Production Maintenance Technician
Dover · Cleveland, OH
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 8+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at Dover (industrial) in Cleveland, OH.
- They ask for
- 8+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, CNC, Welding, EHS / safety
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Maintenance Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $58k–$84k.
Median of the low and high ends of 37 live postings that list pay, out of 1616 maintenance technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 108 other live reliability postings in Ohio.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (8+ vs 4+)
Typical $77k–$107k, from 7 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 48%
- PLC 41%
- ✓ Welding 34%
- Root cause 22%
- ✓ EHS / safety 20%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for CNC, Cost reduction, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: Dover in Cleveland
1 other open role at this site.
- Facilities Maintenance Tech · Reliability · Technician
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Responsibilities
- ◆Efficiently and effectively provide maintenance support in order to meet the needs of customers, both internal and external while maintaining a safe and clean work environment for employees. Provide technical expertise to support daily operations and to achieve significant improvement in production related objectives.
- ◆Actively work on and engage with all department projects, tasks and objectives.
- ◆Perform corrective and preventative maintenance repairs and works on a wide variety of electrical, mechanical, electronic and electromechanical production equipment. Must be familiar with typical mechanics hand tools, precision measuring instruments and electrical test equipment such as multi meters.
- ◆Assists with set up activities, installation and setup of new equipment.
- ◆Troubleshoot (diagnose and resolve) breakdowns of hydraulic, pneumatic and high voltage electrical systems without assistance.
- ◆Ability to work from layout plans, blueprints, operating or repair manuals, rough sketches, drawing or verbal instructions.
- ◆Troubleshoots and diagnoses CNC equipment. Performs maintenance, repair and calibration on equipment such as control systems of numerically controlled machines (CNC), other controlling or spot-welding equipment. Conducts operational test and repairs equipment by disassembling required components, repairing and/or replacing faulty parts, reassembling and adjusting equipment. Determines proper setting for timing and control mechanisms.
- ◆Ensures strict adherence to safety procedures and critical facility work rules. Must be familiar with proper chemical handling procedures, proper handling of chemicals and SDS documents. Must have knowledge of safe work practices and LOTO procedures.
- ◆Ensures work environment is clean, orderly and free of safety hazards.
- ◆Complete all required safety program objectives and training.
- ◆Take an active part in cost reduction, continuous improvement programs and LEAN objectives
- ◆Maintain the highest ethical standards as well as absolute personal and intellectual integrity, mature judgement and have the ability to communicate to all levels within the organization
Required Skills
- ✓Must have demonstrated experience in troubleshooting/diagnosing/performing preventive maintenance for CNC equipment
- ✓Electrical experience-480VAC-120VAC, 120VAC-24VDC
- ✓Hydraulics and Pneumatics experience and the ability to read schematic drawings.
- ✓Strong Mechanical skills related to power transmission, gear reducers, shafts, bearings/couplings, chain driven equipment and pumps.
- ✓Basic knowledge of forklift preventive maintenance and light repairs.
- ✓Ability to communicate effectively, in oral and written form with Operators, Team Leads, Managers, Engineers, Vendors, and Contractors on workmanship, manufacturability and process design issues is key. Interface and pass down information between cross functional team members of incoming and outgoing shifts as needed.
- ✓Demonstrated proficiency in English comprehension and expression both verbal and written.
- ✓Must possess basic math skills (i.e. Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Fractions, and Decimals) as well as basic reading, writing and computational skills.
- ✓Demonstrated ability to work independently with a high degree of quality and reliability so that equipment operates within the required specifications.
Education/Qualifications
- ✓High School Diploma or GED and 2-years completion of Technical or Community College in the field of Mechatronics, or Electromechanical equivalent.
- ✓Must have a minimum of 5 - 8 years of industrial maintenance experience.
- ✓Must be able to work 8-hour shifts and overtime as required.
- ✓Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, ability to use personal computer hardware, business software, email, and CMMS-Computerized Maintenance Mana
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