Equipment Maintenance Tech 4
MKS Instruments · Broomfield, CO
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Travel
- 5%
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level reliability role at MKS Instruments (industrial) in Broomfield, CO. You will partner with Manufacturing Engineering, Operations and Facilities.
- They ask for
- 2+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Root cause, Automation, CNC, Machining, Welding
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage · about 5% travel
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How this role compares
Against 28 other live reliability postings in Colorado.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 3+)
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Welding 41%
- ✓ Root cause 34%
- ✓ Team leadership 31%
- PLC 28%
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Stands out: this posting asks for CNC, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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Pick 2–3 people on the Reliability team at MKS Instruments
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- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- The posting says about 5% travel. Between which sites?
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This plant: MKS Instruments in Broomfield
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Requirements
Up to5% of Travel is required.
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A Day in Your Life at MKS
As a Maintenance Specialist at MKS Broomfield, you will partner with Manufacturing Engineering, Operations and Facilities. Supporting day-to-day maintenance activities across CNC machining, welding systems, finishing equipment, and ultrasonic cleaning lines by executing preventive maintenance, basic troubleshooting, and repair work to ensure safe and reliable equipment operation.
In this role, you will report to the manufacturing engineering supervisor.
You Will Make an Impact By
- •Perform advanced troubleshooting, diagnosis, and repair of manufacturing equipment, CNC machines, automation systems, vacuum systems, and facility support equipment.
- •Conduct preventive maintenance (PM) activities according to established schedules.
- •Respond to equipment breakdowns and minimize downtime through rapid root cause identification and corrective actions.
- •Assist with installation, qualification, and commissioning of new equipment.
- •Validate equipment functionality and production readiness.
- •Coordinate with equipment manufacturers and service providers during major repairs.
- •Travel
Skills You Bring
- •Associate degree, military technical training or their equivalent vocational training is required
- •2+ years of related experience required
- •Advanced mechanical troubleshooting.
- •Electrical troubleshooting (24VDC, 120VAC, 480VAC systems).
- •Reading electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and mechanical drawings.
- •Pneumatic and hydraulic system maintenance.
- •Sensor, motor, VFD, and servo system troubleshooting.
- •Strong analytical troubleshooting ability
- •Maintenance management software (CMMS)
- •Strong communication skills.
Physical Demands and Working Conditions
- •Perform activities such as sitting, standing, or typing for extended periods of time
- •Regularly requires good manual dexterity and coordination
- •Occasionally moves/positions objects up to 50 pounds
- •Ability to remain in a stationary position for 50% of the time