Your Job
Georgia-Pacific is now hiring a Maintenance Technician to join our Lumber facility Rome, GA!
The Maintenance Technician helps ensure the successful operation of the facility by resolving mechanical issues, recommending alternative repairs and equipment upgrades, identifying quality concerns, and understanding the production threshold of the equipment.
Salary:
- Our starting pay is at $26.94/hr. up to $34.69/hr. depending on experience.
- You will have the ability to increase your compensation based on skills and contribution to the overall performance of the mill.
Shift:
- Only candidates who are flexible and available to work any shift will be considered. This will include overtime, holidays, and weekends as needed.
- 12 hours shifts. You will work 8 days on and 6 days off.
- The week of orientation will be 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and you will be assigned your regular shift after your orientation.
Shift Hours: 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. (Day Shift)
- Example of monthly schedule rotation below:
- Week 1- Work Wednesday-Wednesday (8 days)
- Week 2- Off Thursday-Tuesday (6 days)
- Week 3- Work Wednesday-Wednesday (8 days)
- Week 4- Off Thursday- Tuesday (6 days)
Physical Location:
380 Mays Bridge Rd, Rome, GA 30165
Our Team
Our team creates value by safely assisting with the production of lumber for our valued customers.
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What You Will Do
- Adhering to all plant safety and environmental guidelines, policies and procedures and actively participating in the safety program.
- Support operations efficiency through troubleshooting and maintaining manufacturing equipment and processes.
- Performing periodic proactive asset strategies, such as maintenance routes, preventative maintenance, and other tasks to improve reliability and uptime.
- Installing and repairing mechanical drives, chains, sprockets, gearboxes, belts, and couplings.
- Maintaining and troubleshooting pneumatic systems, control devices, hydraulic equipment, circuits, and components
- Working with the operations and maintenance teams to identify and prioritize maintenance needs.
- Using pipefitting skills to weld, cut, fit, and install piping throughout the facility.
- Assisting operators or crew members with machine start-up, shutdown or clean up.
- Researching parts in equipment manuals and submitting work orders in a computerized maintenance management program.
- Communicating daily work performed and machine conditions via written and verbal documentation.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Experience performing installation, preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of Industrial Equipment.
- Experience in Hydraulic, Pneumatic and Mechanical systems and components.
- Able to read and interpret mechanical and electrical blueprints and schematic.
What Will Put You Ahead
- Associate degree or higher in Industrial Technology or other related degree AND at least three (3) years’ experience in a manufacturing environment OR five (5) years equivalent experience in a manufacturing environment
- Working knowledge of precision alignment of motors, couplings, bearings, and lubrication systems and pumps.
- Mechanical maintenance experience, including fluid handling and conveyor systems, hydraulic systems and accumulators, and valve identification and application and welding.
- Experience with a Computerized Maintenance Management Software (CMMS)
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Hiring Philosophy
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Who We Are
As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day – to make everyday products even better.
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Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information.