Maintenance Technician

Location: 3109 Plant Water Road,Knoxville,Tennessee,37914

Shift & Schedule: D1 schedule available:

• Days 1  Shift | Monday through Thursday 6:00AM - 6:15PM

Overtime, weekends, and holidays as needed

As a Manufacturing Maintenance Technician III, you will be responsible for installing, modifying, troubleshooting, repairing, overhauling, rebuilding, and maintaining complex manufacturing and support equipment. Working with minimal supervision, you will help ensure equipment reliability while maintaining compliance with company standards, industry regulations, and safety requirements.

This role also serves as a technical resource by training, mentoring, and providing guidance to other maintenance technicians in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Install, modify, troubleshoot, repair, overhaul, rebuild, and dismantle complex manufacturing and support equipment.

• Perform advanced troubleshooting on control systems, servo drives, motors, HMIs, PLCs, and high-speed packaging equipment.

• Complete preventive maintenance and other proactive maintenance activities to maximize equipment reliability.

• Coordinate maintenance activities with production, engineering, vendors, and other stakeholders.

• Work with equipment manufacturers and service providers to resolve technical issues.

• Maintain a safe, clean, and organized work environment.

• Follow all company, departmental, regulatory, and safety policies and procedures.

• Support fellow maintenance technicians as workload and priorities require.

• Identify opportunities to improve maintenance processes, equipment reliability, and operational efficiency.

• Assist with special projects and perform other duties as assigned.

• Starting pay: $40.39 per hour. Pay increases to $42.49 per hour in the quarter after their 6-month anniversary.

Benefits (Effective Day One, Where Applicable):

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

• Disability Coverage

• Paid Time Off (including vacation and sick leave)

• 401(k) with company match

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Mileage Reimbursement

Benefits are subject to eligibility requirements and applicable collective bargaining agreements.

• Working knowledge of all plant operations, work regions and the processes that support them.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong math and computer skills (Microsoft suite).
•  Strong presentation skills - present in front of 50-100 people.
• Strong analytical skills. Experience with graphs, charts, manipulate data.
• Previous work with continuous process improvement and Lean tools preferred (value stream analysis, 5S).
• 3+ years of experience using SAP in a manufacturing or inventory environment
• 2+ years of inventory management experience, including cycle counts, inventory reconciliation, and resolving inventory discrepancies
• Experience identifying and correcting inventory variances to maintain accurate inventory records

Physical Requirement: 

• Ability to lift 30 pounds on a regular basis and 50 pounds occasionally.
• Ability to constantly lift, bend, stretch and stand during entire shift

Keurig Dr Pepper (Nasdaq: KDP) is a leading beverage company with more than 150 owned, licensed and partner brands that meet a wide range of needs and occasions. Our North American refreshment beverage business holds leadership positions across carbonated soft drinks, water, juice and mixers with a portfolio of iconic brands such as Dr Pepper®, Canada Dry®, Mott’s®, A&W®, Peñafiel®, GHOST®, 7UP®, Snapple®, Clamato® and Core Hydration®. Our global coffee business spans more than 100 markets and includes the leading Keurig® single‑serve brewing system in the U.S. and Canada, along with powerhouse brands such as Peet’s, L’OR and Jacobs, and other regional coffee leaders. Our more than 50,000 employees aim to enhance the experience of every beverage and coffee occasion while making a positive impact for people, communities and the planet.

We strive to be an employer of choice, providing a culture and opportunities that empower our team to grow and develop. We offer robust benefits to support your health and wellness as well as your personal and financial well-being. We also provide employee programs designed to enhance your professional growth and development, while ensuring you feel valued, inspired and appreciated at work.

Whatever your area of expertise, at KDP you can be a part of a team that’s proud of its brands, partnerships, innovation and growth. Will you join us?

Keurig Dr Pepper is an equal opportunity employer and recruits qualified applicants and advances in employment its employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability or association with a person with a disability, medical condition, genetic information, ethnic or national origin, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

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