Maintenance Engineer

Maintenance Engineer

This role involves performing setup, troubleshooting, installation, and repairs of unplanned maintenance on all Tier I equipment, such as shrink wrap equipment, heat tunnels, printers, checkweighers, blenders, process equipment, conveyors, dust collectors, metal detectors, and box tapers, as well as 50% of Tier II equipment, including cartoners, stick machines, wrappers, gordics, presses, fabrication, and labelers. You will work with limited technical guidance and provide training to less experienced maintenance staff.

Responsibilities:

• Repair and maintain manufacturing equipment on a daily basis.
• Diagnose problems and identify long-term solutions to increase overall equipment effectiveness.
• Properly install equipment ensuring that necessary safety standards are adhered to.
• Document all maintenance or installation work performed for submission.
• Fabricate parts for all production equipment as needed.
• Ensure that machinery is set up and ready to run in accordance with production schedules.
• Provide an accurate record of the installation of equipment.
• Keep department workstations and storage areas orderly and as clean as possible.
• Assist in the completion and revisions of Preventive Maintenance tasks and documentation required in the Maintenance Department.
• Maintain maintenance stock supplies and reorder as required.
• Provide training to maintenance staff and production personnel.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

Essential Skills:

• Experience in maintenance technician roles.
• Experience in maintenance mechanics.
• Ability to perform preventative and corrective maintenance.
• Troubleshooting skills.
• Knowledge of pneumatics.
• Experience with preventive maintenance.
• Repair skills.
• PLC troubleshooting skills.
• Fabrication skills.
• Electrical and mechanical skills.

Why Work Here?

Joining our team means becoming part of a dynamic and innovative workplace where you can grow your technical skills and advance your career. We prioritize a safe and supportive environment, and you'll have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge equipment while contributing to our mission of quality production.

Work Environment:

The work environment includes the use of hearing protection as some machines can be noisy. Part of the time will be spent in a cleanroom environment, requiring gowns, hairnets, and adherence to a no-jewelry or cell phones policy on the production floor. Employees may experience a strong fruit smell as the facility deals with fruit-flavored powders.

Job Type & Location:

This is a Permanent position based out of Minneapolis, MN.

Pay and Benefits:

The pay range for this position is $56000.00 - $74000.00/yr.

Workplace Type:

This is a fully onsite position in Minneapolis, MN.

Application Deadline:

This position is anticipated to close on Jan 5, 2026.

About Aerotek:

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 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. 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.