Maintenance Technician

🔧 Direct Hire Opportunity: Maintenance Technician

💲 Pay: Up to $38/hr

📍 Location: Newton, North Carolina

🕒 Schedule: Full-time

Why Join Us?

We’re seeking a skilled Maintenance Technician ready to make an impact in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. This is a direct hire role offering competitive pay, growth opportunities, and a chance to work with cutting-edge equipment.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform electrical troubleshooting and repairs on industrial machinery.
• Work confidently with 480V systems and high-voltage equipment.
• Conduct mechanical repairs involving hydraulics and pneumatics .
• Maintain and troubleshoot PLC controls and automated systems.
• Execute preventive and predictive maintenance to ensure optimal uptime.
• Interpret blueprints, schematics, and manuals to diagnose issues.
• Collaborate with production teams to resolve equipment malfunctions.

What You Bring

• Proven experience in electrical and mechanical maintenance .
• Strong knowledge of PLC systems and their functions.
• Comfort working with high-voltage (480V)systems.
• Hands-on expertise in hydraulic and pneumatic systems .
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Perks

• Competitive hourly rate up to $38/hr
• Overtime opportunities
• Direct hire with long-term stability
• Training and development support
• Safe and collaborative work environment

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $57574.00 - $79580.00/yr.

Competitive salaries, comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance, disability coverage, and a 401(k) plan with a significant company match, alongside vacation time, paid holidays, and potential tuition reimbursement. Additional perks often found in the package are flexible spending accounts (FSAs), mental health support, employee discounts, and programs for professional development and career growth.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Hickory,NC.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 30, 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.