Manufacturing Technician I

Nidec · Ohio

Level: Technician
Team: Manufacturing
Industry: Industrial
Posted: 30+ days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A technician-level manufacturing role at Nidec (industrial) in Ohio. Follows a well-established and familiar set of activities and/or processes to derive a solution.

Tools it names: Welding

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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 63 live postings that list pay, out of 1043 manufacturing technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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How this role compares

Against 43 other live manufacturing postings in Ohio.

Experience asked: Not stated

Skills these teams ask for most

✓ Team leadership 59%
Tooling 43%
Machining 41%
CNC 36%
Lean 36%
5S 27%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

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Job Summary

Job Description

The Power Unit Assembler is responsible for building hydraulic power units and related equipment from drawings, bills of materials, and work instructions. This position performs mechanical assembly, hydraulic component installation, pipe fitting, light to moderate MIG welding, leak testing, and final inspection of finished products. The ideal candidate has strong mechanical aptitude, experience using hand and power tools, and the ability to safely assemble high-quality products in a manufacturing environment.

Additional Job Details

responsibilities

following a defined standard output or set of procedures

◆Work consists of tasks that are routine, or well defined, with specific instructions to achieve standardized solutions
◆Work is closely supervised

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We begin with dreams. Dreams drive our motivation. Dreams are our future. The world's dreams, people's dreams, our dreams. Our passion creates ideas that make dreams come alive. Technology and products that were only dreams become reality.

All for dreams. Dreams challenge and the Nidec-Group will continue to meet the challenge. For the world's and people's tomorrows; the world's first, the world's best technologies and products; we will continue our part in creating a better society.

Organizational Impact

•Works to deliver on day-to-day objectives with minor impact on achievement results for the team
•Delivers job

Communication & Influence

•Communicates with contacts typically within immediate job area on matters that involve obtaining or providing information requiring little explanation or interpretation

Innovation & Complexity

•Responsible for checking data and information or troubleshooting when minor changes may be required based on review
•Daily challenges faced are routine and solutions clearly prescribed
•Follows a well-established and familiar set of activities and/or processes to derive a solution

Work Shift Schedule

No Soliciting

Nidec will not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to Nidec job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. Pre-approval from the Nidec Talent Acquisition team is required before any external candidate can be submitted and such candidate must be submitted to the Nidec Talent Acquisition team.