Electrical Maintenance Technician

Georgia Pacific; Olde West Chester (OH); On-site; USD 34,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance Pay Bonuses

80 hours of vacation annually

Health Insurance (BCBS - Anthem)

401k contributions and employer match

Job summary

Georgia Pacific is seeking a Maintenance Technician for their West Chester facility in Ohio. This role involves troubleshooting, installing, and maintaining industrial machinery, ensuring reliability and functionality. The candidate must have a strong electrical knowledge and be familiar with hydraulic and pneumatic systems.

The job offers competitive starting pay of $34.50 per hour, with shift differentials, performance bonuses, and comprehensive benefits including health, dental, and retirement plans.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of industrial maintenance or military experience or a related degree.
• Experience with troubleshooting bearings, chains, and conveyors.
• Ability to work overtime, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, install, and maintain industrial machinery.
• Perform scheduled preventative maintenance.
• Respond quickly to unscheduled repairs.

Skills

Industrial electrical knowledge

Troubleshooting mechanical systems

Reading schematics

Experience with hydraulic and pneumatic systems

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Two-year electrical mechanical maintenance degree

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Job description

Maintenance Technician – West Chester, OH

Are you ready to take the next step in your career with a stable, growing company that sets employees up for success and promotes from within? Our Georgia‑Pacific Hummingbird Digital Printing Solutions facility in West Chester, OH is looking to immediately fill a Maintenance Technician role. The Georgia‑Pacific West Chester facility is located in the heart of historical Butler County and conveniently close to several metropolitan areas.

To learn more about this location or our Packaging division, please visit: www.gppackaging.com

Salary & Benefits

• Starting pay is $34.50 and up depending on experience, skills and certifications
• $2/hr shift differential for 2nd and 3rd shift
• 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

Shift

• Currently hiring for 2nd (3:00pm - 11:00pm) Shift.
• Employees must be available to work overtime, holidays, and weekends.

What You Will Do In Your Role

• Troubleshooting, installing, aligning, dismantling, repairing, and maintaining industrial machinery and mechanical equipment for improved reliability.
• Perform routine scheduled preventative maintenance.
• Respond to unscheduled floor calls, troubleshoot, and perform repairs with a sense of urgency.
• Work in collaboration with a knowledgeable maintenance team and communicative leadership.
• Work with industrial machinery to inspect, repair or analyze mechanical, pneumatic, or hydraulic components.
• Use hand tools, power tools, precision‑measuring devices, testing instruments.
• Support our safe working environment by adhering to all plant safety and environmental guidelines, policies, and procedures, including wearing appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Willing and able to work any shift, holiday, weekends, and overtime as needed.
• Provide a self‑discipline work ethic.
• Critically problem‑solve with team members to solve complicated and challenging problems.

Requirements

• Industrial electrical knowledge with electric motor instillation and frequency drive troubleshooting (Allen Bradley, Lenze, Siemens)
• Experience with reading and understanding electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic schematics.
• Experience troubleshooting issues with bearings, chains, sprockets, gearboxes and conveyors.
• Experience troubleshooting and repairing hydraulics, fluid, and pneumatics.

What Will Put You Ahead

• At least two (2) years of industrial maintenance/military experience OR a two (2) year electrical mechanical maintenance degree.
• Experience with printing HP printing equipment.
• High School Diploma or GED.
• Experience with troubleshooting PLC's but no programing required (Siemens, Allen Bradley)

Equal Opportunity Employer

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