Electrical Maintenance Technician

Georgia Pacific; Albion Township (MI); On-site; USD 50,971 - 53,726; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401k contributions

Educational assistance

Paid holidays

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Technician for our Albion, MI corrugated sheet feeder plant. The role involves troubleshooting, installing, aligning, dismantling, repairing and maintaining industrial machinery to ensure reliability and uptime.

The position requires routine preventive maintenance, responsive repairs on production lines, and hands-on work with motors, drives, PLCs, and electrical control devices.

Qualifications

• 1+ year of industrial electrical maintenance experience or a two-year electrical controls degree with related experience.
• Experience installing/troubleshooting electric motors up to 480V and related electrical components.
• Reading electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical drawings, P&IDs, and precision measurements.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, install, align, dismantle, repair, and maintain industrial machinery and equipment to improve reliability and uptime.
• Perform routine scheduled preventative maintenance.
• Respond to production floor requests to troubleshoot and repair with urgency.
• Work with motors, pneumatics, hydraulics, conveyors, and production line equipment.
• Troubleshoot and repair electrical control devices including drives, contactors, motors, and power supplies.
• Read blueprints, diagrams, schematics, manuals, and specifications for installations and maintenance.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Troubleshooting

Reading schematics

PLC & HMI

Motor experience

Preventive maintenance

Industrial safety

Record-keeping

Team collaboration

Education

Two-year Electrical Controls degree

Tools

AC/DC drives

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 2nd shift (3:00pm-11:00pm) and 3rd shift (11:00pm-7:00am).
• Employees must be available to work overtime, holidays, and weekends.

Salary & Benefits

• Starting pay is $37.50/hr+ depending on experience, skills, and certifications
• 2nd shift differential is $1.50/hr and 3rd shift differential is $1.25/hr
• Performance Pay Bonuses (paid out quarterly)
• 80 hours of vacation each year, available after the first 6 months of employment
• Health 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‑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.

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