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Overview

At Niagara, the Senior Maintenance Technician ensures equipment uptime through troubleshooting and repair of production equipment, while developing best practices and training team members in a dynamic environment focused on quality bottled water production.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure equipment uptime through timely troubleshooting and repair of all equipment failures.
  • Share knowledge of production equipment with maintenance team and operators.
  • Act as a subject matter expert in areas such as injection molders, blow molders, fillers/cappers, and more.
  • Perform troubleshooting and repair of facilities and auxiliary equipment.
  • Work with maintenance technicians, operators, supervisors, and managers to resolve mechanical issues.
  • Develop and implement best practices aligned with maintenance strategies.
  • Champion continuous improvement efforts and assist with training in designated focus areas.
  • Adhere to and enforce safety and good manufacturing practices.
  • Train and lead operators, mechanics, and supervisors on technical procedures.
  • Rapidly identify machine problems to minimize equipment downtime.
  • Partner with other Senior Maintenance Technicians to resolve cross-functional problems.
  • Use software systems to analyze and identify issues to drive throughput performance.
  • Define requirements and lead overhaul efforts to rebuild equipment.
  • Transfer knowledge to team members to develop operating and troubleshooting procedures.
  • Create SOPs for troubleshooting machines and upload them to the BDA system.
  • Maintain regular attendance and be available on-call as required.

Requirements

  • 6 years of experience in a maintenance manufacturing environment.
  • 6 years of experience in the position.
  • 4 years of experience managing people/projects.
  • Ability to communicate effectively and resolve issues across multiple departments.
  • Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
  • Ability to read and interpret schematics: electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic.
  • Skilled in the use of shop equipment and precision measuring equipment.
  • Willingness to be a technical leader and trainer within a specific area.

Benefits

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

Benefits

PTO
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
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Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Phoenix, AZ currently run a median of $30/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $24–$39/hr across 76 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 Phoenix, AZ

We're tracking 202 other active welding openings in Phoenix, AZ right now, from 128 different employers. 51 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 460 other active welding openings from 236 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Phoenix, 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 (29), Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (17), and EZARC (16). 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 $37/hr, and Scottsdale at $36/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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