• Identify potential technical issues proactively and resolve them with minimal supervision.
• Support facility maintenance activities to keep the plant and equipment in good working order and compliant with regulatory requirements.
• Be available for on-call support as needed to respond to urgent maintenance issues.
• Work safely at all times, following plant procedures and maintenance best practices to protect personnel, equipment, and product quality.
• Stand and work on concrete floors for extended periods while performing maintenance tasks.

Essential Skills

• Minimum of 3 years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing setting.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Hands-on experience with electrical troubleshooting and repair in an industrial environment.
• Ability to troubleshoot and maintain electrical and electronic control circuits.
• Proficiency in mechanical maintenance and repair of production machinery.
• Experience with pneumatics and hydraulics, including troubleshooting and repair.
• Ability to perform plumbing-related maintenance and repairs.
• Experience with preventive maintenance and predictive maintenance practices.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and electrical schematics.
• Experience with PLC troubleshooting, including Siemens PLCs.
• Experience with Siemens VFDs and Allen-Bradley VFDs.
• Ability to identify technical issues and resolve them with minimal supervision.
• Ability to be on call to support emergency maintenance needs.
• Ability to stand on concrete floors for extended periods.

Job Details:

• Direct Hire Position in Gray Court, SC
• Pay: $25 - $35/hr
• Shifts Available: 223 Schedule
  • 1st: 6:45am - 7pm
  • 3rd: 6:45pm - 7am

Why Work Here?

You will join a growing manufacturing operation where production is at an all-time high, providing stability and ongoing opportunities to apply and develop your technical skills. The facility offers PPO benefits starting in the first month of employment, supporting your health and well-being from the outset. You will work in a clean, well-maintained, climate-controlled plant that values safety, quality, and regulatory compliance, creating a professional environment where skilled maintenance work is recognized and appreciated.

Work Environment

The role is based in a manufacturing plant that produces hygiene products and operates under FDA-regulated standards, resulting in a high level of cleanliness and organization. The facility is climate controlled, providing a comfortable work environment throughout the year. Maintenance work takes place on and around production machinery and facility systems, including electrical and electronic control circuits, PLCs (such as Siemens), and variable frequency drives from Siemens and Allen-Bradley. The position involves standing on concrete floors for extended periods and responding to both scheduled and unscheduled maintenance needs, including occasional on-call support. The environment emphasizes adherence to regulatory requirements, safe work practices, and consistent equipment reliability.

This is a Permanent position based out of Gray Court, SC.

The pay range for this position is $68640.00 - $72800.00/yr.

Climate Controlled facility

This is a fully onsite position in Gray Court,SC.

This position is anticipated to close on Apr 28, 2026.

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.