Maintenance Manager

Maintenance Manager

Location:

Knoxville, TN, US, 37921 Group:
Emerging Businesses Group Division:
Maintenance

It's what's inside that counts. 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 Galva Bar'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

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