Manufacturing Technician
AMETEK · Wilmington, MA
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Experience asked
- 7+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 17 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level manufacturing role at AMETEK (industrial) in Wilmington, MA. You will be responsible for supporting the Design, Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, and the Materials Organization in the development & assembly of new and existing products.
- They ask for
- 7+ years
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, 5S, Tooling
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Manufacturing Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $60k–$91k.
Median of the low and high ends of 52 live postings that list pay, out of 947 manufacturing technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Massachusetts plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 37 other live manufacturing postings in Massachusetts.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (7+ vs 3+)
Typical $76k–$103k, from 8 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Tooling 55%
- Team leadership 45%
- ✓ Lean 29%
- CNC 29%
- Machining 26%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Kaizen, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Manufacturing team at AMETEK
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- 2
Send a short, curious note
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- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
- How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
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This plant: AMETEK in Wilmington
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Full description from AMETEKAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
responsibilities
for a diverse set of aerospace sensors.
Preferred Skills/Qualifications
- ✓High School Diploma
- ✓5-7 years experience in a manufacturing setting
- ✓Ability to read, interpret, and understand
requirements
specified on engineering drawings, sketches, manufacturing instructions, characteristic cards, routings, pick-lists, packing specifications, customer instructions and other means to communicate operational
requirements
- ✓Due to the nature of SFMS programs and products, applicants must have the legal right to work in the US and additionally must be legally authorized to access export-controlled information and source code.
Why work at AMETEK?
- ✓Competitive Compensation & Holiday Pay
- ✓Great Health Benefits, and 401(k) plans
- ✓Paid Time Off (PTO) per year, amount depending on level
- ✓Less red tape – we have an environment that supports the entrepreneurial spirit
- ✓Fun & challenging culture while still providing work/life balance for our employees
- ✓Fast growth opportunities and quicker career development for the right candidate
- ✓Mentors to help you grow both personally and professionally.
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As the Manufacturing Technician, you will be responsible for supporting the Design, Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, and the Materials Organization in the development & assembly of new and existing products. Manufacturing technician will be responsible for a wide array of assembly
How you will do it
- •Actively participates in the development, implementation and application of processes (assembly and test) for mechanical, electromechanical, and electronic instruments
- •Interface directly with Design, Quality, and Manufacturing Engineering assisting with the development and documentation of new product, associated processes, fixtures, tooling and equipment.
- •Capable to build qualification and first build products from sketches and detailed work instruction documentation. Performs manufacturing operations as required by verbal instruction, engineering drawings, manufacturing or quality documents and other standards.
- •Proactively support opportunities to improve new and existing manufacturing process, fixtures, tooling and equipment. Support may be in the form of suggestions and/or active participation with engineering teams focused on process improvement and Operational Excellence initiatives utilizing formal tools such as six sigma, lean manufacturing, 5S, Kaizen and others.
- •Legacy product and production runs. Perform all manufacturing tasks (fabrication, assembly and test) required to support on-going production at this site.
- •Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, work quality, and to reduce costs. The successful candidate must be able to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs.
- •Support product transitions. Support the preparation of product, equipment, fixtures, tooling, related documentation and processes for transitions to other AMETEK manufacturing sites.