Maintenance Specialist III

Maintenance Specialist

We are looking for a talented Maintenance Specialist to join our team specializing in Manufacturing for our Cummins Inc. facility in Morristown, TN.

Job Summary:

Performs skilled activities which support manufacturing business needs. Selects and uses appropriate tools, machinery and specialty equipment. Learns and understands the protocols of working safely with electricity and other energy sources with industrial equipment. May work independently and instruct or coach others.

In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:

• Ensure Safety: By stopping work and reporting any major injury hazards immediately, you'll help maintain a safe working environment.

• Compliance and Reporting: Reporting any work-related injury, illness, incident, or hazard ensures compliance with HSE standards and helps prevent future incidents.

• Environmental Stewardship: Recognizing how your work impacts the environment and working to minimize negative effects will contribute to sustainable practices.

• Quality Craftsmanship: Applying high standards of workmanship and craftsmanship ensures that all tasks are performed to the highest quality.

• Preventive Maintenance: Providing feedback into the Preventive Maintenance system and performing quality inspections will help maintain equipment uptime and reduce downtime.

• Continuous Improvement: Participating in continuous improvement activities and solving problems will enhance processes and reduce manufacturing constraints.

• Team Collaboration: Communicating effectively with your team and support teams will foster a collaborative work environment and improve overall productivity.

• Training and Development: Engaging in HSE training and completing personal development will ensure you stay updated with business requirements and contribute to team growth.

External Qualifications and Competencies

To be successful in this role you will need the following:

• Collaboration: Build strong partnerships and work collaboratively with others to achieve shared goals. This will help you leverage diverse skills and perspectives to drive success.

• Effective Communication: Develop and deliver clear, multi-mode communications tailored to the unique needs of different audiences. This ensures everyone is on the same page and can work efficiently together.

• Customer Focus: Build strong relationships with customers and deliver solutions that meet their needs. This will help you create value and maintain customer satisfaction.

• Decision Quality: Make timely and well-informed decisions to keep the organization moving forward. This involves analyzing information, considering alternatives, and choosing the best course of action.

• Self-Awareness: Use feedback and reflection to gain insights into your strengths and weaknesses. This will help you continuously improve and adapt to new challenges.

• Results-Driven: Consistently achieve results, even in tough circumstances. Stay focused on your goals and work diligently to meet them.

• Accountability: Hold yourself and others accountable for meeting commitments. This ensures reliability and trust within your team.

• Complexity Management: Make sense of complex and sometimes contradictory information to solve problems effectively. This requires critical thinking and the ability to navigate uncertainty.

• Nimble Learning: Actively learn through experimentation and use both successes and failures as learning opportunities. This will help you adapt quickly to new situations and challenges.

• Health and Safety Fundamentals: Champion proactive health and safety behaviors by identifying, reporting, and participating in actions to improve health and safety. This contributes to a safe and injury-free workplace.

• Controls Safety: Recognize and manage hazards related to electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic controls in a manufacturing environment. Incorporate safe practices and procedures into your daily work plan.

• Manufacturing Knowledge: Demonstrate a strong understanding of manufacturing processes and implement changes to improve efficiency and quality. This supports continuous improvement efforts.

• Valuing Differences: Recognize and appreciate the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to the organization. This fosters an inclusive and innovative work environment.

Education, Licenses, Certifications:

• High school diploma or certificate of completion of secondary education or equivalent experience to the extent such experience meets applicable regulations.

• This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.

Experience:

• Requires significant relevant work experience or specialized skills obtained through education, training or on-the-job experience

Additional Responsibilities Unique to this Position

• Expert knowledge of CNC machine geometry, precision alignment, leveling, spindle alignment, ball bar analysis, and laser calibration techniques.

• Ability to read and interpret machine mechanical drawings, assembly drawings, hydraulic and pneumatic schematics, P&ID, and electrical diagrams.

• Advanced troubleshooting and repair of CNC machining centers, lathes, grinders, and forging equipment, including spindle systems, ball screws, linear guideways, tool changers, and rotary tables.

• Strong knowledge of hydraulic circuits, proportional valves, pumps, pneumatic controls, centralized lubrication systems, and fault diagnosis.

• Proficiency in diagnosing CNC control systems (Siemens, FANUC, Mitsubishi, Okuma), servo drives, motors, PLC I/O, sensors, encoders, and industrial communication networks.

• Ability to troubleshoot Fanuc Robot and gas furnaces related issues.

Hourly Rate: $26.50 - $30.68/hr

About Us

Cummins is an equal opportunity employer. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, sex, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity, or other status protected by law.

Job Info

• Job Identification 2433895
• Job Category Manufacturing
• Posting Date 08/27/2026, 08:13 PM
• Apply Before 09/27/2026, 12:00 AM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Role Category On-site with Flexibility
• Locations 1 Rockwell Dr, Morristown, TN, 37813, US
• Affiliated to Bargaining Unit/Trade Union No
• Relocation Eligible? Yes
• Allowable Work Locations AL,AR,AZ,CA,DE,FL,GA,IA,IL,IN,KS,KY,MA,MD,ME,MI,MN,MO,MS,NC,NJ,NM,NV,NY,OH,OR,PA,SC,TN,TX,UT,VA,VT,WA,WI, WV
• Does the role require work to be done 100% onsite due to its operational nature? No