Maintenance Technician
Sika · Sealy, TX
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Degree
- Preferred
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Chemicals
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at Sika (chemicals) in Sealy, TX.
- They ask for
- 3+ years · degree preferred
- Tools it names
- PLC, Automation, Extrusion, Tooling
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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.
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How this role compares
Against 145 other live reliability postings in Texas.
- Experience asked
- Typical (3+ years)
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 54%
- ✓ PLC 33%
- Root cause 27%
- Welding 27%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Extrusion, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: Sika in Sealy
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Full description from SikaAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Sika is looking for experienced Maintenance Technicians to join its growing team in the Sealy, TX area for its roofing business. All shifts are available.The Maintenance Technician is responsible for ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of automated manufacturing equipment and facility systems within a PVC production facility. This position performs preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on extrusion lines, automation systems, material handling equipment, utility systems, and facility infrastructure. The Maintenance Technician works closely with Production, Engineering, and Quality teams to minimize downtime, improve equipment reliability, support continuous improvement initiatives, and maintain high standards of safety and product quality.
- •Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on PVC extrusion lines and associated downstream equipment.
- •Troubleshoot and repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and automated control systems.
- •Diagnose equipment failures using schematics, technical manuals, PLC diagnostics, and maintenance tools.
- •Repair and maintain motors, gearboxes, bearings, conveyors, pumps, compressors, blowers, chillers, vacuum systems, and process equipment.
- •Inspect, maintain, and replace tooling, dies, calibrators, cutters, and other extrusion-related components.
- •High School Diploma or GED required.
- •Technical certification, vocational training, Associate Degree in Industrial Maintenance, Mechatronics, Electrical Technology, or related field preferred.
- •Minimum of 3 years of industrial maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
- •Experience in plastics extrusion, PVC manufacturing, chemical processing, packaging, or related industrial processes preferred.
- •Experience with CMMS systems and maintenance planning programs preferred.
- •Strong mechanical troubleshooting skills.
- •Knowledge of electrical systems up to 480V.