**Job Title: Maintenance Mechanic** **Job Description** The maintenance mechanic will work in a food and beverage manufacturing environment performing maintenance and repairs on refrigeration systems, electrical systems, air and piping, PLCs, and filling and packaging equipment. The role involves inspecting and monitoring work areas, repairing, maintaining, and installing production equipment, and conducting facilities maintenance. The ideal candidate will display extensive knowledge of plant operational systems, including refrigeration, electrical, air and piping, PLCs, filling and packaging equipment, and support equipment. Ensuring all preventative maintenance work is completed is a key part of the job. **Responsibilities** + Perform maintenance and repairs on refrigeration systems, electrical systems, air and piping, PLCs, and filling and packaging equipment. + Inspect and monitor work areas for safety and operational efficiency. + Repair, maintain, and install production equipment. + Conduct facilities maintenance and ensure all preventative maintenance work is completed. + Display knowledge of plant operational systems, including refrigeration, electrical, air and piping, PLCs, and support equipment. **Essential Skills** + Troubleshooting + Maintenance technician skills + Mechanical skills + Industrial maintenance knowledge + Hydraulics and pneumatics expertise + Blueprint reading + Preventive maintenance + PLC troubleshooting + Welding + 3-phase wiring + 480 V systems knowledge **Additional Skills & Qualifications** + Must have a minimum of 3 years of experience working in an industrial maintenance environment. + Must have their own tools. + Must be knowledgeable about pneumatics and hydraulics. + Must be comfortable working in a food and beverage manufacturing environment where floors may be wet from juice. **Why Work Here?** Join a dynamic and supportive work environment where your skills and expertise will be valued. We offer opportunities for growth and development, along with a commitment to maintaining a safe and efficient workplace. Experience the benefits of working in a team-oriented atmosphere with a focus on continuous improvement and innovation. **Work Environment** The role requires frequently standing, walking, climbing, kneeling, crouching, and crawling. Occasionally, you may need to lift or move up to 50 pounds. This is a manufacturing facility with various filling, refrigeration, and packing equipment. The work environment can be wet due to juice on the floors, and the position operates on a Sunday to Thursday shift from 10 PM to 6 AM. **Job Type & Location** This is a Permanent position based out of Ellington, Connecticut. **Pay and Benefits** The pay range for this position is $52000.00 - $76960.00 Country Pure Foods offers health, dental, and vision insurance for employees. They have a 401(k) plan with company match. **Workplace Type** This is a fully onsite position in Ellington,CT. **Application Deadline** This position will be accepting applications until Jan 18, 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.