Machine and Equipment Technician/Operator
Qnity Electronics · Newark, DE
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Industry
- Chemicals
- Posted
- 15 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level manufacturing role at Qnity Electronics (chemicals) in Newark, DE.
- They ask for
- degree required (or equivalent experience)
- 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 19, 2026
Manufacturing Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $60k–$91k.
Median of the low and high ends of 50 live postings that list pay, out of 825 manufacturing technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 670 other live manufacturing postings in the US.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $72k–$104k, from 85 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 49%
- Tooling 40%
- CNC 33%
- Machining 31%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
At a glance
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Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
- How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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This plant: Qnity Electronics in Newark
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Full description from Qnity ElectronicsAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Requirements
- ✓Day shift (6:30am-6pm) or Night (6:30pm-6am)
- ✓Work a 12-hour shift schedule including holidays and weekends
- ✓Paid overtime when required and sometimes on short notice
- ✓You may train on a different shift than what you're ultimately hired for
Pay Rate: $25
Your
requirements
timely and efficiently
- ✓Monitor and operate complex processes, equipment and facilities
- ✓Collect and analyze samples and verify that product meets
requirements
- ✓Safely manufacture, troubleshoot and make corrections to products following established procedures to ensure quality and production
requirements
are met
- ✓Operate machinery in the production of roll-good material (i.e. nips, rollers, lathes, etc.)
- ✓Perform product quality inspections per specific procedures and criteria using testing equipment; escalate abnormalities
- ✓Follow established team standards for housekeeping, preventative maintenance and production schedules
- ✓Collaborate with team members to solve problems and drive continuous improvements that deliver business value
- ✓Participate in driving excellence in Area performance through active engagement in shift/turnover meetings, problem solving sessions and training events
Experience and Education
- ✓High School Diploma or Equivalent required; Vocational school or Associate’s degree preferred
- ✓Prior work experience in an industrial environment preferred (manufacturing, warehousing or trade)
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Our Operations team is essential to deliver the innovative products we make for our customers. We depend on our team members to actively engage in continuously improving our operations while we provide the growth and development to help them build their skills and careers. Operational Excellence in our workplace unleashes the energy, creativity and collaboration – along with our tools, technology and training – that enables our people to perform at their best.
Additional
are to
- •Embrace Qnity’s Values of Customer, Innovation, Speed and People; behave in accordance with Qnity’s Code of Conduct and all other Company and site policies
- •Participate in promoting a positive work environment that is respectful and inclusive of all team members
- •Complete training and administrative
Skills and Competencies
- •Agile, quick learner who builds skills through job rotations; accepts constructive feedback to improve performance
- •Strong creative problem solver who demonstrates a continuous improvement mindset to identify opportunities that enhance productivity
- •High attention to detail in all aspects of work
- •Manual dexterity, mechanical aptitude, numerical and analytical skills
- •Strong multi-tasking and organizational skills
- •Effective communicator who speaks and writes in respectful, professional language
- •Proficient computer skills (MS Office tools); can perform data entry accurately into various IT systems and databases
- •Read and follow directions to complete assignments and tasks with minimal supervision within specific timelines
- •Operate mobile equipment (i.e., fork truck), manufacturing machinery, basic hand tools and testing/metrology devices in a safe manner
Physical
Has the ability to
- •Wear personal protective equipment (PPE) including but not limited to steel toe shoes, gloves, hard hat
- •Wear quality protective equipment (QPE) including but not limited to coveralls, hair/beard nets, shoe covers
- •Climb stairs and ladders, bend, squat, push, pull, stand for extended periods of time and perform overhead work
- •Lift > up to 10 lbs. frequently and lift > 11 to 50 lbs. occasionally
- •Perform work that requires manual dexterity and repetitive movements of the upper extremities
- •Work in an environment of varying degrees of temperature and humidity
- •Work in scissor/Aerial lifts
- •Handle chemicals and materials in a safe manner as per standard operating procedures
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