Maintenance Technician
Commercial Metals Company · Knoxville, TN
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Experience asked
- 4+ years
- Industry
- Metals
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at Commercial Metals Company (metals) in Knoxville, TN.
- They ask for
- 4+ years
- Tools it names
- Root cause, Welding, EHS / safety
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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.
Tennessee plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 63 other live reliability postings in Tennessee.
- Experience asked
- Typical (4+ years)
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 55%
- PLC 50%
- ✓ Welding 36%
- ✓ EHS / safety 31%
- ✓ Root cause 23%
- Tooling 20%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: Commercial Metals Company in Knoxville
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Full description from Commercial Metals CompanyAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
What You'll Do
- ◆Effectively monitor and inspect equipment for defects
- ◆Participates in the CMC Safety Programs and proactively upholds the CMC Safety Culture
- ◆Perform additional duties as needed
- ◆Perform all facets of the repair safely while utilizing hand tools, power tools and precision tools at different heights or adverse conditions
- ◆Perform building maintenance as required
- ◆Purchase supplies and parts for repair, track purchase requisitions when necessary
- ◆Able and willing to cross train as required
- ◆Attend extensive training regarding applicable equipment
- ◆Maintain good general housekeeping, keeping clean equipment and work area. Keep all tools in good working condition
- ◆Perform predictive/preventive/corrective maintenance, utilize computer systems and programs for documentation of maintenance/safety activities; perform time entry, enter notifications and work orders, enter corrective actions/comments
- ◆Repair and maintain shop machinery and mechanical equipment including overhead cranes, shears, benders, threaders, forges, induction heaters, and welders
- ◆Work with other Technicians on job orders and troubleshooting
What You'll Need
- ✓Must be able to work outside under all weather conditions to include working in the heat and cold weather
- ✓Welding skills preferred
- ✓Able to read technical documents and service manuals, write clearly
- ✓Both mechanically and electrically inclined with experience working in both areas
- ✓Experience servicing and repairing industrial equipment
- ✓Follow OSHA, EPA, and company safety policies, rules, and regulations
- ✓Minimum 4 years preferably in a heavy industrial environment
- ✓Possess a strong work ethic and practice safe working habits
- ✓Specific knowledge of hydraulics a plus
- ✓Ability to work as a team player in a fast paced environment, with strong work ethic, pay attention to detail and find root causes for issues
- ✓Possess proficient skills utilizing hand tools, power tools and precision tools for performing all facets of the repair and maintenance process
- ✓Work on rotating shifts with some overtime required
- ✓Able to work overtime as business requires
- ✓Must be able to lift 50 pounds, climb ladders and steps, work outside under all weather conditions when needed
Your Education
- ✓High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent experience is 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.