How to hire a senior production technician

How to hire a senior production technician, step by step

Here's a step-by-step senior production technician hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a senior production technician job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new senior production technician
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you start hiring a senior production technician, identify what type of worker you actually need. Certain positions might call for a full-time employee, while others can be done by a part-time worker or contractor.

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   Hiring the perfect senior production technician also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   Here's a comparison of senior production technician salaries for various roles:

   Type of Senior Production Technician	Description	Hourly rate
   Senior Production Technician		$20-44
   Quality Assurance Technician	Quality assurance is an essential part of a company that offers products and services. It is critical that the company's output remains consistent and up to par with community standards... Show more	$12-28
   Quality Technician Engineer	Quality specialists are quality assurance professionals who make sure that the organization's standards are constantly maintained in their products. They are employed in various industries, like technology and manufacturing... Show more	$30-56

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Safety Regulations
   • Technical Support
   • GMP
   • Sops
   • Test Procedures
   • Production Equipment
   • Lean Manufacturing
   • Production Floor
   • ISO
   • FDA
   • Production Processes
   • QC
   • R
   • Production Lines

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   Responsibilities:

   • Assist PMs in establishing effective project oversight and control, and in proactively identifying and managing project risks.
   • Review HACCP plans with USDA.
   • Assist QA, Shipping/Receiving and assemblers when necessary.
   • Assist utilities in plant maintenance to abide by strict OSHA rules.
   • Authore ISO procedures on various products in manufacturing, test and final shipping.
   • Work with engineers, machinist, designers, assemblers, QA staff and project managers to troubleshoot technical problems.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your senior production technician job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A senior production technician salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, senior production technicians' average salary in oklahoma is 36% less than in oregon.
   • Seniority. Entry-level senior production technicians earn 54% less than senior-level senior production technicians.
   • Certifications. A senior production technician with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a senior production technician's salary.

   Average senior production technician salary

   $64,014yearly

   $30.78 hourly rate

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   Entry-level senior production technician salary

   $43,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 15, 2025

4. Writing a senior production technician job description

   A good senior production technician job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of a senior production technician job description:

   Senior production technician job description example

   
   **General Summary:** Works under minimal supervision. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish assigned projects or goals. Assumes responsibility for all equipment in area/bay of assigned responsibility. Ability to learn all aspects of technical support for new processes quickly.
   
   **Essential Duties & Responsibilities:**
   
   + Assists, performs and learns complex electrical control systems, electronics, mechanical and hydraulic maintenance on conventional and NC/Automatic machine tool repair and trouble-shooting.
   
   + Independently completes minor equipment modifications and upgrades.
   
   + Repairs and maintains production equipment in a timely manner
   
   + Performs complex troubleshooting of electrical, controls, pneumatic, and mechanical systems
   
   + Troubleshoots electrical and pneumatic schematics and systems.
   
   + Dismantles, moves, assembles, installs and repairs all types of conventional and NC/automatic machine tools
   
   + Reads and interprets blueprints, layout plans, operating and repair manuals and often works from verbal instructions.
   
   + Sets up and operates conventional machine tools and fabrication machinery to rework or fabricate new parts
   
   + Performs minor rebuilding projects on major machine tools and equipment
   
   + Interfaces with and supports manufacturing, controls and quality engineering
   
   + Completes PM edits, HEC's, minor MOC's, creates and updates minor equipment drawings and other documentation as necessary.
   
   + May orient, train, assign and check the work of lower grade technicians and operators
   
   + May performroutine and repetitive production activities where work is of a machine loading and tending nature such as assembling and post-processing of inflators
   
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   Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are more than just words for us. They are at the core of the ZF Way that propels our team members towards their utmost success. We strive to build and nurture a culture where inclusiveness is a natural reflex. We actively seek ways to remove barriers so that every member of ZF can rise to their full potential. We aim to embed this in our legacy through how we operate and build our products as we shape next generation mobility, safety, sustainability and social justice.
   
   With four generations across 118 nationalities in 41 countries, ZF combines a unique variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and ideas. Together, we solve problems, drive innovation and shape next generation mobility.
   
   Our company is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with us and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please contact us. Requests for reasonable accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. ZF is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law. Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/Disability/Veteran
   
   **Our Commitment to Diversity**
   
   ZF is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.
   
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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find senior production technicians for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

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6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit senior production technicians, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   Remember to include a few questions that allow candidates to expand on their strengths in their own words. Asking about their unique skills might reveal things you'd miss otherwise. At this point, good candidates can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new senior production technician

   Once you've found the senior production technician candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's equally important to follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new senior production technician first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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