Maintenance Technician/Millwright - Savannah, GA

Georgia-Pacific LLC; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific Gypsum facility in Savannah, GA is seeking Maintenance Technicians to join the maintenance team. This role involves 12-hour rotating days/nights, 4 on 4 off, on‑site with overtime.

You will troubleshoot, install, repair mechanical systems, read schematics, and use measurement tools. We value experience in industrial maintenance and teamwork, with opportunities to develop skills in a safety‑driven environment.

Qualifications

• Two or more years of maintenance experience in industrial, manufacturing, or military environments.
• Experience troubleshooting in a team environment.
• Experience with preventive, predictive, and proactive maintenance.
• Experience using precision maintenance tools such as laser alignment tools.

Responsibilities

• Complete maintenance tasks with a team to minimize equipment downtime.
• Troubleshoot mechanical problems with operations team.
• Install and repair mechanical drives, chains, gears, belts, and couplings.
• Read mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic schematics.
• Use measuring tools like micrometers, calipers, tachometers, and dial indicators.
• Weld on an as-needed basis.
• Follow safety rules and wear safety equipment.
• Perform physically demanding tasks for up to 12 hours daily in an industrial environment.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Troubleshooting in team environment

Preventive maintenance

Precision maintenance tools

Education

Maintenance technical degree

Tools

Laser alignment tools

Measuring tools (micrometers, calipers, tachometers, dial indicators)

Job description

Your Job

Our Georgia‑Pacific Gypsum facility located in Savannah, GA is seeking motivated and safety-oriented individuals to join our maintenance team as Maintenance Technicians.

Shift: 12-hour rotating shifts on days and nights with weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed. The shift is 4 on and 4 off.

Days: 7:00AM-7:00PM

Nights: 7:00PM-7:00AM

Our Team

The Savannah Gypsum facilities employs approximately 200 individuals in helping Georgia‑Pacific as one of the nation’s leading gypsum board manufacturers. Georgia‑Pacific’s building product business is consistently amongst the nation’s top suppliers of building products to large warehouse retailers and building materials dealers. Our employees strive for safety and health excellence while achieving an injury free workplace. To learn more about our Building Products division, visit http://www.buildgp.com.

Georgia‑Pacific offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, life, 401(k), accident and sickness, paid holidays and vacations, as well as overtime opportunities.

What You Will Do

• Working as a part of a highly functioning team to ensure timely completion of all maintenance tasks and minimize equipment down time
• Working with an invested operations team to troubleshoot mechanical problems
• Develop new skills with the support of experienced and engaged leaders Installing and repairing mechanical drives, chains, sprockets, gears, belts, and couplings
• Reading mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic schematics
• Accurately using measuring tools including micrometers, calipers, tachometers, and dial indicators
• Welding on as-needed basis
• Maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations, to include wearing safety equipment
• Perform tasks such as lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing and/or pulling for up to twelve (12) hours a day, in a loud/noisy, and industrial, high-volume environment

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Two (2) or more years of maintenance experience in an industrial, manufacturing, or military environment OR a combination of relevant experience and a maintenance technical degree
• Experience troubleshooting in a team environment
• Experience with Preventive, Predictive, and Proactive maintenance.
• Experience using precision maintenance tools such as laser alignment tools.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience with the cutting-edge technologies (ultrasonic, vibration, infrared)
• Experience working with conveyors, hydraulic and pneumatic systems
• Experience reading technical drawings and schematics

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, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify.