Sr. Maintenance Technician
CMC · Nashville, TN
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Experience asked
- 6+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 11 days ago
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A technician-level reliability role at CMC (industrial) in Nashville, TN. Additionally, you can freely decide and change any time whether you accept cookies or choose to opt out of cookies to improve website's performance, as well as cookies used to display content tailored to your interests.
- They ask for
- 6+ years
- Tools it names
- PLC, Welding, EHS / safety
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 26, 2026
Maintenance Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $58k–$84k.
Median of the low and high ends of 37 live postings that list pay, out of 1861 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 52 other live reliability postings in Tennessee.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (6+ vs 4+)
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 55%
- ✓ PLC 51%
- ✓ EHS / safety 30%
- ✓ Welding 28%
- Root cause 23%
- Tooling 23%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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What You'll Do
- ◆Attend training regarding applicable equipment
- ◆Effectively monitor and inspect equipment for defects
- ◆Maintain and repair shop machinery and/or mechanical equipment to include overhead cranes, shears, benders, threaders, forges, induction heaters, and welders
- ◆Mentor and train other maintenance team members
- ◆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
- ◆Project planning including estimating man hours and job completion hours
- ◆Purchase supplies and parts for repair, track purchase requisitions when necessary
- ◆Train machine operators on proper equipment use
- ◆Work alongside other Technicians on job orders and troubleshooting
- ◆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
- ◆Maintain and repair shop machinery and/or mechanical equipment to include overheadcranes, shears, benders, threaders, forges, induction heaters, and welders
- ◆Perform predictive/preventive/corrective maintenance,utilizecomputer systems and programsfor documentation of maintenance/safety activities; perform time entry, enter notifications and work orders, enter corrective actions/comments
- ◆Project planning including estimating man hours and job completion hours
- ◆Purchase supplies and parts for repair, track purchase requisitions when necessary
What You'll Need
- ✓Must be able to work outside under all weather conditions to include working in the heat and cold weather
- ✓Able and willing to cross train as required
- ✓Experienced with industrial electrical repairs including troubleshooting and repair of electrical valves and switches, A/C - D/C drives and motors, PLC's and 480 Volt 3 phase electrical
- ✓Knowledge with servicing and repairing industrial equipment
- ✓Minimum 6 years preferably in a heavy industrial environment
- ✓Possess specific knowledge of both hydraulic and electrical systems and equipment
- ✓Welding skills preferred
- ✓Both mechanically and electrically inclined with experience working in both areas
- ✓Follow OSHA, EPA, and company safety policies, rules, and regulations
- ✓Possess a strong work ethic and
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Title
Sr. Maintenance Technician
Location
Nashville, TN, US, 37204
Group
North American Steel Group
Division
Maintenance
24033
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.