Maintenance Technician

Georgia-Pacific has an immediate need for a Maintenance Technician at our Lovell, WY facility. We are looking for a highly-skilled individual who can troubleshoot and perform maintenance on manufacturing equipment and who have a thorough understanding of safe work practices. This position creates value for the facility by performing preventative and corrective maintenance, leading to increased uptime and reliability, thus helping the facility to meet its production and quality goals.

Compensation:

This position will pay a competitive salary based on experience

Schedule:

Rotating shifts that include weekends, holidays, and overtime

Plants Address:

Georgia-Pacific Gypsum

2120 Lane 16 1/2

Lovell, WY 82431

What You Will Do

• Adhering to all plant safety and environmental guidelines, policies, and procedures
• Troubleshooting, repairing and maintaining mobile equipment and industrial machinery
• Installing and aligning new equipment
• Helping to meet or exceed production, waste and quality goals through a quality maintenance program
• Troubleshooting electrical and mechanical problems and repairing and maintaining all equipment in accordance with plant policies and procedures
• Performing periodic preventative maintenance activities, including lubricating, changing fluids and filters on mobile equipment for improved reliability and uptime
• Installing and repairing mechanical drives, chains, sprockets, gears, belts, and couplings
• Reading and interpreting mechanical and electrical schematics
• Completing mechanical and electrical preventive maintenance activities
• Application of simple problem-solving methods such as 5Y to reduce and eliminate failures

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Maintenance Knowledge along with the ability to assess health and safety requirements
• Experience troubleshooting issues and lubricating parts to prevent premature wear
• Knowledge of general maintenance processes and methods

What Will Put You Ahead

• Associates degree or two (2) years of study from a technical college in the fields of Industrial Maintenance or Industrial Technology
• Experience working with heavy equipment such as forklifts, front end loaders, backhoes, etc.
• Experience using a Computerized Maintenance Manufacturing System (CMMS)
• At least two (2) years of mechanical maintenance experience, e.g., mechanic, millwright, pipefitter, and/or welder, in an industrial environment

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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.

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