Maintenance Tech - 2nd Shift

Location

Greeneville, TN

Wage

$52,000 – $62,400/yr

Required Skills & Certifications

MIG WeldingSteel
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Posted on November 9, 2026

Job Description

Overview

The Maintenance Technician position is responsible for keeping manufacturing operations running smoothly by performing detailed tool room, machinist, and maintenance tasks. The role requires MIG welding experience and the ability to manage preventative maintenance across plant operations.

Responsibilities

  • Execute MIG welding and maintain weld fixtures.
  • Operate tool room machinery and build prototypes.
  • Manage preventative maintenance (PM) calendar and records.
  • Perform safety and housekeeping checks and audits.

Requirements

  • MIG welding experience and tool room/machining skills.
  • Ability to gain Fork Truck Certification.
  • Flexible schedule; plant environment (lift up to 50 lbs).
  • 3 years of experience in maintenance.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Working in a smoke-free environment.
  • Wearing steel toe shoes.
  • Working in a non-temperature controlled environment.
  • Standing for 8 hours at one time.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k

How this job compares in Greeneville, TN

Pay in context

At roughly $28/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $26/hr median for welding jobs across Tennessee, whose middle half runs $21–$30/hr across 32 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 63% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Greeneville, TN

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Greeneville, TN, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Tennessee as a whole we're tracking 85 other active welding openings from 61 employers. Browse welding jobs across Tennessee.

The most active employers in Tennessee at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Mueller Water Products (5), Welding Shop in Nashville, TN (4), and JLG Industries (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work.

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