Assembly Technician
Lincoln Electric · Coldwater, OH
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 6 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level manufacturing role at Lincoln Electric (industrial) in Coldwater, OH.
- They ask for
- 3+ years
- Tools it names
- Automation, Machining, Welding
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Manufacturing Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $60k–$95k.
Median of the low and high ends of 65 live postings that list pay, out of 1046 manufacturing technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 48 other live manufacturing postings in Ohio.
- Experience asked
- Typical (3+ years)
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 53%
- Tooling 45%
- Lean 37%
- ✓ Machining 37%
- 5S 31%
- CNC 27%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: Lincoln Electric in Coldwater
1 other open role at this site · 5 people we found in manufacturing roles at Lincoln Electric.
- Engineering Technician · Manufacturing
Full description from Lincoln ElectricAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
Position Summary: Build Lincoln Electric Automation designed machinery and equipment.
Role
qualifications
- ✓Must be familiar with Company quality objectives and play an active role in reaching continuous improvement objectives.
- ✓Be aware of the relevance and importance of their activities and how they contribute to the achievement of quality objectives.
Position
responsibilities
- ◆Read and interpret assembly drawings, blueprints, and pneumatic schematics.
- ◆Organize and maintain build areas, tools, and materials.
- ◆Safely operate forklifts, overhead cranes, and other material-handling equipment.
- ◆Work effectively with team members and customers to support successful and on-time project completion.
- ◆Collaborate with assemblers, engineers, management, and support teams.
- ◆Ability to perform welding and fabrication tasks as required.
- ◆Complete all required checklists and documentation that are project-specific and/or all forms of assigned training.
- ◆Travel as needed to support equipment installations, service work, and customer projects.
Job
Essential skills and experience
- ✓Minimum High School Diploma or equivalent
- ✓2-3 years of experience or equivalent preferred
- ✓Commitment to company values.
- ✓Educational, training, and experience
requirements
may be modified at the Managements Team’s discretion.
- ✓Able to perform and support diverse build and assembly functions to meet operational needs.
Physical demands and work environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- ✓Physical demands: While performing duties of job, employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk and hear. Be able to climb ladders; lift hand tools approx. 1-15 lbs in weight to complete machine assembly, parts up to 50 lbs. Repetition with activity.
- ✓Work environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
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Lincoln Electric is a high-performance industrial machinery and technology leader who helps customers manufacture and maintain vital equipment and infrastructure. Lincoln Electric’s innovative solutions enable higher quality and productivity across a variety of processes including welding, cutting, brazing, machining, process automation, and field repair. The Company leverages proprietary technologies and expertise in materials science, power electronics, automation, and intelligent software to help customers build better and achieve resilience in their operations. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln Electric is the essential ‘Linc’ that keeps the economy running. The Company operates 71 manufacturing and automation facilities across 20 countries and serves customers in over 160 countries. For more information about Lincoln Electric and its products and services, visit the Company’s website at https://www.lincolnelectric.com .
Location: Coldwater
Pay range: $20 - $28
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