Production Tech 2
MKS Instruments · Andover, MA
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Production
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 1+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 16 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level production role at MKS Instruments (industrial) in Andover, MA. You will partner with Andover Production.
- They ask for
- 1+ years · degree required
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
- Openings
- 2 with this title at this site
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Manufacturing Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $60k–$91k.
Median of the low and high ends of 50 live postings that list pay, out of 825 manufacturing 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 18 other live production postings in Massachusetts.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (1+ vs 5+)
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 63%
- Lean 42%
- 5S 32%
- Injection molding 26%
- Six Sigma 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: MKS Instruments in Andover
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A Day in Your Life at MKS
As a Production Tech 2 at Pressure & VM Solutions, you will partner with Andover Production. In this role, you will report to the Supervisor.
You Will Make an Impact By
- •Responsible for the set-up, calibration, testing and troubleshooting of circuits, components, instruments and mechanical assemblies
- •Determines and may develop test specifications, methods and procedures from blueprints, drawings and diagrams
- •Tests and troubleshoots assemblies and/or final systems
- •May complete rework on assemblies and/or systems as a result of testing
- •Requires soldering skills and possibly mechanical aptitude skills
- •As required, prepares technical reports summarizing findings and recommending solutions to technical problems
- •May assist in the selection and set-up of specialized test equipment
Skills You Bring
- •Associate degree, military technical training or their equivalent vocational training is required
- •1+ year of related experience
- •Must be current Temporary Employee at MKS doing the work of Production Tech 2
- •May require experience in testing digital and/or analog systems
- •Ability to read drawings and use measurement instruments 1+ year of related experience
Physical Demands and Working Conditions
- •Perform activities such as sitting, standing, or typing for extended periods of time
- •Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs
- •Regularly requires good manual dexterity and coordination
- •Occasionally moves/positions objects up to 50 pounds
- •Ability to remain in a stationary position for 90% of the time
- •Frequently positions self to perform tasks and positions objects below, at, and above shoulder level
- •Regularly requires manual dexterity and coordination of objects below, at and above shoulder level
- •Must be able to communicate information and ideas so others will understand
- •Must be able to exchange accurate information
- •Operates in a [professional office and/or laboratory/manufacturing] environment
- •Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery
- •Ability to observe documents and details at close range (within a few feet of the observer)
- •Dedication to safety to mitigate hazards including handling mechanical and electrical hardware, high voltage, gas, water, and heat
- •Noise level in the work environment is usually average