Maintenance Specialist
Arconic · Chandler, AZ
- Level
- Specialist
- Team
- Reliability
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Metals
- Posted
- 3 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A specialist reliability role at Arconic (metals) in Chandler, AZ. Design, fabricate, install, repair, modify and maintain machines, equipment, structures and facilities.
- They ask for
- 5+ years
- Tools it names
- PLC, Welding, Extrusion
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
- Openings
- 2 with this title at this site
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Reliability Engineer roles in Arizona: typical posted base $92k–$120k.
Median of the low and high ends of 9 live postings that list pay, out of 16 reliability engineer openings in Arizona, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Arizona plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 15 other live reliability postings in Arizona.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (5+ vs 8+)
Typical $92k–$120k, from 9 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 8+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 50%
- FMEA 31%
- Root cause 25%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Welding, Extrusion, 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 Reliability team at Arconic
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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?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
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- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
This plant: Arconic in Chandler
1 other open role at this site.
- Production Supervisor · Production · Supervisor
Full description from ArconicAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
- ◆Be willing to work a fixed work schedule (8- or 12-hour shifts). You may be required to work evenings, nights, holidays, and overtime.
Qualifications
- ✓Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position
- ✓This position requires access to controlled technology, as defined in the Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. §730, et seq.) and/or the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Qualified candidate must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the relevant government agency. Business demands may require employer to proceed with candidates who are immediately eligible to access controlled technology.
- ✓Satisfactorily pass a comprehensive online and hands-on skills test.
- ✓Pass a physical examination, drug screen test and background check.
- ✓The minimum
requirements
are 5 years Journey person experience or equivalent maintaining heavy equipment with a working knowledge of welding, machine repair, millwright, hydraulics, sheet metal, pipe fitting, and blueprints.
Preferred Qualifications
- ✓Graduate of an approved apprentice program or have formal technical training beyond high school. Or a Journeyman’s card (A Department of Labor Certificate or Equal). Testing and a skills demonstration will be required. Permanent employment subject to probation period not to exceed 6 months.
- ✓If you are currently working as a general mechanic, proof of experience and/or a copy of your Journeyman’s card must accompany your bid.
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Arconic is seeking a General Mechanic to join our Aluminum Extrusion (AEX) business unit in Chandler, AZ
Arconic creates breakthrough products that shape industries. Working in close partnership with our customers, we solve complex engineering challenges to transform the way we fly, drive, build and power. Through the ingenuity of our people and cutting-edge advanced manufacturing techniques, we deliver these products at a quality and efficiency that ensure customer success.
Primary Functions of the Job
- •Design, fabricate, install, repair, modify and maintain machines, equipment, structures and facilities.
Materials Used, Processed and Handled
- •Machine parts, metal stock, pins, tubing, fittings, mechanical hardware, compressed gases, oil, grease, paint, acids, fiber optics, specialty metals.
Tools and Equipment
- •Tools common to the craft of millwright, pipefitter, welder, layout person, rigger, and blacksmith, such as drill press, saws, abrasive cutoff wheel, grinders and shears.
- •Pipe fitting equipment.
- •Welding and burning equipment.
- •Hoists
- •Cranes
- •Non-destructive testing equipment.
- •Personal computer; PLC terminals.
Benefits
- •Benefits Start day 1: Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription, and 401K with company match up 6%. Plus 2 weeks of paid vacation.
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