Maintenance Technician Nights
Mars · Temple, TX
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Degree
- Preferred
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Food & beverage
- Posted
- 12 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at Mars (food & beverage) in Temple, TX. Own PM system for the area, focusing on Maintenance Planning & Scheduling, Breakdown Elimination DMs and serves as the AM support DMS of the PM pillar.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree preferred
- Tools it names
- Lean, TPM
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Maintenance Technician roles in Texas: typical posted base $51k–$67k.
Median of the low and high ends of 3 live postings that list pay, out of 225 maintenance technician openings in Texas, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 234 other live reliability postings in Texas.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (5+ vs 3+)
Typical $89k–$111k, from 5 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 50%
- Welding 37%
- PLC 29%
- Root cause 24%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Lean, TPM, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: Mars in Temple
1 other open role at this site.
- Senior Controls/PLC Technician · Controls · Technician
Full description from MarsAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Primary Duties
Reliability Maintenance Technicians install, repair, troubleshoots and maintain commercial or industrial machinery in a pet food manufacturing site. The technician ensures all machines function properly through troubleshooting and preventive maintenance service.
Additional Duties
The Maintenance Technician is the systems owner for their assigned area. They are responsible for eliminating maintenance and breakdowns losses. The Maintenance Technician is responsible for building capabilities in Operations Team/AWT’s in support of the Site’s Compelling Business Needs (CBN). The Technician is an integral part of the FMOS connection point meetings and oversees the coordination of Planned Stops/Maintenance of area of Responsibility. The Maintenance Technician owns the assignment of execute planned stops, BDE process, correction actions across all relevant areas. Additionally, the Technician serves as the spokesperson for the maintenance group during all DMS discussions and should have competent knowledge in the technical area of responsibility, including mechanical, electrical, and controls systems, and thorough understanding of the process.
Responsibilities
- ◆Own PM system for the area, focusing on Maintenance Planning & Scheduling, Breakdown Elimination DMs and serves as the AM support DMS of the PM pillar.
- ◆Drives for results in Planned and Unplanned downtime and owns the area PM Compliance and Breakdown Elimination.
- ◆Build functional & technical skills of the AWTs.
- ◆Is the technical expert of related equipment and discuss, coach, and train technicians and operators on the area equipment.
- ◆Makes business decisions based on quantitative and qualitive data analysis.
- ◆Participates in the development of and own portions of the 90 Day Loss Elimination Plan.
- ◆Research areas of area improvement of area of responsibility.
- ◆Coordinates planned work with service contractors and reliability team.
- ◆Represents area maintenance at the daily FMOS meetings. Provides performance data for selected machines and communicates action plans.
Education/Training
- ✓High School Diploma or GED
- ✓Technical Certificate or Equivalent Experience
- ✓Associated Technical Degree preferred
Minimum
- ✓5 years’ experience as a maintenance technician in a manufacturing environment.
Minimum
- ✓Demonstrated experience leading change and situational leadership. Clear ability to motivate people and effectively train. Problem solving skills. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- ✓Proficient in MS Office, SAPPM
Competencies: Conflict Management, Priority Setting, Developing Others; Problem Solving and Decision Quality.
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Job Description
SHIFT: 223 Nights - This shift works 7pm - 7:30am. (223 Nights - 2 nights on, 2 nights off, 3 nights on; then 2 nights off, 2 nights on, 3 nights off. If we are looking at a calendar it would be Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and then the next week would just be Wednesday and Thursday)
Industrial Maintenance Technicians
- •Read manuals to understand equipment and controls
- •Disassemble machinery and equipment when it needs maintenance or repair
- •Troubleshoots assigned equipment
- •Perform tests and operate machinery to ensure it functions properly
- •Adjust and calibrate equipment and machinery to optimal specifications
Decision Making Authority, Recommendations, and Impact
- •Leads process definitions to identify Centerlines targets and document standards.
- •Develops control strategies to enable operators to respond to out-of-control situations.
- •Analyzes data to identify and prioritize loss elimination opportunities.
- •Coaches’ teams on Centerline DMS execution and problem-solving skills.
- •Recommends machine improvements to improve effectiveness.
- •Creates/Modify Preventive Maintenance schedules/Scope.
Preferred
- +Experience operating within a formalized Continuous Improvement environment (MSE, TPM, Lean Manufacturing)
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities