Your Job
Georgia-Pacific is looking for a diverse group of talented, self-driven, and experienced Multi-Craft Maintenance Technicians to join our team at the Gypsum facility in Wheatfield, IN. We're seeking highly skilled professionals with strong troubleshooting abilities and a deep understanding of safe work practices to maintain and repair manufacturing equipment. These roles are critical to our success, as they support increased equipment uptime and reliability through both preventive and corrective maintenance, helping the facility consistently achieve its production and quality goals. The ideal candidate will have a foundation in both mechanical and electrical systems, with proven troubleshooting abilities and technical expertise to maintain and optimize complex manufacturing equipment.
Our Team
Our Wheatfield facility has a rich history producing gypsum wallboard for a wide variety of customers. Georgia-Pacific's Building Products business is consistently among the nation's top suppliers of building products to large warehouse retailers and building materials dealers.
To learn more about our Building Products division, visit www.buildgp.com . And, to learn more about our gypsum products, visit www.gpgypsum.com.
We offer Maintenance Technician opportunities at multiple levels, each with its own set of qualifications and responsibilities outlined below to help identify the best fit. Final placement will be determined based on the candidate's experience, skill set, and technical expertise. We're looking for someone who understands how manufacturing equipment and processes work and enjoys solving problems. If you have the skills to keep our equipment running smoothly, we'd love to have you on our team.
Compensation depending on experience and placement: $35.92 - $38.13/hour
Schedule: 12-hour rotating shift schedule, which includes weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed. Technicians will rotate between day and night shifts during the rotational cycle.
- Day Shift: 6:30 AM - 7:00 PM
- Night Shift: 6:30 PM - 7:00 AM
What You Will Do
- Follow all plant safety and environmental policies, procedures and guidelines, while actively engaging in and supporting the facility's safety programs
- Troubleshoot, repair and maintain industrial equipment
- Identify root causes and implement long-term solutions
- Read and interpret technical drawings, schematics, and manuals
- Conduct routine inspections and perform preventative maintenance to enhance equipment reliability and minimize downtime
- Accurately document maintenance activities, including labor hours and key findings from preventative maintenance inspections
- Strategically utilize CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management Systems)
- Utilize strong diagnostic skills to minimize downtime and improve reliability
- Commitment to maintaining a safe and clean work environment
- Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams across operations and other departments to support facility goals and initiatives
- Clear communication, both verbally and in writing
- Continuous learning of new technologies and processes
- Actively contribute to process improvements and operational efficiency
- Work in a hot, humid, cold, dusty, and noisy industrial environment
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Three (3) or more years of maintenance experience in an industrial, manufacturing, production, military or agricultural environment OR a combination of relevant experience and a maintenance technical degree
- Experience reading and understanding mechanical or electrical drawings/schematics
What Will Put You Ahead
- Two (2) year degree or higher in Electrical/Electronic or Industrial Technology
- Experience in precision alignment, equipment installation, troubleshooting and repairing hydraulic and pneumatic systems
- Experience in troubleshooting and repairing industrial electrical circuits up to 480 volts.
- Experience diagnosing and repairing bearings, chains, sprockets, gearboxes, conveyors, etc.
At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .
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.
At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.
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. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here , aquí , or tu ).
