Maintenance Technician, PLCs and Sensors

Job overview

The Maintenance Technician role is onsite in Knoxville, TN, and pays $61,000–$70,000 per year. The posting describes five-hour shifts as available, along with overtime, on-call, or weekend work as needed. The technician supports production equipment and facility infrastructure used in ceramic manufacturing. The role maintains and repairs equipment to support safe, efficient operations and reduce downtime. Preventive and predictive maintenance, troubleshooting, and collaboration with production and engineering help sustain equipment reliability and manufacturing goals.

What you'll do

• Use Fiix or similar CMMS software to schedule, track, and document maintenance
• troubleshoot and repair mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems
• perform preventive and predictive maintenance and inspections
• maintain kilns, furnaces, vacuum systems, and ceramic-processing equipment
• diagnose PLC faults and other malfunctions
• monitor equipment KPIs and report downtime
• manage spare-parts inventory and orders
• support equipment installation and commissioning
• develop maintenance procedures and training
• perform tool and die setups
• interpret technical documents
• follow safety and environmental requirements
• support continuous improvement and collaborate with production and engineering. Occasional call-outs are required.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

maintenance technician

talent search pro

knoxville tn

full-time

$61k–$70k

plcs

sensors

industrial maintenance

preventive maintenance

ceramic manufacturing

fiix cmms

equipment troubleshooting

on-call

weekend work

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires a high school diploma or GED, three or more years of maintenance or manufacturing experience, and experience with PLCs, sensors, and troubleshooting. Associate degree or relevant certification is preferred.

About the employer

Talent Search PRO is hiring for this role. Industry: Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables. Sector: 33.