Maintenance Mechanic

Georgia-Pacific; Brewton (AL); On-site; USD 51,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific in Brewton, AL seeks a skilled Maintenance Mechanic to manage preventive maintenance, mechanical repairs, and precision machining on a containerboard facility. The role supports uptime and reliability, reading blueprints, P&IDs, and operating mills, lathes and drills as needed.

Qualified candidates have a high school diploma or GED, multiple years in industrial maintenance, and hands-on welding, machining, and blueprint-reading experience.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Three years or more of industrial/manufacturing maintenance experience.
• Two years or more of college or vocational training in Industrial Maintenance Technology, Machining Technology, Welding, or similar program plus one year industrial experience.
• Two years or more of mechanical or machining schooling.
• Completion of a mechanical apprenticeship program (documentation required).
• Experience with TIG, MIG and STICK welding.
• Machining experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventative maintenance and mechanical repairs on motors, pumps, drive chains, belts, seals, gearboxes, clutches, valves, steam turbines, air compressors and fans.
• Analyze, troubleshoot and repair rotating equipment and conveyors including installing bearings, sprockets, belts and seals.
• Read blueprints, P&ID’s and schematics; interpret drawings for maintenance.
• Plan machining work using work orders and measurements; operate mills, lathes and drills for precision parts.
• Operate forklifts, aerial lifts and cranes as needed.
• Utilize maintenance software to report daily work and equipment conditions.

Job description

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Maintenance Mechanic for our Brewton, AL containerboard facility. This is a highly skilled hourly position requiring a thorough understanding of safe work practices, standard maintenance processes, precision maintenance, and the ability to troubleshoot manufacturing equipment. This position creates value for the facility by supporting the maintenance team with precision repair work and preventative maintenance, leading to increased uptime and reliability.

This positionstarts at $43.11 hourly. The regular schedule is 7:00 am-3:30 pm, Monday-Friday. Our Maintenance Mechanic works any shift, including holidays and weekends, and works overtime as needed and rotates on-call duties.

Our Team

Do you enjoy working as a team member and take pride in accomplishing production excellence? Are you looking for a career with a company that values employees and sets them up for success? Then don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity!

What You Will Do

Champion Safety by prioritizing safe work practices and taking an active role to ensure a safe work environment for yourself and others

Adhere to all mill safety and environmental guidelines, policies, and procedures

Perform preventative maintenance and mechanical repairs on manufacturing and utility equipment, including but not limited to motors, pumps, drive chains, belt drives, mechanical seals, gearboxes, clutches, valves, steam turbines, air compressors, and fans

Analyze, troubleshoot, and repair all rotating equipment and conveyor systems to include installing bushings, sprockets, bearings, adjustable belts, packing glands, seals, and gaskets

Use welding equipment, hand tools, power metal saws, drill press, rigging equipment, squares, dial indicators, laser alignment equipment, calipers, micrometers, and other gauges required in millwright work

Perform rigging, grinding, welding, and fabrication of equipment

Troubleshoot and repair hydraulic and pneumatic systems

Clean and lubricate shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of equipment and machinery

Plan machining work using work orders, drawings, and direct measurements

Perform machining operations to including setting up, adjusting, and running mills, lathes, and drills to produce precision machined parts

Operate mobile equipment including forklifts, aerial lifts, and cranes

Reading blueprints, technical and mechanical drawings, Process & Instrument Diagrams (P&ID’s) and schematics

Utilize the computerized maintenance software to communicate daily work performed and equipment conditions

Perform repetitive and physically demanding tasks for extended periods of time, lifting, walking, climbing, twisting, stooping

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

High School Diploma or GED

Experience in one or more of the following:

Three years or more experience industrial or manufacturing maintenance, or equivalent military background

Two years or more of college or vocational training in Industrial Maintenance Technology, Machining Technology, Welding, or similar program PLUS one year of experience in an industrial, manufacturing, or military environment

What Will Put You Ahead

Two years or more of mechanical or machining schooling

Completion of a mechanical apprenticeship program (supporting documentation required)

Experience with TIG, MIG and STICK welding

Machining experience

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. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

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 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. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

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