Maintenance Technician I-Day
Quaker Houghton · Middletown, OH
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Industry
- Chemicals
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level reliability role at Quaker Houghton (chemicals) in Middletown, OH.
- Tools it names
- Painting / coating
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Maintenance Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $58k–$83k.
Median of the low and high ends of 39 live postings that list pay, out of 1594 maintenance technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 107 other live reliability postings in Ohio.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $77k–$107k, from 7 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 47%
- PLC 42%
- Welding 33%
- Root cause 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Painting / coating, Union environment, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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Pick 2–3 people on the Reliability team at Quaker Houghton
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This plant: Quaker Houghton in Middletown
3 other open roles at this site.
- Maintenance Technician I - Day Shift · Reliability · Technician
- QC Technician II - Evening · Quality · Technician
- QC Technician II- Evening Shift (12 Hour) · Quality · Technician
Full description from Quaker HoughtonAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Job Summary
The Maintenance Technician I performs routine maintenance and repair activities to support safe, reliable, and efficient plant operations. This role helps ensure the proper functioning of facility infrastructure and manufacturing equipment through preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and basic repairs. The technician may assist in training new employees and provide operational support to the maintenance team as needed.
Job Description
The Maintenance Technician I supports the day-to-day maintenance of plant equipment, utilities, and facilities to ensure consistent operational performance.
Responsibilities
include conducting preventive and corrective maintenance on mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems, as well as supporting instrumentation and control devices. The role assists with upkeep of building infrastructure, grounds, and utilities, and participates in monitoring critical systems such as HVAC, boilers, compressors, thermal systems, and cooling towers.
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Schedule: 2-2-3, Day Shift; 5a-530p
- •Performing basic maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair on facility and production equipment, including HVAC units, boilers, air compressors, cooling towers, and process systems.
- •Assisting with plumbing, electrical, and instrumentation tasks, including equipment calibration, motor control, valve maintenance, and control wiring checks.
- •Supporting installation, assembly, and maintenance of piping systems, steam supply, condensate return, process water, and related plant utilities.
- •Monitoring and documenting routine testing for boilers, cooling water, and other critical systems; preparing equipment for inspections.
- •Maintaining facility interiors, exteriors, and grounds, and supporting the coordination and oversight of contractors performing on-site work.
- •Supporting inventory management of parts and tools, keeping maintenance areas clean, organized, and safe.
- •Assisting with the preparation of maintenance plans, documentation, and compliance requirements, including permits and equipment manuals.
- •Contributing to continuous improvement by identifying equipment or process enhancements.
- •The Maintenance Technician I works closely with operations and maintenance leadership to support safe, reliable, and compliant plant operations.
About Us
At Quaker Houghton, we are experts in the development, production and application of industrial process fluids, lubricants and coatings for the manufacturing industry. We have been an integral part in the growth of the world’s largest industrial and manufacturing companies from aerospace and automotive to primary metal and energy. Today, we have a global presence, with our corporate headquarters located in Conshohocken, PA. Quaker Houghton is a global publicly traded company with a unique collaborative culture that supports career growth for its associates and offers competitive compensation and benefit programs.
What's in it for you
- •Competitive pay programs with excellent career growth trajectory
- •Paid time off for volunteerism
- •Dress for your day; how you dress is determined by what your day may bring
- •Opportunity to participate in comprehensive benefit options including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Parental Leave, Holiday Pay, Paid Time Off, Tuition Reimbursement, and Savings Plan
- •Work for a global leader in the industrial process fluids industry