Job Description

Overview

The Senior Maintenance Technician at Viant is responsible for the assembly, installation, troubleshooting, maintenance, and repair of mechanical and electrical systems and machinery throughout the facility. Viant is a global medical device design and manufacturing services provider committed to delivering high-quality, life-enhancing medical technology.

Responsibilities

  • Assemble, install, and troubleshoot electrical and mechanical components according to schematics, blueprints, or technical drawings.
  • Diagnose and troubleshoot mechanical and electrical issues in machinery as well as throughout the overall facility.
  • Perform preventative maintenance to ensure systems operate efficiently and safely.
  • Collaborate with engineering and production teams to support new equipment installations or modifications.
  • Competency in operation of site’s wastewater treatment facility while meeting all required standards and procedures.
  • Ensure compliance with safety and quality standards.
  • Ability to work emergency call-ins and mandatory overtime including weekends.
  • Perform other functions as requested by management.

Requirements

  • Associate’s degree or technical diploma in Electro-Mechanical Technology, Industrial Maintenance, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of relevant experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment.
  • Strong knowledge of AC/DC circuits, PLCs, motors, gearboxes, hydraulics, pneumatics, and vacuum systems.
  • Ability to read and interpret technical diagrams and schematics.
  • Proficiency with hand tools, diagnostic instruments, and maintenance software.
  • Excellent problem solving and communication skills.
  • Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
  • Must be able to wear a respirator and all other PPE requirements for the position.
  • Ability to enter and attend permit required confined space.
  • Mobile Equipment Certified.

Benefits

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

Additional Information

  • Must be able to work some weekends and on-call hours, as necessary.
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts.
  • The employee will occasionally be exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; risk of electrical shock; and vibration.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k

How this job compares in Collegeville, PA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Pennsylvania currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$35/hr across 124 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 Collegeville, PA

Collegeville, PA currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Pennsylvania as a whole we're tracking 273 other active welding openings from 174 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Collegeville, or widen the search to Pennsylvania.

The most active employers in Pennsylvania at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Hanwha Philly Shipyard (8), TradeWorx (7), and JB Poindexter Company (6). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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