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Aerotek Maintenance Electrician in Hillside, Illinois
Job Title: Maintenance Electrician Job Description
The Electrician plays a critical role in installing, maintaining, and repairing electrical systems and industrial production equipment across our facilities. This role supports plant operations by ensuring safety, reliability, and maximum uptime of electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.
Responsibilities
Install, repair, and maintain electrical systems in compliance with local and national electrical codes.
Replace, upgrade, and modernize building and equipment electrical systems to improve energy efficiency and maintain code compliance.
Diagnose and resolve electrical malfunctions involving power systems, breaker panels, motor controls, relay logic, and lighting systems.
Troubleshoot, maintain, and repair production machinery, material-handling systems, and facility electrical infrastructure using power and hand tools.
Perform emergency/unscheduled repairs to minimize equipment downtime and ensure continuous operations.
Conduct scheduled preventative maintenance on electrical and electro-mechanical production equipment.
Read and interpret blueprints, schematics, equipment manuals, and work orders to diagnose issues and execute repairs.
Apply advanced troubleshooting techniques across electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems as required.
Maintain accurate maintenance records and communicate findings to support continuous improvement efforts.
Essential Skills
Must have electrical certification, education, or journeyman certification.
5+ years in electrical manufacturing maintenance.
Proficient in performing advanced shop mathematics, accurately measuring and recording dimensions of equipment and parts, and sketching custom parts and tools.
Expertise in diagnosing mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment malfunctions using advanced troubleshooting techniques.
Mastery in using powered and non-powered hand tools effectively and safely.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to read and interpret technical documentation and enter, edit, read, and interpret maintenance records and preventive maintenance schedules accurately.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
Experience with pneumatics, blueprint reading, industrial motors, mechanical maintenance.
Skilled in troubleshooting motors, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, mechanical troubleshooting, hydraulics, electrical systems, relay logic, PLC troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, maintenance repair, 3-phase systems, electrical troubleshooting, schematics, and installations.
Why Work Here?
Join a family-owned company with a team known for good tenure. Enjoy comprehensive benefits and a supportive work environment.
Work Environment
Work in a hot, dirty, and loud manufacturing environment without air conditioning, but plenty of fans. Enjoy free slushies during the summer. Be prepared to handle oil daily, and comfortable with potential oil spills.
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Hillside, IL.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $62000.00 - $83200.00/yr.
Good tenure on the team. Good benefits. Family owned.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Hillside,IL.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Mar 20, 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.