Title: Shift Lead

Location:

Knoville, TN, US, 37921

Group: Emerging Businesses Group

Division: Coatings

Job ID: 22519

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.

What You’ll Do

Own shift performance across safety, throughput, quality, and uptime
Drive production flow from infeed → processing → kettle → outfeed
Make real-time decisions to manage line speed, coating quality, kettle availability, and material flow
Direct operators and coordinate crane/material movement to maintain continuous flow
Identify and escalate bottlenecks, equipment issues, or process instability immediately
Support startup, changeovers, and recovery from downtime events
Train and develop operators; reinforce standards and accountability
Ensure compliance with GalvaBar coating specs and inspection requirements
Maintain clear communication with maintenance and management

What You’ll Need

2+ years in industrial production (continuous process preferred)
Ability to manage multiple constraints (kettle, equipment, material flow)
Strong judgment under pressure
Hands-on mindset; willing to operate equipment
Clear communicator in a heavy industrial environment

Reality of the Role

Hands-on role — not supervisory-only
Work around heat, cranes, and moving material

Your Education

High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent experience preferred

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!

CMC is committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, or other status protected by federal, state or local law.

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