
Maintenance Technician
IDEX · St. Albans, VT
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Base pay
- $48k–$72k
- Experience asked
- 1+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level reliability role at IDEX (industrial) in St. Albans, VT. If you’re looking for a special place to build or grow your career, you’ve found it.
- They ask for
- 1+ years
- Tools it names
- PLC, Robotics, CNC, Machining, Welding
- Base pay
- $48k–$72k
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How this role compares
Against 1695 other live reliability postings in the US.
- Base pay
- About 32% below similar roles
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (1+ vs 4+)
Typical $74k–$103k, from 95 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 50%
- ✓ PLC 39%
- ✓ Welding 35%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for CNC, Machining, Cost reduction, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Reliability team at IDEX
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- 2
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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.
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Job summary
The Maintenance Technician supports reliable facility and equipment operations by performing skilled maintenance across electrical, plumbing, welding, fabrication, carpentry, and general repair work. This role conducts preventive maintenance, troubleshoots and repairs machinery, assists with equipment moves and installations, and performs building and structural repairs. The technician completes required safety inspections, operates forklifts and scissor lifts, and handles additional maintenance duties as assigned. A valid driver’s license is required.
Essential functions
- ◆Perform one or all the following types of maintenance work:
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If you’re looking for a special place to build or grow your career, you’ve found it. Whether you’re an experienced professional, a recent college graduate or somewhere in between, IDEX is a place where you can apply your existing skills and learn new ones in an environment where you can make an impact.
With interesting opportunities in engineering, marketing, sales, supply chain, operations, HR, finance, and more across more than 40 diverse businesses around the globe, chances are, we have something special for you.
Electrical, plumbing, welding, fabrication, and carpentry
- •Perform routine preventive maintenance to ensure that production machines continue to run smoothly, building systems operate efficiently, and the physical condition of buildings does not deteriorate
- •Repair or replace defective equipment parts and reassemble equipment to working order
- •Diagnose mechanical problems, determine how to correct them, and repair as appropriate
- •Move and relocate current machinery and install new machinery
- •Operate cutting torches or welding equipment to cut or join metal parts
- •Paint and repair roofs, windows, doors, floors, woodwork, drywall, and other parts of building structures.
- •Perform monthly inspections of fire extinguishers and emergency lights and address other safety concerns
- •Operate a forklift and scissor lift
- •Valid driver’s license
- •Other maintenance duties as assigned
Working conditions
Some work is performed on the production floor, which can be noisy and dusty, as well as hot during the summer. Some work will be performed outside, and climate will depend on season. Some work will be performed in a climate-controlled office. Proper personal protective equipment is provided by STC when necessary.
Physical demands
Work will be performed from a standing position. Work will require a large amount of walking. Work will include pushing, pulling, bending, lifting, and carrying large/awkward objects. Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. and push carts loaded with up to 200 lbs.
Level 1-Maintenance Technician
- •Entry level of proficiency in one or all the following: electrical, plumbing, welding, fabrication, carpentry
- •Maintain a safe and healthy work environment. Identify opportunities to improve safety in all areas
- •Basic knowledge in the use of a variety of tools ranging from common hand and power tools (hammers, saws, drills, and wrenches to precision measuring instruments and electrical and electronic testing devices
- •Hands-on mechanical ability
- •Good customer service skills to work effectively with co-workers and users of the equipment and the facility
- •Valid driver’s license required to drive STC vehicle locally
Includes Level 1 plus
- +Minimum of 1 year experience at Level 1. Or comparable experience with PLCs and CNCs
- +Ability to read & interpret engineering drawings, standards, and specifications
- +Proficient in the use of a variety of tools ranging from common hand and power tools (hammers, saws, drills, and wrenches to precision measuring instruments and electrical and electronic testing devices
- +Ability to troubleshoot equipment problems
- +Understands controls systems on equipment
- +Excellent customer service skills to work effectively with co-workers and users of the equipment and the facility
- +Ability to work independently
Includes Level 2 plus
- +Following standards and procedures, complying with legal codes and regulations
- +Maintain the function and reliability of manufacturing systems and associated equipment by performing reactive machine maintenance. This includes but is not limited to mechanical and electrical troubleshooting and repairing of manual and automated equipment; restoring, repairing, rebuilding, or replacing faulty or inoperative components and parts; operating and testing systems and equipment to validate repairs
- +Troubleshoot and perform required electrical maintenance on motors and controls, analog and digital devices, computers and PLC’s, CNC controls, safety circuits, power supplies, robotics, mechanical and hydraulic systems, CNC machines and, and other equipment
- +Provides continuous improvement ideas related to cost savings and safety
- +Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed, in the effort to increase the runtime of the entire facility
- +Understand of ladder diagrams/logic and competent in the programming and troubleshooting of programmable controllers
- +In-depth skills with fabrication, welding, machining
- +Understanding of mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems as well as drawings of such systems to facilitate repair efforts
- +Ability to utilize precision instruments in either Metric or English measurement systems
- +Effectively communicate through written communication to address maintenance repair needs
- +Experience planning, scheduling, and ordering materials for all types of electrical or mechanical jobs
- +Ability to document electrical changes and or new installations through written information and/or prints
- +Assist with prioritizing work with leads and supervisors
- +Proactively work within L2L (CMMS) to ensure accuracy
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