Shift Lead

CMC; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day 1 Benefits Coverage

Paid-time Off and Vacation

401(k) company match

Lifestyle Benefit $500 annually

Bonuses

Life and Disability Insurance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Training and Advancement Opportunities

Job summary

CMC offers the chance to learn the steel, construction reinforcement and ground stabilization industries and to grow 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.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in industrial production (continuous process preferred).
• Ability to manage multiple constraints (kettle, equipment, material flow).
• Strong judgment under pressure.
• Hands-on mindset; willing to operate equipment.
• Clear communicator in a heavy industrial environment.

Responsibilities

• Own shift performance across safety, throughput, quality, and uptime.
• Drive production flow from infeed → processing → kettle → outfeed.
• Make real-time decisions to manage line speed, coating quality, kettle availability, and material flow.
• Direct operators and coordinate crane/material movement to maintain continuous flow.
• Identify and elevate bottlenecks, equipment issues, or process instability immediately.
• Support startup, changeovers, and recovery from downtime events.
• Train and develop operators; reinforce standards and accountability.
• Ensure compliance with GalvaBar coating specs and inspection requirements.
• Maintain clear communication with maintenance and management.

Skills

Industrial production experience

Hands-on mindset

Clear communicator

Strong judgment under pressure

Ability to operate equipment

Education

High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent

Job description

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

• Own shift performance across safety, throughput, quality, and uptime.
• Drive production flow from infeed → processing → kettle → outfeed.
• Make real-time decisions to manage line speed, coating quality, kettle availability, and material flow.
• Direct operators and coordinate crane/material movement to maintain continuous flow.
• Identify and elevate bottlenecks, equipment issues, or process instability immediately.
• Support startup, changeovers, and recovery from downtime events.
• Train and develop operators; reinforce standards and accountability.
• Ensure compliance with GalvaBar coating specs and inspection requirements.
• Maintain clear communication with maintenance and management.

What You’ll Need

• 2+ years in industrial production (continuous process preferred).
• Ability to manage multiple constraints (kettle, equipment, material flow).
• Strong judgment under pressure.
• Hands-on mindset; willing to operate equipment.
• Clear communicator in a heavy industrial environment.

Reality of the Role

• Hands-on role - not supervisory-only.
• Work around heat, cranes, and moving material.

Your Education

High School Diploma, GED, Or Equivalent Experience 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.

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.

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