Maintenance Technician - 1st Shift 4/10's
Owens Corning · Grove City, OH
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Experience asked
- 18+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
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A technician-level reliability role at Owens Corning (industrial) in Grove City, OH. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents(s) will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently.
- They ask for
- 18+ years
- Tools it names
- PLC, Robotics, Welding
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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 1786 maintenance technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 120 other live reliability postings in Ohio.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (18+ vs 4+)
Typical $77k–$107k, from 7 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 48%
- ✓ PLC 43%
- ✓ Welding 33%
- Root cause 25%
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Pay Rate : $34-36/hr based on experience
Hours : Monday thru Thursday 6am – 4:30pm (OT as needed)
Sign On Bonus: $2,000 to be paid out as follows
- ✓$1,000 at 90 Days
- ✓$1,000 at 180 Days
The Maintenance Tech position is an hourly position and reports to the Technical Leader but takes daily direction from the Maintenance Team Lead. The employee is responsible for building/modifications of equipment and maintaining machinery including setting up, installing, and repairing by performing the following duties.
Responsibilities
- ◆Comply with all plant rules
- ◆Ensure proper and safe operation of machinery and task performance and that equipment safety devices are in place.
- ◆Ability to plan and perform work requiring knowledge of electrical, mechanical, and electrical theory and principles
- ◆Knowledge of schematics, electrical troubleshooting, and programmable controllers.
- ◆Welding experience is a plus as it relates to fabrication, design, & modifications. Types of welding: mig, tig and stick.
- ◆Build equipment for new products and prototypes.
- ◆Diagnose and repair malfunctions in machinery and equipment, when required. (Hydraulics, Electrical, Pneumatic, Mechanical)
- ◆Maintain preventative maintenance schedule and maintenance records.
- ◆Maintain and organize critical spare parts inventory.
- ◆Responsible for housekeeping in all Maintenance areas.
- ◆Comply with safety regulations and maintain a clean and orderly work area
- ◆All other duties as assigned or needed
Qualifications
- ✓High School Diploma or GED Equivalent
- ✓Must be at least 18 years old
- ✓Five (5) years’ experience in electrical, pneumatics, hydraulics, robotics, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- ✓Prefer maintenance vocational training certificates
- ✓Prefer PLC/Programming certificates or experience
Essential physical requirements/work environment
- ✓Standing/walking for 8 – 12 hours at a time
- ✓Exposure to noise is usually moderate
- ✓Bending, twisting and turning
- ✓Full use of both hands – to handle, feel objects, tools, controls, etc.
- ✓Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision.
- ✓Works with fiberglass insulation
- ✓Ability to drive a forklift
- ✓Understands and follows the Lock/Tag/Try procedure
- ✓While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and is exposed to airborne particles
- ✓Ability to lift up to 50lbs
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.
A review of this position has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties. All duties and
responsibilities
are essential job functions and
requirements
and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents(s) will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some
requirements
may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The
requirements
listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, and abilities.
This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.
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Job Title: Maintenance Tech
Job Title : Maintenance Tech
Reports to : Engineering Leader
Location : Grove City, OH
Language Skills
- •Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and procedure instructions.
- •Ability to communicate effectively with co-workers and supervisor(s).
Mathematical Skills
- •Basic knowledge including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- •Ability to read and interpret documents such as operating instructions, blueprints, procedure manuals, and electrical schematics
- •Attention to detail a must
Reasoning Ability
- •Strong decision-making skills
- •Ability to accomplish tasks without direct supervision.
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