Your Job
Georgia-Pacific Cellulose, LLC has an opportunity for a talented Maintenance Mechanic to enhance operations at its facility in Brunswick, Georgia. The Mechanic will create value by ensuring machine reliability by performing troubleshooting and by using preventative maintenance techniques on industrial plant equipment. The Millwright will work collaboratively with their team members to ensure that the facility is operating at its highest level to meet production, quality and safety goals.
Compensation: $43.94 per hour
Shift: This position works a 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. schedule, with overtime as needed and the potential to transition to a rotating 12-hour shift schedule (including applicable shift differentials for 2nd and 3rd shifts). All shift maintenance employees are active members of the Mill Emergency Response Team (ERT), requiring ongoing training, participation in drills, and readiness to respond to on-site emergencies such as fire, medical, and environmental incidents to support the safety of employees and mill operations.
Our Team
The Georgia-Pacific Brunswick mill, which has been in operation since 1937, has the capability to produce over 800,000 tons of cellulose each year. Additionally, it is the largest single-site fluff production facility in the world. To learn more about our Cellulose Division, visit www.gppackaging.com/Cellulose .
What You Will Do
- Troubleshoot, repair and maintain industrial machinery
- Install and align new equipment
- Perform periodic maintenance routines including lubricating machine tools and equipment for improved reliability and uptime
- Maintain accurate maintenance logs including labor hours and critical preventative maintenance findings
- Work with the operations and maintenance teams to identify and prioritize maintenance needs
- Help meet or exceed production and quality goals while optimizing equipment to reduce waste
- Adhere to all plant safety and environmental guidelines, policies and procedures and actively participate in safety program
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- 2 years or more of Millwright experience
- 2 years or more of mechanical maintenance experience, e.g. millwright, pipe fitting, and/or welding, in an industrial environment
- Experience troubleshooting and repairing hydraulic and pneumatics systems
- Experience troubleshooting issues with bearings, chains, sprockets, gearboxes, conveyors
- Experience with reading and understanding mechanical drawings
- Experience with precision alignment of motors, couplings, bearings and pumps, lubrication
What Will Put You Ahead
- Five (5) years or more of mechanical maintenance experience, e.g. millwright, pipe fitting, and/or welding, in an industrial environment
- Experienced with performing welding/cutting functions
- Experience using a computer
- Two (2) to four (4) year degree from a technical college or school in the fields of Industrial Maintenance or Industrial Technology
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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, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf
