
Heavy Equipment Production Technician
Wabtec · Oak Creek, WI
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Production
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Today
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level production role at Wabtec (industrial) in Oak Creek, WI. Requires a High School diploma or equivalent.
- They ask for
- 5+ years
- Tools it names
- PLC
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Manufacturing Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $60k–$92k.
Median of the low and high ends of 78 live postings that list pay, out of 1145 manufacturing technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Wisconsin plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 35 other live production postings in Wisconsin.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (5+ vs 2+)
Typical $73k–$97k, from 11 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 2+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 92%
- EHS / safety 22%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for PLC, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: Wabtec in Oak Creek
2 other open roles at this site · 5 people we found in production roles at Wabtec.
- Production Supervisor · Production · Supervisor
- Machinist / Engineering Technician · Manufacturing
Full description from WabtecAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Who will you be working with?
You will support our production team and customers by making sure of machines function properly before being released to the customer for final delivery.
How will you make a difference?
As a member of the Oak Creek Operations team, you will be responsible for performing troubleshooting sequences to identify non-conformance with assembly expectations of our highly engineered machines and communicate necessary repairs both verbally and in written reports.
What do we want to know about you?
- •Requires a High School diploma or equivalent. Training on heavy equipment and measurement tools, including flow meters, pressure gauges and voltage meters.
- •Minimum of 5 years of troubleshooting or related experience with heavy equipment.
- •General mechanical skills. Must be proficient working with hydraulic, pneumatic and electronic controlled circuits including PLC and CAN-bus systems.
- •Ability to interpret electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic and mechanical schematics and drawings.
- •Ability to troubleshoot and solve equipment problems. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
- •Must be familiar with Microsoft Word and Excel for reporting purposes.
- •Ability to work effectively with minimal supervision.
- •Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of situations.
- •Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, suppliers and other NORDCO employees.
- •Supports Nordco’s continuous improvement efforts
- •Ability to read and interpret business documents, technical procedures, governmental regulations and professional journals.
- •Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedures.
What will your typical day look like?
- •Safely performs functional testing of all NORDCO track maintenance of way equipment using approved test procedures.
- •Audits assembly to design for internal and external specifications.
- •Performs troubleshooting on issues found during the testing process.
- •Communicates completion of final testing of production and prototype machines.
- •Works with engineering, production, and / or R&D on problems with the machine build process or machine testing prior to shipment.
- •Assist with creation and maintenance of test procedures.
- •Completes reports on machine testing and defects and provides feedback to Operations, Engineering and Supply Chain.
What about the physical demands of the job?
- •While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts and is frequently exposed to dust, oil, grease, fumes or airborne particles.
- •The noise level in the work environment can be loud at times and may require the use of hearing protection.
- •While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to handle or lift objects up to 50 pounds, use tools or controls and communicate with other employees.
- •The employee is frequently required to stand, climb, walk unassisted, bend, sit and reach with hands and arms.
You may also be asked to perform other duties outside of your function or trade, for which adequate training will be provided if necessary.
The hourly rate for this role is in the range of $25.00 - $35.00 per hour
The actual salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, education, business needs, market demands and work location. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. More information on offered benefits, which include health, welfare, and retirement, are available at mywabtecbenefits.com.
Wabtec will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the U.S. for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable) and fitness for duty test (as applicable).
