Maintenance Technician
nVent · Aberdeen, NC
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at nVent (industrial) in Aberdeen, NC. Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment while complying with all company safety policies and procedures.
- They ask for
- 3+ years
- Tools it names
- Welding
- Openings
- 2 with this title at this site
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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.
North Carolina plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 82 other live reliability postings in North Carolina.
- Experience asked
- Typical (3+ years)
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 47%
- PLC 46%
- ✓ Welding 33%
- Tooling 24%
- EHS / safety 23%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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Pick 2–3 people on the Reliability team at nVent
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This plant: nVent in Aberdeen
1 other open role at this site.
- Production Supervisor · Production · Supervisor
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What you will experience in this position
- ✓This is a Temp to Hire position. Based off 30, 60, 90 training.
- ✓Perform all assigned maintenance activities safely, efficiently, and with a high level of professionalism.
- ✓Continuously develop technical skills and expand knowledge of manufacturing equipment, systems, and processes.
- ✓Troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, mechanical, and plumbing systems.
- ✓Identify equipment issues, determine appropriate corrective actions, and complete repairs by replacing, repairing, or fabricating components as needed.
- ✓Disassemble, rebuild, test, and adjust equipment to restore optimal performance and reliability.
- ✓Operate machine tools and perform bench work to fabricate replacement parts and restore worn or damaged components.
- ✓Perform welding and metal fabrication tasks, including repairing or constructing guards, stands, racks, bins, and other shop equipment.
- ✓Execute preventive and predictive maintenance programs to maximize equipment uptime and minimize downtime.
- ✓Accurately report equipment deficiencies, safety concerns, and unusual operating conditions to leadership.
- ✓Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment while complying with all company safety policies and procedures.
- ✓Properly set up and operate tools, machinery, and maintenance equipment to ensure safe and efficient operation.
- ✓Support production demands by working scheduled hours and overtime as needed.
- ✓Perform additional duties and special projects as assigned to meet business and production objectives.
Previous experience
- ✓3 years previous experience in industrial maintenance.
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We’re looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success – and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.
We’re looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success – and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.
Academic background
- •High School Diploma or equivalent
- •Trade school certificate in maintenance or machine repair preferred.
Skills
- •Basic reading, writing, and math skills.
- •Computer skills including data entry and retrieval (Microsoft Outlook).
- •Blueprint reading skills.
- •Digital or analog volt/amp/ohm meter operation skills.
- •Measuring tool skills (Dial indicators, Micrometer, and Caliber).
Abilities to meet the physical and environmental demands: manufacturing plant
- •Ability to lift 50 pounds.
We have
A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day
- •nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. We offer a comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation.
- •Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE. Learn more at www.nVent.com .
Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work
- •We encourage and support the philanthropic activities of our employees worldwide
- •Through our nVent in Action matching program, we provide funds to nonprofit and educational organizations where our employees volunteer or donate money
Core values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers. We’re known for being:
- •Innovative & adaptable
- •Dedicated to absolute integrity
- •Focused on the customer first
- •Respectful and team oriented
- •Optimistic and energizing
- •Accountable for performance
Benefits to support the lives of our employees
We have
- •A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day
- •nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. We offer a comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation.
- •Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE. Learn more at www.nvent.com .
- •Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work
- •We encourage and support the philanthropic activities of our employees worldwide
- •Through our nVent in Action matching program, we provide funds to nonprofit and educational organizations where our employees volunteer or donate money
- •Core values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers. We’re known for being:
- •Innovative & adaptable
- •Dedicated to absolute integrity
- •Focused on