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Overview

At Niagara, we’re looking for Team Members who want to be part of achieving our mission to provide our customers the highest quality most affordable bottled water. The Maintenance Apprenticeship Program is designed to develop Maintenance Technicians for Niagara Bottling’s Maintenance department through a combination of formal classroom training and on-the-job training.

Responsibilities

  • Shadow and learn from Operators, Preventative Maintenance Mechanics, Maintenance Technicians, and Sr. Maintenance Technicians.
  • Perform scheduled PM's on machinery as needed.
  • Assist with maintenance projects & machine rebuilds.
  • Assist with downed equipment repair during the production shift as needed.
  • Research and documentation using a computer.
  • Work safely & follow the written procedures to do so.
  • Follow & respect company rules, staff and their peers.
  • Be at work on time based on their assigned schedule.
  • Attend OEM trainings and apply learnings upon returning to the plant.
  • Perform on-demand maintenance and repair of equipment in the manufacturing facility.
  • Complete daily responsibilities assigned by the assigned direct supervisor.
  • Explain and demonstrate accomplishment of the learning objectives for each learning activity in both theory and practice.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 2 years experience in Maintenance or similar manufacturing environment.
  • High School Diploma or GED required.
  • Vocational Technical School Certificate in a maintenance-related field required.
  • Ability to understand and do math, geometry and measuring using a ruler and caliper.
  • Mechanical aptitude.
  • Attention to detail and organized.
  • Ability to read blueprints & schematics.
  • Able to stand, sit, squat or reach up to 12 hours per day as required by the specific job.
  • Great attendance, be willing to work as a team, and take pride in their performance.
  • Comfortable with computer keyboard & basic computer skills.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Starting June 2027.
  • 30% of travel may be required.

Benefits

PTO
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
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How this job compares in Mesa, AZ

Pay in context

At roughly $29/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $29/hr median for welding jobs in Mesa, AZ, whose middle half runs $24–$33/hr across 22 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 45% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Mesa, AZ

We're tracking 56 other active welding openings in Mesa, AZ right now, from 39 different employers. 26 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 488 other active welding openings from 277 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Mesa, or widen the search to Arizona.

Niagara Bottling currently has 1 other opening live in Arizona, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

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.

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