Maintenance Technician
nVent · Tempe, AZ
- 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 Tempe, AZ. Perform preventive maintenance, troubleshoot equipment issues, and complete repairs to minimize downtime and support production goals.
- They ask for
- 3+ years
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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.
Arizona plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 29 other live reliability postings in Arizona.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (3+ vs 4+)
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 60%
- Welding 33%
- EHS / safety 23%
- Injection molding 23%
- PLC 23%
- Tooling 23%
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This plant: nVent in Tempe
1 other open role at this site.
- Production Supervisor · Production · Supervisor
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What you will experience in this position
As a Maintenance Technician , you will play a key role in keeping our manufacturing equipment and facility operating safely and efficiently. You'll perform preventive maintenance, troubleshoot equipment issues, and complete repairs to minimize downtime and support production goals. This is a hands-on role in a fast-paced manufacturing environment where you'll work closely with production teams to ensure reliability, quality, and safety.
Schedule: Tuesday-Saturday, 9:00 AM-6:00 PM
Pay: $28-$30 per hour
Status: Full-Time
Benefits: Competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, paid time off, and career growth opportunities.
What you will experience in this position
- ✓Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on manufacturing equipment and facility systems.
- ✓Troubleshoot and repair electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and mechanical equipment.
- ✓Respond to equipment breakdowns and support production uptime goals.
- ✓Complete work orders and accurately document maintenance activities and parts usage.
- ✓Operate forklifts and material handling equipment safely.
- ✓Support continuous improvement, safety, and quality initiatives throughout the facility.
- ✓Maintain a clean, organized, and safe maintenance workspace.
- ✓Collaborate with production teams to improve equipment reliability and performance.
Education Requirement
- ✓High School Diploma or GED required.
Years of Experience
- ✓3+ years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
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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.
Skills
- •Electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and mechanical troubleshooting
- •Preventive and predictive maintenance
- •Equipment repair and diagnostics
- •Maintenance documentation and work order systems
Abilities to Meet the Physical and Environmental Demands
- •Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, and lift throughout the shift.
- •Ability to lift up to 35 lbs. with or without reasonable accommodation.
- •Ability to work safely around industrial machinery and manufacturing equipment.
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
At nVent, we value our people and their health and well-being. We provide a broad benefits package with meaningful programs for eligible full-time employees that includes:
- •Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts, short-term and long-term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance and life insurance.
- •A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan — both include a company match.
- •Other supplemental benefits may include tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and/or legal & identity theft protection.
At nVent, we connect and protect our customers with inventive electrical solutions. People are our most valuable asset. Inclusion and diversity means that we celebrate and encourage each other’s authenticity because we understand that uniqueness sparks growth.
