Job Description

Overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join Dot’s Pretzels as a Maintenance Technician in Goodyear, AZ. The company is committed to high-quality standards and values strong relationships among its employees, emphasizing teamwork and a family-like atmosphere.

Responsibilities

  • Perform minor and major maintenance duties as needed in supporting production machinery.
  • Diagnose problems, replace or repair parts, test and make adjustments as necessary.
  • Supervise work of outside contractors.
  • Conduct emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment.
  • Perform preventative maintenance procedures on equipment on a scheduled basis.
  • Comply with safety regulations and maintain clean and orderly work areas.
  • Manage tools in the facility and ensure they are kept and returned to the right place.
  • Have a clear understanding of OSHA requirements and food industry GMP’s.
  • Be a self-starter; ability to work independently as well as with other personnel and management.
  • Represent self and company in a professional and positive manner.
  • Attend required company meetings and training and participate in constructive discussion.
  • Follow all safety rules and regulations while performing work assignments.
  • Conduct self in the presence of customers and community to present a professional image of Dot’s Pretzels.
  • Proactively seek and participate in available company-sponsored training.
  • Maintain a positive and professional working relationship with peers, management, and support resources.
  • Perform all other duties as assigned by management in a professional and efficient manner.

Requirements

  • Experience in electrical and mechanical equipment maintenance and repair required.
  • Good skill in the use of hand and power tools.
  • Ability to read and comprehend instruction manuals and blueprints.
  • Preferred experience in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.
  • Preference given to candidates with a 2-year associate degree in electromechanical systems.
  • Robotics and control experience a plus.
  • Exceptional communication skills, verbal and written.
  • Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a fast-paced environment.
  • Candidate must have valid work authorization and be able to work in the U.S. without company sponsorship.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Location: Goodyear, AZ
  • Job Type: Hourly
  • Starting at $25.25/hr
  • Shift differential of $1.00/hr for overnight 2nd shift and $1.50/hr for 3rd Shift.
  • Overtime potential.
  • 2nd Shift: M-F, 2 pm - 10:30 pm.
  • Flexibility to work any shift, weekends, overtime, and holidays as needed.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO

How this job compares in Goodyear, AZ

Pay in context

At roughly $25/hr, this posting comes in about 16% below the $30/hr median for welding jobs across Arizona, where the middle half runs $25–$38/hr across 183 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 27% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Goodyear, AZ

We're tracking 17 other active welding openings in Goodyear, AZ right now, from 9 different employers. 4 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 488 other active welding openings from 276 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Goodyear, or widen the search to Arizona.

The most active employers in Arizona at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Sundt Construction (14), Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (14), and GTI Fabrication (11). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Arizona, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are El Mirage at $38/hr, Waddell at $34/hr, and Phoenix at $32/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Goodyear, AZ

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Maintenance Technician - 2nd Shift - Goodyear, AZ figures were last recalculated when this page was built.