Job Description

Overview

We are seeking a Maintenance Engineering Technician to support preventive maintenance, corrective maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of automated production machinery and manufacturing equipment within a medical device manufacturing facility.

Responsibilities

  • Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on automated medical device manufacturing equipment.
  • Troubleshoot electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and control system problems.
  • Maintain automated assembly machines, robotics, conveyors, molding equipment, and inspection systems.
  • Diagnose machine failures using electrical schematics, PLC diagnostic tools, and mechanical drawings.
  • Repair or replace motors, sensors, switches, bearings, actuators, drives, and other equipment components.
  • Support equipment installation, setup, startup, and calibration activities.
  • Perform planned maintenance activities to reduce unexpected equipment downtime.
  • Maintain accurate maintenance records, work orders, and equipment service history.
  • Use computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) to document work.
  • Collaborate with Automation Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering teams to resolve recurring equipment problems.
  • Follow safety procedures, lockout/tagout requirements, and applicable regulated manufacturing practices.
  • Support equipment reliability and continuous improvement projects.

Requirements

  • Associate's degree or technical diploma in Electrical Technology, Mechanical Technology, Mechatronics, Industrial Maintenance, or a related discipline; equivalent hands-on experience may be considered.
  • 3+ years of industrial maintenance or manufacturing equipment troubleshooting experience.
  • Experience with automated assembly equipment or production machinery.
  • Working knowledge of PLC diagnostics, electrical controls, motors, sensors, and pneumatic systems.
  • Ability to read electrical schematics and mechanical drawings.
  • Experience with preventive maintenance and CMMS systems.
  • Medical device manufacturing experience preferred.
  • Knowledge of GMP documentation, safety procedures, and equipment maintenance practices.

How this job compares in Tempe, AZ

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Tempe, AZ currently run a median of $32/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $28–$75/hr across 10 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Tempe, AZ

We're tracking 28 other active welding openings in Tempe, AZ right now, from 23 different employers. 14 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 501 other active welding openings from 238 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Tempe, or widen the search to Arizona.

Intellectt Inc 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 (33), EZARC (22), and Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (21). 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 Tolleson at $38/hr, Tempe at $32/hr, and Phoenix at $30/hr. Tempe is among them.

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