Maintenance Technician I
WhiteWater, Inc. · Sandwich, MA
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at WhiteWater, Inc. (industrial) in Sandwich, MA.
- They ask for
- 3+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- 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–$83k.
Median of the low and high ends of 39 live postings that list pay, out of 1590 maintenance technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 24 other live reliability postings in Massachusetts.
- Experience asked
- Typical (3+ years)
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 40%
- PLC 36%
- ✓ EHS / safety 32%
- Automation 24%
- Welding 24%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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Full description from WhiteWater, Inc.As posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Maintenance Technician Position Summary
The person in this position is required to perform basic preventive and reactive maintenance duties in order to support the proper operation and maintenance of assigned water, wastewater facilities, lift stations and building facilities, under direct supervision .
Hiring
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/Preferences for Maintenance Technician
- •High School diploma or general education degree (GED) .
- •0-3 years' experience in water and/or wastewater field.
- •Mechanical ability. Proper and safe use of Tools and equipment.
- •Electrical knowledge or background preferred, not required .
- •6 months – 1 year experience in basic building maintenance and construction.
- •Ability to read, interpret and utilize information found in blueprints, schematics, technical manuals diagrams and equipment specifications.
- •Experience with Microsoft office suite and basic computer functions .
- •OSHA 10 General Industry Certification, or ability to obtain during pre-employment (company provided online training).
- •Obtain and maintain a DOT medical card and pass pre-employment drug screen .
- •Valid US Driver's License.
For more than 40 years, WhiteWater has been managing, operating, and maintaining municipal and private water and wastewater facilities throughout the northeast with pride and professionalism . We are a subsidiary of R.H. White, an award-winning construction services and solutions company, that has been in business since 1923.
WhiteWater was named 2019 Utility of the Year by the New England Water Works Association and is passionately focused on safely performing great work with our people for our clients. Help us fulfill our mission of protecting public health and (the environment) our most precious natural resource - water.