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Richmond, VAContract$23/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
The RME Jam Tech supports Reliability & Maintenance Engineering projects in a warehouse environment. The role clears jams on conveyance and material handling equipment, performs preventive maintenance checks, and uses hand tools across operational projects. It is a contract position based in Richmond, Virginia, and requires onsite work, physical activity, and schedule flexibility for weekends, nights, and holidays.
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Full job description
Job Title: RME Jam Tech
Job Description
Join our Reliability & Maintenance Engineering Team and make a meaningful impact by supporting critical project initiatives through your hands-on technical skills and adaptable work approach. You'll be an essential contributor who helps transform operational challenges into streamlined solutions, utilizing your practical skills and collaborative mindset to drive project success across multiple work environments.
Responsibilities
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Clear jams on conveyance and material handling equipment to maintain system uptime and operational flow.
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Climb ladders and gangways safely to access elevated equipment and resolve jam conditions.
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Utilize basic hand tools to complete assigned tasks across different operational projects.
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Follow safe work practices while performing preventive maintenance checks on a variety of equipment.
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Move up to 49 lbs, stand and walk during shifts lasting up to 12 hours, and perform regular bending, lifting, stretching, and reaching both below the waist and above the head.
Essential Skills
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High school diploma
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Proficiency in using standard hand tools.
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Ability to lift and move equipment weighing up to 50 lbs.
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Ability to stand/walk for shifts up to 12 hours.
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Ability to climb ladders and gangways safely.
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Ability to perform regular bending, lifting, stretching, and reaching both below the waist and above the head.
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Work a flexible schedule including weekends, nights, and holidays.
Why Work Here?
Become a vital part of a team where your technical skills and innovative mindset drive meaningful change in a dynamic work environment. Enjoy a collaborative culture that values your contributions and supports your professional growth.
Work Environment
The role involves working in a warehouse setting, utilizing basic hand tools and engaging in physically demanding tasks such as lifting, standing, and climbing. The position requires flexibility to work various shifts, including weekends, nights, and holidays.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Richmond, VA.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $23.00 - $23.00/hr.
Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.
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)
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Richmond, VA.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Nov 20, 2026.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Richmond,VA.
About Aerotek
Aerotek® Inc. provides staffing and services solutions in manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation, facilities and maintenance. We provide the expertise, solutions and people required to rise to the challenges of North American industry. Headquartered in Hanover, Md., Aerotek operates a unified network of over 200 offices across North America, supporting more than 18,000 clients each year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in workforce and business solutions. To learn more, visit: Aerotek.com | 1-888-AEROTEK.
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.
San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Massachusetts Lie Detector:
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):
We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.
How this job compares
Set against the 6,689 open Maintenance Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$23/hr
- Virginia median$28–34/hr112 hourly ranges
- US median$27–34/hr3,063 hourly ranges
This rate, $23/hr, is 29% below the Virginia median midpoint ($32/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Maintenance Technician hourly ranges in Virginia.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 189 open Maintenance Technician jobs in Virginia and 6,689 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Virginia
- Amazon17 open
- Huntington Ingalls Industries10 open
- Aerotek (this employer)9 open
- Experience
- Maintenance Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 4 years (3,813 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 3,149 of the 6,689 open Maintenance Technician jobs (47%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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