Maintenance Mechanic

Georgia Pacific; Monticello (MS); On-site; USD 39,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Maintenance Mechanic for our Monticello, MS containerboard facility. The role focuses on preventative and corrective maintenance to boost uptime and reliability, with a highly skilled, hourly position and on-site responsibilities.

The standard schedule is 7:00 am–3:30 pm, Monday–Friday, with overtime, weekends, and on-call duties. Starting pay is $33.51 per hour or more based on experience and ability.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience as a millwright, mechanic, machinist, or welder in industrial settings.
• Experience with heavy industrial maintenance and safety compliance.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, drawings, and P&ID diagrams.
• Journeyman level skills in welding, machining, or millwright work.

Responsibilities

• Align pumps and gearboxes with precision.
• Lead or assist machining on lathe, key seater, and milling machine for repairs.
• Lead or assist welding and fabricate structural components as needed.
• Replace pumps, gearboxes, cylinders, rolls, valves and other components.
• Inspect machinery to identify potential downtime causes; document findings.
• Follow all safety and environmental guidelines and procedures.
• Read blueprints, P&IDs, schematics; ensure documentation accuracy.
• Use light rigging equipment for maintenance tasks.
• Troubleshoot bearings, chains, sprockets, gearboxes, conveyors.
• Work with hydraulic and pneumatic systems; use computer for records.

Skills

Precision alignment

Troubleshooting

Blueprint reading

P&ID interpretation

Mechanical fitting

Education

Industrial Maintenance Technology certificate

Machining Technology certificate

Welding certification

Mechanical apprenticeship completion

Tools

Lathe

Milling machine

Welding equipment

Hydraulic/pneumatic tools

Job description

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Maintenance Mechanic for our Monticello, MS containerboard facility. This is a highly skilled hourly position requiring a thorough understanding of safe work practices, troubleshooting, and maintenance of manufacturing equipment. This position creates value for the facility by supporting the maintenance team with preventative and corrective maintenance leading to increased uptime and reliability, as well as reducing unplanned downtime.

The regular schedule is 7:00 am-3:30 pm, Monday-Friday. Our Maintenance Mechanics work any shift, including holidays and weekends, and work overtime as needed, and rotate on-call duties.

This position starts at $33.51 hourly or more based on experience/ability.

Our Team

Georgia Pacific Monticello is a stable employer on 2,200 acres which employs 450 employees. This position is an opportunity to be part of a stable, rapidly expanding organization that offers a tremendous amount of growth potential.

What You Will Do

• Precision alignment of pumps and gearboxes
• Lead or assist Machining with small parts on lathe, key seater, milling machine for repair work
• Lead or assist Welding, as well as fabricating structural pipes and doing repair work
• Exchange mechanical components like pumps, gearboxes, cylinders, rolls, valves
• Inspect machinery to identify issues that may lead to unplanned downtime
• Adhere to all plant safety and environmental guidelines, policies, and procedures
• Read blueprints, technical and mechanical drawings, Process & Instrument Diagrams (P&ID's) and schematics
• Use light rigging, such as chain falls, chokers, slings, nylon belts, monorails, eyebolts, shackles, and beam clamps
• Troubleshoot issues with bearings, chains, sprockets, gearboxes, and conveyors
• Work with hydraulic and pneumatic systems
• Use a computer for record-keeping and documentation functions
• Perform repetitive and physically demanding tasks for an extended period, lifting, walking, climbing, twisting, and stooping

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Four (4) years or more experience as a millwright, mechanic, machinist, or welder in an industrial, manufacturing, or military environment

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience in heavy industrial plants
• Two (2) years certificate in Industrial Maintenance Technology, Machining Technology, or Welding
• Journeyman level experience in welding, machining, millwright
• Completion of a mechanical apprenticeship program