Production Tech 2
MKS Instruments · Broomfield, CO
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Production
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 1+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Today
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level production role at MKS Instruments (industrial) in Broomfield, CO. , you will report to the Manufacturing/Operations Supervisor.
- They ask for
- 1+ years · degree required
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 26, 2026
Manufacturing Technician roles in Colorado: typical posted base $60k–$90k.
Median of the low and high ends of 5 live postings that list pay, out of 15 manufacturing technician openings in Colorado, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Colorado plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 16 other live production postings in Colorado.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (1+ vs 5+)
Typical $78k–$114k, from 7 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 100%
- Lean 35%
- 5S 24%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: MKS Instruments in Broomfield
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Production Tech 2 at MKS Instruments in other locations
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Full description from MKS InstrumentsAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Required Skills
- ✓Associate degree, military technical training or their equivalent vocational training is required
- ✓1+ year of related experience
- ✓May require experience in testing digital and/or analog systems
- ✓Ability to read drawings and use measurement instruments
qualifications
and business needs. We conduct background checks and drug screens, in accordance with applicable law and company policies. MKS is generally only hiring candidates who reside in states where we are registered to do business.
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A Day in Your Life at MKS
As a Production Tech 2 at MKS Instruments, Inc., you will partner with Manufacturing and Quality to ensure a well finished product to meet customer standards. In this role, you will report to the Manufacturing/Operations 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
Physical Demands & 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 50% 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