Maintenance Tech II - 3rd Shift
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The Maintenance Technician II helps keep manufacturing equipment running safely and reliably by troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing mechanical and electrical equipment. The role supports preventive maintenance and continuous improvement, and may share knowledge with less experienced technicians. It also involves equipment inspections, repairs, documentation, safe operation of maintenance equipment, and support for equipment performance and quality.
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The Opportunity
As a Maintenance Technician II, you will help keep our manufacturing equipment running safely and reliably. You will troubleshoot, maintain, and repair mechanical and electrical equipment while supporting preventive maintenance and continuous improvement. You will also have opportunities to share your knowledge and help develop less experienced maintenance technicians.
How You Will Make an Impact
\u2022 Troubleshoot and repair mechanical and basic electrical equipment issues
\u2022 Perform preventive maintenance to improve equipment reliability and reduce downtime
\u2022 Inspect equipment to identify safety concerns, defects, and needed repairs
\u2022 Install, repair, and adjust machinery, motors, controls, and related components
\u2022 Perform welding, fabrication, machining, hydraulic, and piping repairs as needed
\u2022 Read and interpret blueprints, mechanical drawings, and equipment documentation
\u2022 Use testing and calibration equipment to diagnose and resolve equipment issues
\u2022 Accurately document maintenance work and parts requests
\u2022 Operate forklifts, aerial lifts, and other maintenance equipment safely
\u2022 Support and mentor less experienced maintenance technicians
\u2022 Maintain a safe, clean, and organized work environment
\u2022 Support equipment performance, quality, and continuous improvement efforts
Required Qualifications
\u2022 High school diploma or GED
\u2022 Two years of industrial, mechanical, electrical, or related maintenance experience
\u2022 Working knowledge of mechanical and basic electrical maintenance
\u2022 Experience troubleshooting and repairing industrial equipment
\u2022 Ability to read blueprints, mechanical drawings, and technical documentation
\u2022 Experience using hand tools, power tools, and maintenance testing equipment
\u2022 Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel
\u2022 Ability to work independently and effectively troubleshoot equipment issues
\u2022 Ability to work overtime and respond to maintenance needs outside regular business hours when required
Preferred Qualifications
\u2022 Industrial or vocational training in electrical, mechanical, or industrial maintenance
\u2022 Manufacturing or industrial maintenance experience
\u2022 Experience with welding, fabrication, machining, hydraulics, and material handling equipment
\u2022 Experience with preventive maintenance and equipment reliability programs
\u2022 Experience training or mentoring other maintenance technicians
\u2022 Journey level certification or related maintenance credential
Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is the go-to leader and partner of choice in sustainable packaging. We are dedicated to creating efficient and scalable paper and packaging solutions to help solve complex packaging challenges. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity and respect, we are committed to delivering meaningful value for shareholders, customers, employees and the communities where we operate.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.
How this job compares
Set against the 6,597 open Maintenance Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$57–81K/yr304 salary ranges
- Tennessee median$27–32/hr40 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 123 open Maintenance Technician jobs in Tennessee and 6,597 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Tennessee
- McDonald's9 open
- Amazon8 open
- Smurfit Westrock (this employer)6 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Maintenance Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (3,770 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 3,134 of the 6,597 open Maintenance Technician jobs (48%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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