Production Equipment Maintenance Technician (Tipton, 1st Shift, 6:30am-3:00pm)
New Pig Corporation · Tipton, PA
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at New Pig Corporation (industrial) in Tipton, PA. Install, maintain, test, troubleshoot and repair industrial electrical equipment and associated electrical and electronic controls.
- They ask for
- 3+ years
- Tools it names
- Lean, PLC, Automation, Machining, Welding
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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 66 other live reliability postings in Pennsylvania.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (3+ vs 4+)
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 54%
- ✓ Welding 36%
- ✓ PLC 34%
- Tooling 21%
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Stands out: this posting asks for Lean, Automation, Machining, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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Qualifications
- ✓Must be self-motivated and able to work independently with limited supervision
- ✓3 years related experience in production maintenance environment
- ✓Motor drive and PLC tech level experience, Certifications a plus
- ✓Experience with Allen-Bradley (Rockwell Automation) and industrial power systems
- ✓Hydraulic and pneumatic power systems knowledge
- ✓Familiarity with various hand and maintenance shop tools -micrometers, calipers and tape measure, etc.
- ✓Experience with reading design drawings for the purpose of fabrication
- ✓Ability to read CAD drawings – mechanical / electrical
- ✓Ability to perform basic mathematics and fractions
- ✓MS Office – Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- ✓Willingness to seek out and achieve position related training and/or certifications
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New Pig Corporation
Maintenance Technician – 1st Shift (6:30 am – 3:00 pm)
Tipton, PA 16684
Production Maintenance
- •Support 1st shift production as needed to troubleshoot and repair equipment back to a safe and proper working condition
- •Perform regularly scheduled Preventive Maintenance on equipment at multiple locations in coordination with the CMMS
- •Interact with CMMS via PM’s, repairs and reporting information into the system for record keeping, tracking and measures
- •Integrate with other maintenance professionals in support of multi-shift production operation to achieve output, quality and financial performance goals and objectives
- •Ensure machine uptimes and process capabilities will meet quality and production schedules
- •Install, maintain, test, troubleshoot and repair industrial electrical equipment and associated electrical and electronic controls
- •Installation of power distribution equipment as needed including sub panels, conduit, wiring, etc
- •Troubleshoot and maintain complex machine control systems including drives, relays, machine network, and PLC systems
- •Troubleshoot and maintain mechanical systems such as motors, gearboxes, and other power transmission systems
- •Participate in the management of critical spare parts inventory to ensure availability as needed
- •Support Manufacturing Engineering by fabricating, debugging and installing custom designed equipment via the use of machining centers (lathes, milling machines, drill presses), plasma cutting, welding and other equipment.
- •Aid in the development and maintain maintenance training programs
- •Lean Manufacturing – Facilitate and support the deployment of lean manufacturing techniques on all projects in support of lean culture and elimination of 8 wastes
General
- •Demonstrate a “Safety First” approach to all projects and day to day activities
- •Maintain a positive work environment to ensure a good employee experience
- •Know and demonstrate LOTO methodology
- •Willing to work OT and weekends as required or needed
- •Adhere to New Pig’s Safety, Environmental, and Quality standards