Electrical Maintenance Technician – San Leandro, CA

Georgia-Pacific LLC; San Leandro (CA); On-site; USD 58,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k match

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Free Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific is hiring Electrical Technicians in San Leandro, CA. The role focuses on troubleshooting and maintaining industrial electrical systems, performing preventive and corrective maintenance, and supporting uptime goals for a busy manufacturing facility.

Candidates should have 5+ years of experience with electrical power and controls, be proficient reading schematics, and familiar with PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, and related control equipment.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of industrial electrical maintenance experience.
• Ability to troubleshoot and repair power and control systems up to 480 VAC.
• Experience reading electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and ladder diagrams.
• Hands-on experience with PLC-controlled equipment, HMIs, VFDs, servo drives, and related instrumentation.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, repair, install, and maintain electrical and control systems from 24 VDC through 480 VAC three-phase.
• Diagnose failures using schematics, wiring diagrams, ladder diagrams, OEM documentation, and test equipment.
• Troubleshoot PLC-controlled equipment, HMIs, I/O, alarms, interlocks, permissives, and machine safety devices.
• Respond to breakdowns, restore operation safely, and implement permanent corrective actions.
• Perform electrical installations, preventive and predictive maintenance, and support root cause analysis to improve reliability.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Troubleshooting

Read schematics

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLC

Siemens PLC

HMI

VFDs

Motor controls

Job description

This position offers a competitive benefits package and hourly rate of $51.20Georgia-Pacific has immediate openings for Electrical Technicians at our San Leandro, CA facility. Are you committed to safety? Do you enjoy working in a team environment? If this sounds like you, we may have the perfect role for you! Georgia-Pacific has immediate openings for Electrical Technicians at our San Leandro, CA facility. We are looking for highly skilled individuals 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 their production and quality goals.

Salary and Benefit Information:

• Hourly rate $51.20
• Annual pay increases
• Overtime and advancement opportunities
• Competitive Benefits and Perks: 401k match, Health insurance, Vision insurance, Life insurance, Tuition reimbursement, Free Employee Assistance Program

Shift Information:

• Swing Shift: 1:00 PM to 9:00 PM
• Graveyard Shift: 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM
• Monday through Friday
• Thursday: Production determines whether equipment will run or whether the time will be used for planned maintenance work.

Additional Information:

• A current resume must be included with your application to be considered for this position
• This role is not eligible for Visa sponsorship

Georgia-Pacific is one of the nation’s leading corrugated box manufacturers. We manufacture standard corrugated containers, as well as many specialty packaging products for various industries. To learn more about Georgia-Pacific and our corrugated facilities please visit us at: http://www.gppackaging.com/

What You Will Do In Your Role

• Troubleshoot, repair, install, and maintain industrial electrical and control systems from 24 VDC through 480 VAC three-phase.
• Independently diagnose electrical and controls failures using electrical schematics, wiring and ladder diagrams, panel drawings, OEM documentation, and electrical test equipment.
• Troubleshoot PLC-controlled equipment, HMIs, I/O, alarms, interlocks, permissives, communications, motors, VFDs, servo drives, instrumentation, and machine safety devices.
• Respond to equipment breakdowns, safely restore equipment to operation, elevate when necessary, and identify temporary repairs requiring permanent corrective action.
• Perform electrical installations, preventive and predictive maintenance, and support Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to eliminate recurring failures and improve equipment reliability.
• Document completed work, troubleshooting findings, labor, parts used, equipment condition, and required follow-up in MP2.
• Provide clear shift handovers covering unresolved issues, temporary repairs, equipment risks, and required next actions.
• Follow LOTO, arc-flash, electrical safe-work practices, and all site safety requirements.
• Work assigned shifts, overtime, weekends, and holidays as business needs require.

The Experience You Will Bring

• Five (5) or more years of industrial electrical maintenance experience in a manufacturing or automated industrial environment.
• Demonstrated ability to independently troubleshoot and repair industrial electrical power and control systems up to 480 VAC three-phase.
• Hands-on experience troubleshooting motors, VFDs, motor controls, electrical control circuits, and automated production equipment.
• Ability to read and troubleshoot from electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and ladder diagrams.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Strong experience troubleshooting Allen-Bradley, Siemens, or comparable PLC-controlled equipment, including ladder logic, I/O, interlocks, permissives, and machine sequences.
• Advanced experience with HMIs, VFDs, servo systems, industrial networks, instrumentation, and machine safety systems.
• Experience troubleshooting and calibrating instrumentation using 4–20 mA, 0–10 VDC, RTDs, thermocouples, pressure, temperature, flow, or position signals.
• Ability to modify or develop PLC logic and HMI applications while following established program backup and change-management practices.
• Experience with corrugators, converting equipment, conveyors, material-handling systems, or other highly automated manufacturing equipment.

For this role, we anticipate paying $51.20 per hour.

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.

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