Maintenance Technician

Date: Sep 7, 2026

Location(s):

Franklin, TN, US, 37064

Company: A. O. Smith Corporation

Business Unit: NAWH

Workplace Setting: Onsite

Company / Location Information

A.O. Smith is a global leader applying innovative technologies and energy-efficient solutions to products manufactured and marketed worldwide. The company is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of residential and commercial water heating equipment and boilers, as well as a manufacturer of water treatment products for residential and light commercial applications. A. O. Smith is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with approximately 12,000 employees at operations in the United States, Canada, China, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

We Offer

Regularly Scheduled Hours: Continental Shift C is rotating Day Shift (5:30 am - 6:00 pm) in two week cycles, 48 hours the first week and 36 hours the following week

Pay: Minimum of $27.79/hour

Benefits Work in a climate controlled facility. Medical, Dental, and vision start on Day 1! Our comprehensive benefits package also includes life insurance, short- and long-term disability, 401k, tuition assistance, and employee discounts on Aquasana water filtration products.

We are a drug-free facility and require all employees to pass a drug screen and background check. #Appcast

Primary Function

APCOM's facility in Franklin, Tennessee, is a climate controlled facility that manufactures electric thermostats, pipe nipples, dip tubes, elements, and burner assemblies. The Multi-Craft Maintenance Technician Shift C will perform preventative, predictive, corrective, and emergency maintenance on industrial equipment with a strong emphasis on, but not limited to electrical controls and systems.

Responsibilities

• Respond to production work orders regarding troubleshoot, repair and maintain a wide variety of manufacturing & facility equipment which includes fabrication, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, electrical, PLC and robotic processes.
• Assist Multi-Craft Maintenance Technicians on any electrical control, motion control, Vision Camera, robotic and PLC equipment
• Primary PM focus on electrical cabinets, PLC/Robot/Drive Backups
• Become familiar with APCOM’s product specifications and the quality standards, including assisting in the development and upkeep of operating procedures for process and equipment, reviewing each line for quality, and working with the Quality department to train employees to identify quality problems.
• Complete all work orders related in a timely manner.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required, Journeyman or similar related certification or degree preferred
• Five years of experience in specific responsibilities mentioned above
• Must possess a complete set of maintenance tools
• Working knowledge of pneumatics, hydraulics, electrical, PLC’s and robotics
• SAP experience preferred

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Trade School Degree

Physical Requirements

• Must wear required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as steel-toe shoes/boots, ear and eye protection.
• Prolonged periods of sitting/standing and frequent bending and reaching.
• The employee frequently is required to walk; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds, and with assistance
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts.

ADA Statement & EEO Statement

In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, marital or military status. We also provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law.

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