*Crane Maintenance Technician
Commercial Metals Company · Cayce, SC
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Industry
- Metals
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A technician-level reliability role at Commercial Metals Company (metals) in Cayce, SC. At least one year of experience in an industrial maintenance environment or equivalent military experience.
- Tools it names
- PLC
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Maintenance Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $57k–$86k.
Median of the low and high ends of 59 live postings that list pay, out of 2258 maintenance technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 70 other live reliability postings in South Carolina.
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 46%
- ✓ PLC 39%
- Welding 30%
- EHS / safety 28%
- Root cause 21%
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This plant: Commercial Metals Company in Cayce
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Full description from Commercial Metals CompanyAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
What You'll Do
- ◆Maintain all aspects of overhead cranes
- ◆Heavy emphasis on electrical maintenance
- ◆Electrical systems, AC Drives, Static Stepless, AC Contactor, and PLC controls
- ◆3 Phase 480 power, AC magnet controllers and DC magnet controllers
- ◆Mechanical systems, gearboxes, wheels, couplings, and structure
What You'll Need
- ✓At least one year of experience in an industrial maintenance environment or equivalent military experience
- ✓Experience troubleshooting 480vac 3 phase motor control systems
- ✓Ability to provide written and/or electronic reports and verbally communicate with customers
- ✓Ability to work at heights greater than six feet off of the ground
- ✓Ability to pay close attention to detail required
Your Education
- ✓High School Diploma or GED required
We are Commercial Metals Company, a Fortune 500 company with a family feel that’s already part of your life. Our steel products have been supporting structures in more than 20 countries for over 100 years. And the secret to our success? We’ve built our legacy by assembling a team of innovators and doers to tackle some of the most challenging problems facing our world over last 100 years — but we’re just getting started.
If you’re ready to reimagine ways to make the steel industry more sustainable, reinforce the bridges and roadways that connect our communities, and raise the bar for what it means to do meaningful work day in and day out. In short, you’re ready to be part of CMC. Join us and start moving your career — and our world — forward.
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it's what's inside that counts
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There’s more to CMC than our products and the buildings, structures, and roads they go into. At CMC, it’s the people inside our recycling centers, fabrication plants, manufacturing facilities, steel mills and offices that make us who we are as a company. Our success comes from finding, retaining, and supporting the highest quality talent by offering:
- •Day 1 Benefits Coverage with low cost Medical, Vision, Dental
- •Day 1 Paid-time Off and Vacation
- •4.5% Company Match 401(k) plan
- •$500 Annual Company-paid Lifestyle Benefit
- •Competitive Compensation and Bonuses
- •Company-paid Life and Disability Insurance
- •Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- •Training and Advancement Opportunities
Why This Job
CMC provides an excellent opportunity to learn the steel, construction reinforcement and ground stabilization industries and to grow in your career. Whether you will spend your day brainstorming in an office cubicle, operating a crane, running manufacturing equipment or troubleshooting technical obstacles, at CMC, you’ll get the training and support from your team that you need to excel in your role and reach your full potential.