Maintenance Technician - Albion, MI

Georgia-Pacific; Albion Township (MI); On-site; USD 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation time - 80 hours/year

Health insurance

Vision

401k employer match

Educational assistance

Paid holidays

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Maintenance Technician for our Albion, MI corrugated sheet feeder plant. The role focuses on safely maintaining industrial machinery, performing preventative maintenance, and responding quickly to repair needs to keep lines running.

You will work with motors, hydraulics, pneumatics, and electrical controls, reading schematics and PLC/HMI interfaces, and collaborating with operations to prioritize maintenance tasks. This position requires flexibility across shifts.

Qualifications

• 1+ year industrial maintenance experience or 2-year electrical controls degree with 1+ year experience.
• Experience troubleshooting hydraulics and pneumatics.
• Experience reading electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical drawings, P&IDs, and precision measurements.
• Experience troubleshooting bearings, chains, sprockets, gearboxes, conveyors, rollers, pulleys, and shafts.
• Experience using a computer for record-keeping and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, install, align, dismantle, repair and maintain industrial machinery for reliability.
• Perform routine scheduled preventative maintenance.
• Respond to unscheduled production floor requests to troubleshoot and repair with urgency.
• Work with motors, pneumatic and hydraulic components, conveyors, and production line equipment.
• Troubleshoot electrical control devices including AC/DC drives and servo controllers.
• Read blueprints, diagrams, schematics, operation manuals and manufacturer specs.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records including labor hours and PM findings.
• Adhere to plant safety and environmental guidelines and PPE.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Preventive maintenance

Reading drawings

Electrical & controls

Tool use

Team collaboration

Shift flexibility

Education

Electrical controls degree

Tools

PanelView

AC/DC drives

Job description

Georgia-Pacific is looking forMaintenance Technicianfor our Albion, MI corrugated sheet feeder plant!

Our Team

This role is an exciting opportunity to join a close-knit team dedicated to safety at our Albion, MI sheet feeder plant! This position creates value by safely assisting with the production of corrugated sheets to be made into printed boxes for our valued customers. We offer opportunities for advancement as those openings occur.

Shift

• Currently hiring for 1st Shift (7:00am - 3:00pm), 2nd shift (3:00pm - 11:00pm) & 3rd Shift (11:00pm - 7:00am).
• Employees must be available to work overtime, holidays, and weekends.

Salary & Benefits

• Starting pay is $35.50, /hr+depending on experience, skills, and certifications
• 80 hours of vacation each year, available after the first 6 months of employment
• Heath Insurance (BCBS – Anthem)
• Vision (VSP)
• 401k contributions and employer match
• Educational assistance
• 10 paid holidays

What You Will Do

• Troubleshooting, installing, aligning, dismantling, repairing, and maintaining industrial machinery and mechanical equipment in compliance with all plant policies and procedures for improved reliability and uptime.
• Perform routine scheduled preventative maintenance.
• Respond to unscheduled production floor requests for assistance to troubleshoot and perform repairs with a sense of urgency.
• Work with industrial machinery and equipment including motors, pneumatic & hydraulic components, conveyor systems, and production line equipment.
• Troubleshoot, repair, replace, and commission electrical control devices, including AC drives, DC drives, and Servo Controllers, contactors, motors, breakers, solenoids, and power supplies.
• Troubleshoot PLC and HMI hardware, including processors, discrete and analog IO cards, power supplies, network adapters, distributed IO, message displays, PC based interfaces, and operator interfaces such as PanelView
• Read blueprints, diagrams, schematics, operation manuals and manufacturer’s specifications for installations and preventative maintenance practices.
• Using hand tools, power tools, precision‑measuring devices, and testing instruments.
• Working with operations teams to identify and prioritize maintenance and repair needs.
• Critically problem‑solve with team members from various departments to solve complicated and challenging problems.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, including labor hours and critical preventative maintenance findings
• Support our safe working environment by adhering to all plant safety and environmental guidelines, policies, and procedures, including wearing appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Provide a self‑discipline work ethic.
• Working in a hot, humid, cold, dusty, and noisy industrial environment.
• Perform tasks such as lifting, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing, and/or pulling for at least eight (8) hours a day.
• Willing to work any shift, holidays, weekends, and overtime as needed.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• 1 or more years of previous industrial maintenance experience in a manufacturing or military environment -OR- a two (2) year electrical controls degree with at least 1 year of industrial maintenance working experience.
• Experience troubleshooting and repairing hydraulics & pneumatics.
• Experience with reading electrical, hydraulic, & mechanical drawings, P&IDs, and precision measurements.
• Experience troubleshooting issues with bearings, chains, sprockets, gearboxes, and conveyors, rollers, pulleys, and shafts.
• Experience using a computer for record‑keeping and documentation functions.
  

What will Put You Ahead

• Experience working in the corrugated packaging or the containerboard industry.
• Experience with industrial air compressors.
• Mechanical maintenance experience including fluid handling and conveyor systems, accumulators, valve identification, application, and welding.
• Experience installing and troubleshooting electric motors up to 480V, and various electrical/controls components, such as relays, switches, drives, input & output cards.
  

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