Maintenance Technician
Yanfeng · McCalla, AL
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at Yanfeng (automotive) in McCalla, AL.
- Tools it names
- PLC, Welding
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Maintenance Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $62k–$88k.
Median of the low and high ends of 74 live postings that list pay, out of 2992 maintenance technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 88 other live reliability postings in Alabama.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $89k–$119k, from 5 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 56%
- ✓ Welding 48%
- ✓ PLC 47%
- Root cause 27%
- EHS / safety 26%
- Tooling 22%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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- 1
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- 2
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- 3
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- 5
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This plant: Yanfeng in McCalla
3 other open roles at this site.
- Quality Engineer · Quality
- Quality Systems Engineer - Automotive · Quality
- Tool Technician · Manufacturing · Technician
Maintenance Technician at Yanfeng in other locations
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Full description from YanfengAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Required qualifications
- ✓3 Minimum Years of Experience with Maintenance / Engineering.
- ✓1-3 Minimum Years of Experience within the automotive industry.
qualifications
- ✓PLC and HMI Experience
- ✓Welding skills
- ✓Forklift capability
- ✓Overhead Crane capability / certification
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- •Perform PMs and document findings
- •Electrical and blueprint schematic reading
- •Integrated circuit troubleshooting
- •Wire control circuits for 24 VDC, 120/240/480 VAC
- •Capable of sizing motor starters and overloads for an application
- •General knowledge of electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic blueprint schematic reading
- •Ability to maintain machine functionality
- •Ability to troubleshoot basic control circuits
- •Experience with basic shop tools (hand tools, drills, lathes, and milling machine); Drilling/tapping; Cutting & threading pipe; Basic pneumatic troubleshooting & repair; Building maintenance- plant lighting, compressors and emergency lighting; Bending conduit and pulling wire; Installation & set-up of motor contractors and VFDS.
- •Basic pneumatic troubleshooting & repair
- •Building maintenance- plant lighting, compressors and emergency lighting
- •Bending conduit and pulling wire
- •Installation & set-up of motor contractors and VFDS
- •Proven understanding of electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic systems
- •Good communication (both written and oral) and listening skills
- •Team oriented
- •Ability to work in a high demand environment
- •Attention to detail
- •Possess a passion for excellence.