Maintenance Technician

Immediately hiring a Maintenance Technician in Paulsboro, NJ

We're hiring a Maintenance Technican for a glass manufacturing facility in Paulsboro, NJ

In this role you will be responsible for ensuring the reliable operation of production machinery through preventive maintenance, troubleshooting and repairs. The ideal candidate will have strong mechanical/electrical aptitude and manufacturing experience.

Our team values safety, precision, and growth, providing opportunities for professional development in a dynamic manufacturing environment.

What We Offer:

• Pay: $35.00–$40.00/hr (based on experience)
• Weekly pay and overtime opportunities
• Comprehensive benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k), PTO, tuition reimbursement, and more)
• Contract-to-hire with long-term potential

Shift Details:

• 2nd Shift: 12:00 PM – 8:30 PM (Mon-Fri)
• Must be comfortable with occasional overtime

Job Description

As a Maintenance Technician, you will perform essential diagnostic tests on electromechanical parts such as drives, motors, and PLCs. You will troubleshoot damaged machinery and equipment to determine necessary repairs and ensure their safe and efficient operation. Your role involves repairing or replacing malfunctioning parts, conducting tests to confirm satisfactory repairs, and monitoring equipment performance. You will also manage installations, oversee projects, and supervise a crew when required, while creating and maintaining Standard Operating Procedures.

Responsibilities

• Perform diagnostic tests on electromechanical parts including drives, motors, and PLCs.
• Troubleshoot and repair damaged machinery and equipment.
• Safely replace malfunctioning parts, disassemble and reassemble components, and perform necessary adjustments.
• Conduct tests to ensure satisfactory repairs and equipment meets specifications.
• Monitor, adjust, and calibrate equipment as needed.
• Manage installations and oversee projects, supervising a crew as necessary.
• Create and maintain Standard Operating Procedures and detailed records.

Skills

• 3 to 7 years of experience in Maintenance within Industrial, Manufacturing, or Production environments.
• Mechanical, electronic, and electrical machine maintenance.
• Troubleshooting skills around controls, PLCs, computer programs, solenoids, and more.
• Electrical troubleshooting and repairs in control panels, drives, and motors.
• Mechanical troubleshooting and repairs, including changing bearings, motors, hydraulics, and pneumatics.
• Experience with electromechanical maintenance, PLCs, hydraulics, pneumatics, motors, drives, switches, solenoids, blowers, fans, pumps, electrical, mechanical, schematic, industrial, welding, 3-phase, plumbing, fabrication, and HVAC.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Ability to read and work from prints and drawings.
• CNC experience, including maintenance, setup, troubleshooting, and programming is a plus.
• Basic maintenance skills such as changing lights, moving outlets, and unclogging toilets.

Why Work Here?

We prioritize worker well-being by maintaining a climate-controlled warehouse, ensuring comfort with air conditioning in summer and heating in winter. We offer competitive wages, paid time off, company holidays, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Work Environment

This position operates in a temperature-controlled manufacturing environment. You will work on machines, preventive maintenance, and repairs, while also being responsible for general building maintenance.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Paulsboro, NJ.

The pay range for this position is $35.00 - $40.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in Paulsboro,NJ.

This position is anticipated to close on Feb 7, 2026.

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.