Title: Maintenance Manager

Location:

Knoxville, TN, US, 37921

Group: Emerging Businesses Group

Division: Maintenance

Job ID: 23508

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

Actively participate and assist in leading team with CMC Safety Programs and proactively uphold the CMC Safety Culture (Take 2, Observation Cards and Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)
Own full-line maintenance responsibility for GalvaBar’s Tennessee operation, including equipment reliability, controls performance, utilities, support systems, and production asset uptime
Develop, implement, and manage a structured maintenance program focused on preventive and predictive maintenance, work order discipline, downtime tracking, root cause analysis, and critical spare parts planning
Lead electrical, PLC, controls, and mechanical troubleshooting efforts to reduce downtime, resolve repeat issues, and improve overall equipment effectiveness
Lead, coach, and develop the maintenance team while setting clear expectations for safety, urgency, quality of work, accountability, and continuous improvement
Maintain a hands-on leadership presence in the plant and work directly with the maintenance team when needed to troubleshoot, repair, improve, or stabilize equipment performance
Communicate and coordinate with operations, engineering, safety, quality, purchasing, vendors, and contractors to support common goals and reliable plant performance
Manage maintenance labor, parts, contractor support, repair priorities, and maintenance spend to control cost while improving reliability and reducing operational risk
Ensure maintenance personnel are properly trained, equipped, and supported to perform work safely and effectively
Develop and maintain safe maintenance practices, including lockout/tagout, job safety analysis, contractor safety, standard work, and maintenance procedures

What You'll Need

Heavy industrial maintenance experience in steel, galvanizing, metals, manufacturing, or a similarly complex production environment preferred
Significant PLC and electrical troubleshooting experience required, including industrial controls, drives, motors, sensors, control panels, and production automation
Strong mechanical maintenance background required, including experience with hydraulics, pneumatics, rotating equipment, material handling, and integrated production systems
Previous experience leading, supervising, or developing a maintenance team required
Must be willing and able to work hands-on with the maintenance team when business needs require it
Experience developing maintenance programs, staffing maintenance teams, supporting plant start-up, or improving reliability systems preferred
Strong safety focus
Strong communication and problem-solving skills
Proficient computer skills, including Outlook, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and CMMS systems (SAP preferred)

Your Education

High School Diploma or GED required
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Technology, or related field 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.