Mechanical Technician I

Job description

**Mechanical Technician – Kelly Services**
**Pay:** $26.10 per hour
**Schedule:** Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
**Location:** Bloomfield, CT

Let’s get to work.

Job searching is a lot better with someone in your corner — hi, that’s us! Kelly® Professional & Industrial is hiring a **Mechanical Technician** to join a **premier automotive component manufacturer** in Bloomfield, CT.

This is your chance to work hands-on with diesel engine test and prototype hardware in a collaborative engineering lab environment.

**Why you’ll love working as a Mechanical Technician:**
• Join a **leading automotive innovator** known for quality and technology.
• Gain **hands-on experience** assembling and testing diesel engine hardware.
• Work with **engineering professionals** on real-world design and testing projects.
• Enjoy a _steady weekday schedule_ — Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

What you’ll do:
• Modify, test, and repair machinery and equipment under the direction of engineering staff.
• Prepare part sketches, draft detail drawings, and write work orders or purchase requests for outside contractors.
• Review project instructions and blueprints to determine test specifications, procedures, and objectives.
• Inspect and evaluate engineering drawings for accuracy and clarity.
• Assist with assembly, setup, and operation of diesel engine test and prototype hardware.
• Support engineering staff by maintaining documentation and ensuring test data accuracy.

What you bring to the team:
• **2+ years of hands-on experience** with automotive or diesel truck engines (required).
• **Mechanical assembly skills** — able to work with both small and large components using hand tools.
• **Basic computer skills** and strong written/verbal communication abilities.
• Reliable, punctual, and detail-oriented — you take pride in quality work.
• **Associate degree or technical certification** in engineering technology or related field (preferred but not required).
• Familiarity with engineering drawings, measurements, and design software is a plus.

**What happens next:**
Once you apply, a Kelly recruiter will review your background and reach out if you’re a good fit.

Even if this role isn’t the right match, we’ll keep you in our network for future opportunities that fit your experience.

Helping you discover what’s next in your career is what we’re all about.
**Apply today to join Kelly as a Mechanical Technician!**

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources.

Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability.

As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account.

In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan.

Click here (https://www.mykelly.com/help-support-working-with-kelly-us/#Benefits) for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

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About Kelly

Work changes everything.

And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you.

To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity.

It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life.

It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world.

Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce.

Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center.

Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws.

A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.

Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.

We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities.

At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide.

Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center.

Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws.

A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.

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