Assembly Technician- Overhaul & Repair 1st Shift
Eaton · Cleveland, OH
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 22 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level manufacturing role at Eaton (industrial) in Cleveland, OH.
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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 1786 maintenance technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 40 other live manufacturing postings in Ohio.
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 63%
- Tooling 41%
- Machining 37%
- Lean 34%
- 5S 29%
- CNC 27%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Manufacturing team at Eaton
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- 2
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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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- 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: Eaton in Cleveland
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- Assembly Technician- Overhaul & Repair 2nd Shift · Manufacturing · Technician
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