Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Technician – Knoxville, TN – Onsite

The Maintenance Technician performs preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on production equipment and facility systems in a manufacturing environment.

Key responsibilities

Troubleshoot and repair mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment.

Maintain presses, kilns, furnaces, vacuum systems, and other production equipment.

Perform PLC fault finding and basic programming.

Complete preventive and predictive maintenance and equipment inspections.

Use Fiix or a similar CMMS to schedule, track, and document maintenance work.

Diagnose equipment failures and complete repairs to minimize downtime.

Support installation and commissioning of new equipment.

Maintain spare-parts inventory and assist with equipment-performance reporting.

Read blueprints, schematics, manuals, and technical documentation.

Support continuous improvement and work with production and engineering teams.

Occasional overtime, weekend work, and call-outs may be required.

Preferred: experience in ceramics or high-precision manufacturing; electrical/mechanical certification; knowledge of 5S, Lean, or TPM.

3+ years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment

High school diploma or GED

Hands-on experience troubleshooting and repairing industrial production equipment

Experience with PLCs, sensors, electrical systems, mechanical systems, and industrial controls

Experience with kilns, furnaces, ovens, vacuum systems, or similar industrial equipment

Must be able to work onsite in Knoxville, TN

Must be available for occasional overtime, weekend work, and call-outs

Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs and work in an industrial environment

Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future sponsorship