Industrial Maintenance Technician

Job overview

The Industrial Maintenance Technician role is onsite in Knoxville, TN. Compensation is $61,000–$70,000 per year. The position supports manufacturing operations by maintaining production equipment and facility systems. The technician helps ensure equipment reliability, reduce downtime, and maintain a safe work environment. The role combines preventive and corrective maintenance, troubleshooting, and collaboration with production, engineering, and operations teams to support manufacturing goals.

What you'll do

• Support installation, commissioning, and startup of equipment
• perform PLC fault-finding and basic programming support
• maintain processing equipment, production machinery, and support systems
• troubleshoot and repair mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and automated equipment
• diagnose failures and implement corrective actions
• interpret blueprints, schematics, wiring diagrams, manuals, and technical documentation
• perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance
• document work and track orders in a CMMS
• maintain spare parts inventory
• support continuous improvement initiatives.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

industrial maintenance technician

confidential recruiting partners

knoxville tn

onsite

manufacturing operations

industrial maintenance

plc troubleshooting

mechanical repair

electrical troubleshooting

automated equipment

cmms

$61k–$70k/year

on-call support

weekend work

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires a high school diploma or GED, at least three years of manufacturing or industrial maintenance experience, and PLC troubleshooting experience. Occasional overtime, on-call support, or weekend work may be required.

About the employer

Confidential Recruiting Partners is hiring for this role. Industry: Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance. Sector: 81.