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ManufacturingTechnician,Sr.

Centrus Energy Corp.

Oak Ridge, TNFull-time$80–95K/yrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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Compensation
$80–95K/yr
Location
Oak Ridge, TN
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Security clearance

Job overview

The Senior Manufacturing Technician builds, tests, and delivers complex electromechanical assemblies supporting critical operations. The role follows work instructions, collaborates with manufacturing engineers, troubleshoots production challenges, and applies established procedures while maintaining safety and procedural discipline. Candidates need a high school diploma or equivalent, 5+ years of production experience in a nuclear, chemical, or manufacturing industry, and the ability to obtain and maintain a Q clearance.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Mechanical AptitudePrecision CraftsmanshipSafetyQualityContinuous ImprovementCentrifuge TechnologyEnrichment TechnologyQualified AssemblyFilament WindingHigh-Precision Manufacturing

Qualifications

High School Diploma or Equivalent5+ Years Production ExperienceQ Security ClearanceNuclear, Chemical, or Manufacturing IndustryCurrent Q ClearanceRotor, Column, Lower Suspension, or Upper Suspension Assembly Qualification

Full job description

Job Summary

Join a team where your hands-on skills truly make an impact. As a Manufacturing Technician, Sr, you’ll play a key role in building, testing, and delivering complex electromechanical assemblies that support critical operations. In this dynamic role, you’ll work independently, collaborate with engineers, and contribute to a culture that values precision, safety, and innovation. You’ll report directly to the Assembly Operations Manager and be part of an organization committed to excellence.

What You’ll Do

You’ll dive into each day with a clear set of work instructions that guide you in producing high‑quality assemblies, all while collaborating closely with manufacturing engineers to shape the smartest, most efficient approaches to every production task. You’ll bring a blend of scientific curiosity and analytical problem‑solving to troubleshoot challenges and uncover effective solutions, using your hands‑on mechanical expertise to keep work moving smoothly. As you navigate common production obstacles, you’ll rely on established procedures and policies to make sound, well‑informed decisions. Above all, you’ll champion a strong safety culture—ensuring every activity aligns with worker protection standards—and consistently uphold the highest levels of procedural discipline and operational excellence.

We’d Love to Hear from People With:

  • A High School Diploma or equivalent (G.E.D.)

  • 5+ years of production experience in the nuclear, chemical, or manufacturing industry

  • A strong mechanical aptitude and passion for precision craftsmanship

  • Commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement

  • The ability to obtain and maintain a “Q” clearance.

A Successful Candidate Brings:

  • Experience in centrifuge or enrichment technology

  • A current or active Q-Clearance

  • Hands-on expertise as a Qualified Assembly Technician for Rotor, Column, Lower Suspension, or Upper Suspension Assemblies

  • Experience with filament winding and high-precision manufacturing processes

Pay

Estimated Starting Base Salary: $80,310-95,000. This position is Incentive eligible. Centrus considers several factors when extending job offers, including but not limited to candidates’ key skills, relevant work experience, and education/training/certifications. While the posted range reflects the anticipated hiring range for this position, compensation above the range may be considered for candidates with exceptional qualifications and directly relevant experience.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

This position will require a pre­-employment background check and a pre-employment drug test.

Centrus Energy and all subsidiaries shall abide by the applicable legal requirements. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.

This position requires the successful candidate to obtain and maintain a Q security clearance. Candidates for positions requiring a security clearance are required to be tested for the absence of any illegal drug as defined in 10 CFR 707.4 prior to an offer of employment being made. In addition, once employed, employees will become part of a random drug testing program and may also be tested in the event of any incident causing injury or causing damage to property, or if it is determined that there is a reasonable suspicion the employee is under the influence of drugs or alcohol. This position will require preemployment background check on the part of the Company and in order to receive a Q security clearance, a background investigation by the Federal government. Subsequent Federal government reinvestigations may be required.

Centrus Energy Corp. is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Job Identification: 854

Job Schedule: Full time

Degree Level: High School Graduate

Job Shift: Day

How this job compares

Set against the 1,513 open Manufacturing Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$80–95K/yr
  • US median$53–81K/yr196 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $88K, is 29% above the US median midpoint ($68K) — in the top quarter of Manufacturing Technician salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 30 open Manufacturing Technician jobs in Tennessee and 1,513 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Tennessee
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience — more than three in four Manufacturing Technician postings that state a minimum ask for (median 2 years, across 831 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 739 of the 1,513 open Manufacturing Technician jobs (49%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 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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