Maintenance Tech
Design Mark Industries LLC · New Bedford, MA
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at Design Mark Industries LLC (industrial) in New Bedford, MA. Diagnose / troubleshoot repair deficiencies involving the equipment affecting the production of pressure sensitive labels and coupons.
- They ask for
- 2+ years
- Tools it names
- Machining, Tooling
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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 26 other live reliability postings in Massachusetts.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 4+)
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 37%
- PLC 33%
- EHS / safety 30%
- Automation 22%
- Welding 22%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Machining, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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Position summary
Ensure that all production equipment and plant utilities are functioning.
The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following
- ◆Diagnose / troubleshoot repair deficiencies involving the equipment affecting the production of pressure sensitive labels and coupons.
- ◆Provide mechanical, and pneumatic repair / set-up service in assisting with special set-ups of producing labels and coupons.
- ◆Coordinate with requests from process engineer as necessary.
- ◆Building repairs - heat, light, hot / cold water and air conditioning.
- ◆Dismantles machines or equipment, replace defective parts and motors, and adjusts feed mechanisms.
- ◆Cleans and lubricates machine parts such as shafts, pulleys, gears, and bearings.
- ◆Clears clogged drains, and replaces plumbing fixtures.
- ◆Visually inspects and tests machinery and equipment.
- ◆Listens for unusual sounds from machines or equipment to detect malfunction and discusses machine operation variations with supervisors or other maintenance workers to diagnose problem or repair machine.
- ◆Lays out, assembles, installs, and maintains pipe systems and related hydraulic and pneumatic equipment, and repairs and replaces gauges, valves, pressure regulators and related equipment.
- ◆Repairs and maintains physical structure of establishment.
- ◆Sets up and operates machine tools such as lathe, grinder, drill and milling machine to repair or fabricate machine parts, jigs and fixtures and tools.
- ◆Performing other work-related duties as assigned
$20-$25 per hour
Qualifications
(KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES)
- ✓Minimum experience required is 1-2 years.
- ✓safety training certification and a state driver’s license required. Also, experience with pnuematics, hydraulics, and mechanical troubleshooting / repair experience required.
- ✓The minimum related language skills required for this position is the ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, governmental regulations and numerical data. Ability to write reports and business correspondence. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from management, customers and employees.
- ✓This position requires an ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
- ✓Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to apply abstract and concrete variables.
requirements
and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some
requirements
may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The
requirements
listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.
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Physical demands and work environment
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.
While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to a machining environment that includes moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles. Safety Glasses must be worn in required areas. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
NOTE
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and