MECHANICAL TECHNICIAN - CAMDEN PLYWOOD

Georgia Pacific Corp.; Camden (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plan

Paid vacation/time off

Educational assistance

Parental leave

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific in Camden, Texas is hiring Maintenance Millwrights to work up to 12‑hour shifts, including holidays and overtime. You will troubleshoot and repair equipment, support coworkers, and maintain equipment reliability in a challenging manufacturing setting.

A strong emphasis is placed on safety, communication, and teamwork to keep the mill running smoothly. Ideal candidates have 3+ years of maintenance experience, welding skills, and the ability to interpret electrical schematics and

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years maintenance experience or equivalent training.
• Experience troubleshooting mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
• Experience cutting and welding.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain equipment to improve reliability and uptime.
• Adhere to plant safety, environmental guidelines, and procedures.
• Communicate work performed and equipment status clearly, in writing and verbally.
• Maintain housekeeping standards in a noisy, non‑air conditioned mill environment.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Maintenance

Team collaboration

Safety compliance

Welding

Reading electrical schematics

Tools

PLC/5

ControlLogix

VFD drive experience

Job description

Your Job

MAINTENANCE MILLWRIGHT

We are hiring Millwrights in our Camden, Texas mill. You must have the ability to work any shift (up to 12 hours), holidays, weekends, and overtime as needed. Immediate openings today!

SALARY AND BENEFITS COMMENSURATE WITH EXPERIENCE

RESUME IS REQUIRED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION

What You Will Do

• Adhere to all plant safety and environmental guidelines and policies and procedures
• Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain equipment for improved reliability and uptime
• Assist Coworkers and work in a team environment
• Maintain highest level of housekeeping standards for the facility
• Effectively communicate work performed and equipment statuses both written and verbally
• Perform tasks such as lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing and/or pulling for up to 12 hours a day in a noisy, non-air conditioned or unheated manufacturing mill environment
• Walk on an elevated catwalk over 15 feet high and working confined spaces to perform daily duties.
• Utilize software to update tasks and tickets
• Troubleshoot equipment for mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic issues

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• 3 or more years of maintenance experience, whether on a previous job or by some form of maintenance training
• Experience troubleshooting equipment for mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic issues
• Experience cutting and welding
• Experience installing and troubleshooting bearings, sprockets, motors, gearboxes, pumps, chains, etc
• Computer software and tablet experience
• Must be willing and able to work any shift, on-call, holidays, weekends, and overtime as needed

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience troubleshooting Plywood Operations equipment for mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical issues.

• Advanced PLC/5, Control Logics, VFD drive experience
• Mobile Equipment Mechanic Experience
• Experience maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing electrical circuits
• Experience reading and interpreting electrical schematics
• Previous maintenance experience in a wood products manufacturing environment
• Experience reading blueprints, hydraulic and pneumatics
• Experience troubleshooting and maintain pneumatic systems
• Experience troubleshooting hydraulic equipment, circuits, and components
• Experience using alignment and precision tools (laser line, micrometers, calipers, feeler gauges, etc)

Our Team

At Georgia Pacific, we don't believe that a job is just simply a job. We see each role as a career and a way to advance your knowledge and expertise to not only better your life, but your community as a whole. If you are someone who wants to work for a company that will value your skills and ideas, then we have the perfect opportunity for you.

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

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf