Electromechanical Technician
Westlake · Columbus, OH
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Industry
- Chemicals
- Posted
- 8 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at Westlake (chemicals) in Columbus, OH.
- They ask for
- degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- Lean, 5S, PLC, Automation, Extrusion
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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.
Ohio plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 108 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 48%
- ✓ PLC 41%
- Welding 34%
- Root cause 22%
- EHS / safety 20%
✓ = 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: Westlake in Columbus
1 other open role at this site.
- Tool & Die Technician · Manufacturing · Technician
Full description from WestlakeAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Qualifications
- ✓Associates Degree in Electronics or equivalent training (i.e. Fundamentals of PLC's, Programming Controllers, Troubleshooting and Repair of PLC's) with three (3) plus years of practical electronics experience
- ✓Experience with blending and extrusion equipment preferred
- ✓Electrical and Mechanical background; 3 phase, 480v power experience required
- ✓Must be able to climb and work at elevated heights
- ✓Knowledge of 5S and lean principles
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Westlake offers you the potential to enrich your work life and career experience in an entrepreneurial environment. We work together to enhance peoples' lives through our products and presence in the communities in which we operate.
Starting Pay: $43.00 per hour + $2.00 per hour for shift differential
Summary
The Electromechanical Technician is responsible for performing facility Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) work on all manufacturing equipment. Duties include installation, programming, troubleshooting, and repair of PLC's. Proactively maintains all plant electrical systems, all equipment electronics, motors, drives and other power transmission systems. This position also has the responsibility to perform all mechanical and electrical tasks as assigned.
Schedule
This position will be on night shift, with specific hours based on operational needs. Final schedule details will be discussed during the interview process.
May include, but are not limited to, the following
- •Perform all manufacturing plant electrical and electronic diagnostics repair and installation, consistent with plant electricians
- •Modify advanced A/B PLC logic program
- •Troubleshoot and repair PLC circuits
- •Design and assemble control circuits and cabinets with user interface
- •Analyze current machinery for PLC automation implementation
- •Troubleshoot/program/specify motor drives
- •Maintain/service plant switchgear
- •Maintains a running log on barrel and screw inventory, changes, history and throughput
- •Ability to determine when scope of job is beyond existing skill set or requires additional support
- •Perform all mechanical and electrical duties required, and additional duties as assigned
- •Comply with company policies for software updating, filing, and archiving of PLC/PC applications
- •Comply with established safety rules and company policies and procedures
Physical demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; stand; walk; use hands to touch, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crawl or crouch. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Work environment
This position works in a fast paced manufacturing facility. Noise level commensurate with large machinery. Ear and eye protection must be worn at all times; steel toed shoes and long pants are required. Temperatures, although maintained, can be effected by outside weather conditions.
If you are an active Westlake employee (or an employee of any Westlake affiliates), please do not apply here. You will apply via the Jobs Hub application in Workday.