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Production Equipment Technician

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Mentor, OHFull-time$26–32/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$26–32/hr
Location
Mentor, OH
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

OhioMeansJobs | Lake County is accepting resumes for a Production Equipment Technician in Mentor, Ohio. The technician repairs and maintains mechanical equipment systems and programmable logic controls on production equipment, performs equipment maintenance, and backs up other maintenance personnel on projects. The role includes troubleshooting, repairs, installations, retrofits, and upgrades to manufacturing equipment and maintaining tools and spare-parts inventory.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Mechanical Equipment Maintenance, nice to haveProgrammable Logic Controls, nice to haveArc Welding, nice to haveMIG Welding, nice to haveElectrical Troubleshooting, nice to have

Full job description

OhioMeansJobs | Lake County is accepting resumes for the following position: Position: Production Equipment Technician Location: Mentor, OH Hours: Full Time M-F, 8A-5P Pay: $26-$32 Position ID: 3360 POSITION SUMMARY Responsible for repairing and maintaining mechanical equipment systems and programmable logic controls on the Production Equipment. Perform a variety of Production Equipment Maintenance. Backup other maintenance personnel on projects as required. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Perform maintenance and repairs involving some of the following: Observes functioning of installed equipment to detect hazards, problems, and the need for service repair and or replacement of electrical system and mechanical components. ARC and MIG Welding fabrications work on production equipment in the facility. Troubleshoot diagnose and repair mechanical/electrical system problems such as electrical circuits, controls, motor starters, proximity switches, photo-eyes, and PLCs I/O system, contactor, and relay-base, using root cause analysis principles and taking corrective action to repairing or replacing electrical and mechanical component. Debug, and repair production equipment 480-3 phase and DC 24 voltage system, AC/DC circuit, frequency drives, load cells, power distribution, overhead cranes, induction motor, and other machine control components, as quickly and safely as possible to ensure minimal production down time on manufacturing equipment. Responsible for equipment installations, retrofits, and upgrades on electrical and mechanical system. Set up and operate a range of machine tools and equipment to make sure repairs are done safety and efficiently, Responsibility for maintaining department tools and equipment in the maintenance shop and facility. Identify and troubleshoot sources of mechanical failure. Make recommendations and report problems to immediate Supervisor for future improvements on building and or equipment in the manufacturing facility Maintain neat and orderly inventory of equipment spare parts, i.e. busses, controls, switches etc.

How this job compares

Set against the 6,624 open Maintenance Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$26–32/hr
  • Ohio median$26–33/hr179 hourly ranges
  • US median$27–34/hr3,069 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $29/hr, is 3% below the Ohio median midpoint ($30/hr) — in the middle half of Maintenance Technician hourly ranges in Ohio.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 475 open Maintenance Technician jobs in Ohio and 6,624 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Ohio
Experience
Maintenance Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 4 years (3,843 postings).
Education
19 of the 6,624 open Maintenance Technician jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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