Electrical Maintenance Technician

Georgia-Pacific LLC; Albion Township (MI); On-site; USD 46,838 - 55,104; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance (BCBS – Anthem)

Dental Insurance (Delta Dental)

Vision (VSP)

401k contributions and employer match

Educational assistance

10 paid holidays

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific LLC is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Technician for its Albion, MI corrugated sheet feeder plant. The role entails troubleshooting, installing, and maintaining industrial machinery, with emphasis on electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.

The position requires flexibility to work various shifts, overtime, and holidays, and offers robust benefits. The candidate should have 1+ years of industrial electrical maintenance experience or a two-year electrical controls degree

Qualifications

• 1+ years of industrial electrical maintenance experience in manufacturing or military environments.
• Experience installing/troubleshooting electric motors up to 480V and related controls components.
• Experience reading electrical/hydraulic/mechanical drawings, P&IDs, and precision measurements.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, install, align, dismantle, repair, and maintain industrial machinery and control devices.
• Perform routine preventative maintenance and respond to urgent production floor requests.
• Work with motors, pneumatics, hydraulics, conveyors, and line equipment.
• Read blueprints and manuals for installations and maintenance practices.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and safe working environment.

Skills

Industrial electrical maintenance

Electrical motors troubleshooting

Reading electrical diagrams

Hydraulics and pneumatics

Industrial instrumentation

Education

Two-year electrical controls degree

Job description

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is looking for Electrical Maintenance Technician for our Albion, MI corrugated sheet feeder plant!

Our Team

This role is an exciting opportunity to join a close-knit team dedicated to safety at our Albion, MI sheet feeder plant! This position creates value by safely assisting with the production of corrugated sheets to be made into printed boxes for our valued customers. We offer opportunities for advancement as those openings occur.

Shift

• Currently hiring for 1st shift (4am - 12pm) and (10am -6pm).
• Employees must be available to work overtime, holidays, and weekends.

Salary & Benefits

• Starting pay is $ 35.50, /hr+ depending on experience, skills, and certifications
• Performance Pay Bonuses (paid out quarterly)
• 80 hours of vacation each year, available after the first 6 months of employment
• Heath Insurance (BCBS – Anthem)
• Dental Insurance (Delta Dental)
• Vision (VSP)
• 401k contributions and employer match
• Educational assistance
• 10 paid holidays

What You Will Do

• Troubleshooting, installing, aligning, dismantling, repairing, and maintaining industrial machinery and mechanical equipment in compliance with all plant policies and procedures for improved reliability and uptime.
• Perform routine scheduled preventative maintenance.
• Respond to unscheduled production floor requests for assistance to troubleshoot and perform repairs with a sense of urgency.
• Work with industrial machinery and equipment including motors, pneumatic & hydraulic components, conveyor systems, and production line equipment.
• Troubleshoot, repair, replace, and commission electrical control devices, including AC drives, DC drives, and Servo Controllers, contactors, motors, breakers, solenoids, and power supplies.
• Troubleshoot PLC and HMI hardware, including processors, discrete and analog IO cards, power supplies, network adapters, distributed IO, message displays, PC based interfaces, and operator interfaces such as PanelView
• Read blueprints, diagrams, schematics, operation manuals and manufacturer’s specifications for installations and preventative maintenance practices.
• Using hand tools, power tools, precision‑measuring devices, and testing instruments.
• Working with operations teams to identify and prioritize maintenance and repair needs.
• Critically problem‑solve with team members from various departments to solve complicated and challenging problems.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, including labor hours and critical preventative maintenance findings
• Support our safe working environment by adhering to all plant safety and environmental guidelines, policies, and procedures, including wearing appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Provide a self‑discipline work ethic.
• Working in a hot, humid, cold, dusty, and noisy industrial environment.
• Perform tasks such as lifting, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing, and/or pulling for at least eight (8) hours a day.
• Willing to work any shift, holidays, weekends, and overtime as needed.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• 1 or more years of previous industrial electrical maintenance experience in a manufacturing or military environment -OR- a two (2) year electrical controls degree with at least 1 year of industrial maintenance working experience.
• Experience installing and troubleshooting electric motors up to 480V, and various electrical/controls components, such as relays, switches, drives, input & output cards.
• Experience troubleshooting and repairing hydraulics & pneumatics.
• Experience with reading electrical, hydraulic, & mechanical drawings, P&IDs, and precision measurements.
• Experience troubleshooting issues with bearings, chains, sprockets, gearboxes, and conveyors, rollers, pulleys, and shafts.
• Experience using a computer for record‑keeping and documentation functions.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience working in the corrugated packaging or the containerboard industry.
• Experience troubleshooting boiler operations.
• Experience with industrial air compressors.
• Mechanical maintenance experience including fluid handling and conveyor systems, accumulators, valve identification, application, and welding.

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.

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 https://jobs.kochcareers.com/pages/culture .

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.

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 visit the following website for additional information: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf