Maintenance Engineer

Commercial Metals Company; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day 1 benefits

401(k) with company match

Life & disability insurance

Employee stock purchase plan

Training opportunities

Job summary

Commercial Metals Company is seeking a results-driven professional to optimize shop performance and drive continuous improvement across milling operations. You will monitor process parameters, analyze deviations, and lead corrective actions with QA, Training, and operations teams.

The role requires a technical degree and strong communication skills, with hands-on shop involvement and flexibility in scheduling. This is a growth-focused opportunity within a Fortune 500 manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in metallurgy, chemical or mechanical engineering or related field.
• Strong written and verbal communication; negotiation skills.
• Highly technical, detail oriented, organized, self-starter.
• Willingness to work hands-on in the shop on flexible schedules.

Responsibilities

• Monitor shop performance and processes daily within established parameters.
• Determine causes for deviation and recommend corrections.
• Provide reporting daily, weekly and monthly to document mill performance against KPIs.
• Investigate and recommend process, procedure, training or equipment needs for improvement.
• Collaborate with QA to monitor product quality and correct deviations.
• Coordinate with Training to develop operator development classes.
• Interact with external resources for process performance and improvement.
• Initiate communication with suppliers and contractors for improvements.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Attention to detail

Hands-on shop experience

Rolling process knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgy/Engineering

Job description

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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
• 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

• Monitor shop performance and processes daily for operation within established parameters
• Determine causes for deviation and recommend corrections
• Provide reporting daily, weekly and monthly to document Mill performance against established key performance indicators
• Investigate and recommend process, procedure, training or equipment needs to continually improve performance
• Work with department and shift managers to optimize personnel and process execution for consistent performance and continuous process improvement
• Work with Quality Assurance Department to monitor product quality and identify and correct any deviations
• Work with Training Department to develop and assist teaching operator development classes
• Interact with company personnel resources external to plant about process performance and improvement
• Initiate communication with resources external to company (suppliers and contractors) for consistency and improvement initiatives

What You'll Need

• Basic knowledge of the rolling process preferred
• Strong communication and negotiation skills, both written and verbal
• Highly technical, detail oriented, organized and self-starter
• Willingness and ability to work hands-on in the shop with operators on flexible schedules

Your Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Metallurgy, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related discipline required.

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.

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