Industrial Maintenance Technician – Recycling

Georgia-Pacific LLC; SOUTH PLAINFIELD (NJ); On-site; USD 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific Recycling in South Plainfield, NJ is seeking a Maintenance Technician to troubleshoot, repair, and maintain industrial machinery at our recycling facility. The role involves installing and aligning new equipment, performing preventive maintenance, and maintaining meticulous maintenance logs to support reliability and productivity.

Candidate should have 4+ years of mechanical maintenance experience in industrial settings, with hydraulic and pneumatic expertise, cutting torch use,

Qualifications

• Four (4) years or more of experience working in a mechanical maintenance position within a manufacturing, industrial, or military environment
• Experience working with hydraulic and pneumatic systems
• Experience using a cutting torch and welding with an arc welder
• Experience troubleshooting issues with bearings, chains, sprockets, gearboxes, and conveyors

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain industrial machinery
• Install and align new equipment
• Perform periodic maintenance routines including lubricating machine tools and equipment for improved reliability and up time
• Maintain accurate maintenance logs including labor hours and critical preventative maintenance findings
• Work with the operations team to identify and prioritize maintenance needs
• Help meet or exceed production and quality goals while optimizing equipment to reduce waste
• Adhere to all plant safety and environmental guidelines, policies and procedures and while actively participating in our safety program
• Maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations, including wearing safety equipment
• Work in a hot, humid, cold, and noisy industrial environment

Skills

Mechanical maintenance

Hydraulic systems

Pneumatic systems

Cutting torch

Arc welding

Bearings

Conveyors

Gearboxes

Troubleshooting

Leadership experience

Education

Industrial Maintenance Technology degree

Job description

Georgia-Pacific Recycling in South Plainfield, NJ is seeking a Maintenance Technician to troubleshoot, repair, and maintain industrial machinery at our recycling facility. The role involves installing and aligning new equipment, performing preventive maintenance, and maintaining meticulous maintenance logs to support reliability and productivity.

Candidate should have 4+ years of mechanical maintenance experience in industrial settings, with hydraulic and pneumatic expertise, cutting torch use,