Industrial Electrician
Commercial Metals Company · Durant, OK
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Metals
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at Commercial Metals Company (metals) in Durant, OK. Install, monitor, inspect, troubleshoot, and ensure reliability of all electrical, electronic control systems and components, process equipment, and AC/DC utilities.
- They ask for
- 5+ years
- Tools it names
- Root cause, PLC, Casting, SAP, EHS / safety
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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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 42 other live reliability postings in Oklahoma.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (5+ vs 4+)
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 49%
- ✓ PLC 42%
- Welding 37%
- ✓ Root cause 28%
- ✓ EHS / safety 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Casting, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: Commercial Metals Company in Durant
2 other open roles at this site · 4 people we found in reliability roles at Commercial Metals Company.
- Engineering Manager · Manufacturing · Manager
- Industrial Maintenance Mechanic · Reliability · Technician
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Full description from Commercial Metals CompanyAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
What You'll Do
- ◆Participates in the CMC Safety Programs and proactively upholds the CMC Safety Culture
- ◆Knowledgeable in industrial controls, 3-phase power, PLCs, VFDs, distribution switchgear, and instrumentation
- ◆Diagnose malfunctioning systems, apparatus, and components using test equipment, hand tools and personal knowledge to determine root cause
- ◆Performs necessary maintenance tasks including repair or replacement of damaged parts, adjustments and calibration procedures, assemble, install, test and execute preventative maintenance tasks on various forms of manufacturing equipment
- ◆Provides technical assistance to maintenance and production personnel as needed
- ◆Use SAP maintenance module in the execution of duties, utilize computers to acquire information, documentation, account for time and corrective actions
- ◆Works with related diagnostic equipment including digital multimeters, oscilloscopes, signal generators, and other electronic tools and equipment
- ◆Install, monitor, inspect, troubleshoot, and ensure reliability of all electrical, electronic control systems and components, process equipment, and AC/DC utilities
- ◆Ensure all electrical work complies with NFPA 70E, OSHA, and CMC safety standards
What You'll Need
- ✓Ability to function in a fast-paced environment
- ✓Ability to stand, walk, bend, and work in heights for extended periods of time
- ✓Ability to think logically, analytically and solve problems
- ✓Electrical controls maintenance and repair proficiency
- ✓Knowledge of the melting, casting and rolling process and related equipment preferred
- ✓MRO system; SAP system experience preferred
- ✓Must have experience with and the ability to demonstrate electrical and mechanical maintenance principles, concepts, and troubleshooting techniques including a working knowledge of hydraulics and pneumatics
- ✓Siemens and/or other PLC troubleshooting experience preferred
- ✓Strong multitasking abilities
- ✓Work rotating shifts which include weekends and holidays
- ✓Ability to read and follow technical manuals, diagrams, and schematics.
- ✓Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, PLC logic
- ✓Competent in the use of hand tools as well as electrical and electronic test equipment
- ✓Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and troubleshooting skills.
- ✓Ability to communicate effectively and work as a team with appropriate departments/individuals
- ✓Minimum 5 years industrial maintenance experience preferred
Your Education
- ✓High School Diploma or GED required
We are CMC, a Fortune 500 company at the leading edge of our industry. Our construction reinforcement and steel products have supported construction projects and structures around the world. 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 construction reinforcement problems facing our world for more than 100 years — and we’re just getting started.
If you’re ready to join a team working to make our industry more sustainable, support the bridges, roadways, buildings and infrastructure that connects our communities, and do meaningful work, you’re ready to join CMC. Apply today and start moving your career — and our world — forward. Let's build a better world!
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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.