Maintenance Mechanic
Materion · Newton, MA
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Metals
- Posted
- 10 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at Materion (metals) in Newton, MA. Assist with diagnosing, tearing down, and repairing problems or equipment on plant systems.
- They ask for
- 5+ years
- Tools it names
- Machining, Welding, Tooling
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Maintenance Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $58k–$84k.
Median of the low and high ends of 37 live postings that list pay, out of 1616 maintenance technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Massachusetts plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 26 other live reliability postings in Massachusetts.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (5+ vs 3+)
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 37%
- PLC 33%
- EHS / safety 30%
- Automation 22%
- ✓ Welding 22%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Machining, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: Materion in Newton
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Full description from MaterionAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
- ◆Assist with diagnosing, tearing down, and repairing problems or equipment on plant systems
- ◆Work from drawings, plans or sketches, fabricating equipment, fixtures, devices, etc. as required
- ◆Utilize test equipment, instruments, measuring devices and controls, hand and power tools, and material handling equipment
- ◆Assist in maintaining workflow of maintenance work requests
- ◆Track progress of work orders, work to close work requests in a timely manner
- ◆Maintain clean and safe work areas throughout the facility
- ◆Operates lifting devices as trained by Materion Safety
Requirements
- ✓High school diploma or equivalent
- ✓5+ years of mechanic experience within an industrial maintenance environment preferred
- ✓Formal technical training is preferred but not required
- ✓Experience in a metals industrial setting preferred but not required
- ✓Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities
- ✓Basic understanding of brakes and clutches
- ✓Basic understanding of working with plumbing, plastic, copper and/or black iron
- ✓Basic understanding with welding/fabrication, pneumatics, and hydraulics
- ✓Basic understanding regarding machining skills to include lathe, milling, hand tools, and grinders
- ✓Ability to perform basic carpentry
- ✓Ability to perform stick, mig, and tig welding
- ✓Ability to work with a team with an organized and methodical approach
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At Materion, everyone is included, respected and offered opportunity to grow. Join us!
Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, the Maintenance Mechanic will be primarily responsible for assisting with installation, maintenance, and repair of a variety of production equipment within the facility.
Physical Demands and Working Environment
- •The employee frequently is required to stand, sit, walk, stoop, or crouch
- •The employee may be required to lift no greater than 35lbs.
Pay Range
$32.44 - $40.07
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The selection of the person to be hired for this position is contingent on the candidate having export compliance eligibility for access to U.S. controlled technology which comes under the licensing jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of State, International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the U.S. Department of Commerce, Export Administration Regulations (EAR).
The candidate selected will have to qualify as either a U.S. citizen, a U.S. National, a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., a Person Admitted into the U.S. as an Asylee or Refugee., a National of a country that is not prohibited from having access to U.S. controlled technology (via a letter of assurance), or a Person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction. Please understand that any job offer that requires approval of an export license will be conditional on Materion’s determination that it will be able to obtain an export license in a time frame consistent with Materion’s business requirements.
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