Maintenance Technician - American Augers
The Toro Company · West Salem, OH
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at The Toro Company (industrial) in West Salem, OH.
- They ask for
- 5+ years
- Tools it names
- PLC, Robotics
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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.
Ohio plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 120 other live reliability postings in Ohio.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (5+ 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%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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- 2
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This plant: The Toro Company in West Salem
1 other open role at this site.
- Quality Technician, Lead - American Augers · Quality · Technician
Full description from The Toro CompanyAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Starting pay depending on skills/experience
- ✓Technician I: $25-27 hourly
- ✓Technician II: $27-30 hourly
Schedule: Two shifts available, your choice!
- ✓Monday through Thursday, 5:00am - 3:30pm
- ✓Monday through Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm
What Does an American Augers Maintenance Technician Do?
- ✓Perform upgrades, repairs, and installations throughout the facility. These activities will be driven by our Computer Maintenance Management System (CMMS). This system provides instruction, manuals, records completion, and track the time for these tasks.
- ✓Diagnose problems involving mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical systems.
- ✓Repair, rebuild, and set hydraulic valves, pumps, and cylinders.
- ✓Use precision measurement tools while setting up equipment and diagnosing problems.
- ✓Trouble shooting, repair, and installation of electrical systems both high voltage supply circuits and low voltage control circuits.
- ✓Snow removal during the winter.
- ✓Perform other duties as assigned.
What Elements Do We Look For?
- ✓5 years of Industrial Maintenance Experience and/or Journeyman Certification.
- ✓Electrical experience is a plus.
- ✓Experience with Computer Maintenance Management System.
- ✓Programming software for PLCs and Robots preferred.
- ✓High School Diploma or GED equivalent preferred.
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Who Are We?
American Auger s is a division of The Toro Company located in West Salem, Ohio. American Auger s builds the largest horizontal directional drills in the industry, and a full range of auger boring machines. With the rugged user in mind, American Auger s rigs are built to last and backed by 24-hour worldwide support.