Aerotek is hiring: Maintenance Electrician in Bakersfield

Job Title: Maintenance Electrician

Job Description

As a Maintenance Electrician, you will play a crucial role in maintaining and ensuring the smooth operation of 8 different production lines within our facility. You will work primarily with extrusion machines, conveyors, and vacuum pumps. Your expertise in troubleshooting, rewiring motors, and electrical systems up to 480 volts is essential. Experience with PLCs is highly advantageous, but electrical experience is paramount.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and repair extrusion machines, conveyors, and vacuum pumps.

• Troubleshoot and rewire motors and electrical systems up to 480 volts.

• Utilize schematics for effective troubleshooting and repairs.

• Ensure the operational efficiency of production lines by performing regular maintenance tasks.

• Collaborate with the team to uphold safety standards as a top priority.

Essential Skills

• Strong electrical experience, particularly with motors and systems up to 480 volts.

• Proficiency in troubleshooting electrical issues.

• Experience working with conveyors.

• Ability to read and interpret schematics.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with PLCs is a significant advantage.

• Familiarity with welding techniques is beneficial.

Why Work Here?

We prioritize safety above all else and provide comprehensive training to ensure you feel comfortable and confident in your role. Enjoy a supportive work environment and the opportunity to work on cutting-edge machinery in a dynamic industry.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract-To-Hire position based out of Bakersfield, California.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $23.00 - $25.00/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)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Bakersfield,CA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 22, 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.