Maintenance Technician
Bharat Forge PMT Technologie LLC · Surgoinsville, TN
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at Bharat Forge PMT Technologie LLC (industrial) in Surgoinsville, TN. Determines material needs and is responsible for getting material to job and for getting necessary parts ordered or made.
- They ask for
- 2+ years
- Tools it names
- PLC, Welding
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Maintenance Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $58k–$83k.
Median of the low and high ends of 39 live postings that list pay, out of 1590 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 42 other live reliability postings in Tennessee.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 5+)
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 53%
- ✓ PLC 49%
- ✓ Welding 30%
- EHS / safety 30%
- Root cause 28%
- Tooling 23%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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Full description from Bharat Forge PMT Technologie LLCAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Description
Perform all maintenance, including electrical/mechanical and PLC programming/
troubleshooting on machinery.
Receives instructions and work assignments from Supervisor. Works from blueprints of drawings and plans working procedure.
· Performs mechanical and hydraulic maintenance and repair work to equipment and machinery throughout the plant as required.
· Repairs, replaces, aligns, adjusts, and installs parts of plant equipment and machinery.
· Read effectively mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic drawings.
· Operates equipment and makes adjustments to ensure proper operating conditions prior to turning over to operating personnel.
· Determines material needs and is responsible for getting material to job and for getting necessary parts ordered or made.
· Performs any necessary welding, brazing, or burning in making repairs or lubricating parts.
· Performs climbing, rigging, lifting and hoisting.
· Performs minor electrical repairs, pipefitting, and maintenance and construction on plant buildings and facilities, such as replacing and wiring up motors, installing all types of lines, and repairing and replacing parts in pumps.
· Performs electromechanical and electrical repairs as well.
· Transports material, parts, and supplies to assigned work areas using a forklift truck/cart or other means of transporting.
· Report and/or remedy unsafe working conditions.
· Keep necessary maintenance records.
· Keeps work area in a clean and safe, orderly condition at all times.
· Follows all safety procedures.
Industrial Maintenance Technical Schooling preferred
Prior Maintenance Mechanical experience 2+ years preferred.