Maintenance Technician- 12 Hour Night Shift
Mars · Chattanooga, TN
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Industry
- Food & beverage
- Posted
- 29 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at Mars (food & beverage) in Chattanooga, TN.
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Maintenance Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $62k–$88k.
Median of the low and high ends of 74 live postings that list pay, out of 2992 maintenance technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 108 other live reliability postings in Tennessee.
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- PLC 45%
- Team leadership 44%
- Welding 38%
- EHS / safety 26%
- Tooling 21%
- Root cause 21%
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This plant: Mars in Chattanooga
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Job Description
Job Description
What are we looking for?
- •Must be able to answer line calls and trouble shoot both packaging and processing equipment.
- •Must be able to learn PM procedures and follow the PM schedule
- •Ability to work and cover outages on other shifts
- •Demonstrated ability to understand, communicate, read, and write basic work-related English
What will be your key responsibilities?
- •Completing scheduled PMs
- •Following up on breakdowns that occur on shift
- •Trouble shooting line calls on shift.
What can you expect from Mars?
- •Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented associates, all guided by The Five Principles
- •Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
- •Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
- •An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.