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Tennessee offers many veteran and military benefits, including employment preference, property and motor vehicle tax relief, and more. Veterans account for 8% of the population.

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Named "State of the Year" in economic development, Tennessee's top industries include automotive manufacturing, energy, and healthcare. Major companies such as GM, Nissan, Whirlpool, and Moen all have headquarters in the state, creating thousands of jobs in the industry.

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Field Service Technician
Company: Orion Talent
Job Ref: # 859828
Date Posted: 10/9/2026 2:49:10 PM
City, State: Nashville, TN
Category: Engineering
Salary: $55,000 - $75,000

Job Description


The Field Service Technician is responsible for the service, installation, troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, and repair of automated pump stations, pump controls, piping, valves, motors, and related equipment throughout an assigned regional territory. This position combines electrical and mechanical troubleshooting with hands-on field service of automated pumping and control systems.
The Field Service Technician will work independently at customer locations, diagnose mechanical and electrical problems, install pumps and motors, maintain telemetry networks, and train customers on proper equipment operation and maintenance. The technician will also identify opportunities for equipment and service sales while maintaining a professional, customer-focused approach.


Must-Have Skills, Experience, and Education:
  • Strong electrical, electronics, electro-mechanical, or related technical background
  • Strong mechanical aptitude
  • Ability to troubleshoot mechanical and electrical issues on automated pump systems
  • Ability to troubleshoot pump motors and control systems
  • Ability to use electrical and mechanical diagnostic/test equipment
  • Experience or ability to use multimeters, process meters, meggers, vibration meters, laser alignment tools, and related diagnostic instruments
  • Ability to learn to read and interpret electrical wiring schematics
  • Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings and technical literature
  • Ability to perform preventive maintenance on pump stations and related equipment
  • Ability to install pump stations, pumps, and motors using cranes and other heavy equipment
  • Ability to work with automated pump controls and related equipment
  • Ability to set up and maintain telemetry networks using radios, cellular modems, DSL lines, and related communications technology
  • Ability to instruct customers on proper equipment operation and maintenance procedures
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities
  • Ability to work independently in a field service environment
  • Ability to adapt to a constantly changing service schedule
  • Strong customer-service skills and professional demeanor
  • Ability to identify customer equipment and service needs and recommend appropriate solutions
  • Ability and willingness to travel up to 75% regionally
  • Ability and willingness to complete increased overnight travel during the training phase
Nice-to-Have Skills:
  • Military technical maintenance experience
  • Military electronics or electrical background
  • Electro-mechanical maintenance experience
  • Rotating equipment experience
  • Pump and pump-station experience
  • Pump motor experience
  • Automated pump system experience
  • Pump controls experience
  • Electrical controls experience
  • Industrial controls experience
  • Motor controls experience
  • Piping and valve experience
  • Preventive maintenance experience
  • Field service experience
  • Equipment installation and startup experience
  • Multimeter and electrical test equipment experience
  • Megger testing experience
  • Vibration analysis or vibration meter experience
  • Laser alignment experience
  • Telemetry system experience
  • Radio and cellular communications equipment experience
  • Customer training experience
  • Technical sales or service-sales experience





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Field Service Technician
Company: Orion Talent
Job Ref: # 9566076
Date Posted: 10/6/2026 12:00:00 AM
City, State: Nashville, TN
Category: Engineering
Salary: $55,000 - $75,000

Job Description


The Field Service Technician is responsible for the service, installation, troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, and repair of automated pump stations, pump controls, piping, valves, motors, and related equipment throughout an assigned regional territory. This position combines electrical and mechanical troubleshooting with hands-on field service of automated pumping and control systems.
The Field Service Technician will work independently at customer locations, diagnose mechanical and electrical problems, install pumps and motors, maintain telemetry networks, and train customers on proper equipment operation and maintenance. The technician will also identify opportunities for equipment and service sales while maintaining a professional, customer-focused approach.


Must-Have Skills, Experience, and Education:
  • Strong electrical, electronics, electro-mechanical, or related technical background
  • Strong mechanical aptitude
  • Ability to troubleshoot mechanical and electrical issues on automated pump systems
  • Ability to troubleshoot pump motors and control systems
  • Ability to use electrical and mechanical diagnostic/test equipment
  • Experience or ability to use multimeters, process meters, meggers, vibration meters, laser alignment tools, and related diagnostic instruments
  • Ability to learn to read and interpret electrical wiring schematics
  • Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings and technical literature
  • Ability to perform preventive maintenance on pump stations and related equipment
  • Ability to install pump stations, pumps, and motors using cranes and other heavy equipment
  • Ability to work with automated pump controls and related equipment
  • Ability to set up and maintain telemetry networks using radios, cellular modems, DSL lines, and related communications technology
  • Ability to instruct customers on proper equipment operation and maintenance procedures
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities
  • Ability to work independently in a field service environment
  • Ability to adapt to a constantly changing service schedule
  • Strong customer-service skills and professional demeanor
  • Ability to identify customer equipment and service needs and recommend appropriate solutions
  • Ability and willingness to travel up to 75% regionally
  • Ability and willingness to complete increased overnight travel during the training phase
Nice-to-Have Skills:
  • Military technical maintenance experience
  • Military electronics or electrical background
  • Electro-mechanical maintenance experience
  • Rotating equipment experience
  • Pump and pump-station experience
  • Pump motor experience
  • Automated pump system experience
  • Pump controls experience
  • Electrical controls experience
  • Industrial controls experience
  • Motor controls experience
  • Piping and valve experience
  • Preventive maintenance experience
  • Field service experience
  • Equipment installation and startup experience
  • Multimeter and electrical test equipment experience
  • Megger testing experience
  • Vibration analysis or vibration meter experience
  • Laser alignment experience
  • Telemetry system experience
  • Radio and cellular communications equipment experience
  • Customer training experience
  • Technical sales or service-sales experience





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Site Reliability Lead
Company: Orion Talent
Job Ref: # 5443948
Date Posted: 9/30/2026 12:00:00 AM
City, State: Nashville, TN
Category: Utilities

Job Description

Responsibilities:

The responsibility of the Site Reliability Lead is to ensure the consistent operation and availability of all equipment and processes within the central utility plant at the Tennessee Titans Stadium. This includes planned maintenance execution and oversight, spare parts management, as well as emergency preparedness for all chilled water, hot water, and auxiliary systems. This role supports a dynamic stadium and event environment and requires flexibility in scheduling. Work hours will vary based on operational and event needs and may include evenings, weekends, holidays, and other non-traditional hours. Schedules may rotate and fluctuate from week to week, and advance notice will be provided whenever possible.

Primary Duties and Accountabilities:

  • Create strategies for implementation of preventive, reactive, and condition-based maintenance on all systems within the central utility plant.
  • Execute on the strategic planning.
  • Manage and execute maintenance projects and tasks, including preventive maintenance, managing subcontractor projects, and troubleshooting equipment and systems.
  • Develop and manage a spare parts strategy for all systems that operates within budget and provides maximum equipment availability.
  • Provide maintenance budgeting input for yearly long-range planning exercise.
  • Deliver on time reports of EGF and EDS activities that can be implemented as part of monthly and yearly customer and corporate reporting initiatives.
  • Own facility preparation for customer and owner tours as well as quarterly plant upkeep efforts.





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Maintenance Technician
Company: Orion Talent
Job Ref: # 7869584
Date Posted: 6/1/2026 12:00:00 AM
City, State: Gallatin, TN
Category: Manufacturing
Salary: $33 - $38

Job Description

The Maintenance Technician – Multi-Craft is responsible for the safe troubleshooting, repair, installation, inspection, and maintenance of production equipment and facility systems within an industrial manufacturing environment. This role supports both mechanical and electrical maintenance activities and helps ensure equipment reliability, safety, and operational efficiency.

The position requires strong troubleshooting abilities, the capability to read technical documentation and schematics, and the flexibility to support both scheduled and emergency maintenance activities.


Must-Have Skills, Experience, and Education
• High school diploma or GED
• Strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, electrical ladder logic diagrams, P&IDs, and electrical codes
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to operate mobile industrial equipment and complete required company training
• Ability to work overtime on short notice
• Commitment to workplace safety and safe work practices


Requirements
• Follow all company safety policies, procedures, and work instructions
• Receive and interpret work orders, blueprints, schematics, and repair instructions
• Inspect, test, troubleshoot, and repair production equipment and machinery
• Diagnose equipment failures, wear conditions, lubrication issues, and operational deficiencies
• Determine the most effective repair methods to minimize production downtime
• Perform temporary and permanent repairs as required
• Advise supervision when equipment shutdowns are necessary to prevent damage
• Dismantle, clean, repair, adjust, install, assemble, and maintain mechanical, electrical, and process control equipment
• Maintain clean and safe work areas
• Transport, maintain, and properly store tools and equipment
• Support additional maintenance activities as assigned by supervision


Nice-to-Have Skills, Experience, and Education
• Associate degree in Industrial Maintenance
• Journeyman status in a maintenance-related trade
• 2–5 years of industrial maintenance experience
• Demonstrated competency in both mechanical and electrical maintenance disciplines
• Cross-craft maintenance experience in industrial environments
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