Weekend Maintenance Technician — 12-Hour Shift, Industrial Machinery

Georgia Pacific Corp.; Talladega (AL); On-site; USD 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific in Talladega, AL is hiring a Weekend Shift Mechanical Maintenance Technician to join our lumber mill. The role features 12‑hour shifts, Fridays through Sundays (and every other Sunday), 6:00 a.m.

to 6:00 p.m., with orientation the prior week and potential overtime. You’ll perform preventative maintenance, troubleshoot industrial equipment, install and repair drives, belts, hydraulics and pneumatics, read blueprints, and use CMMS.

Qualifications

• Experience performing installation, preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of Industrial Equipment.
• Experience in Hydraulic, Pneumatic and Mechanical systems and components.
• Able to read and interpret mechanical and electrical blueprints and schematics.

Responsibilities

• Adhering to safety guidelines and actively participating in the safety program.
• Support operations efficiency through troubleshooting and maintaining manufacturing equipment and processes.
• Perform periodic proactive asset strategies, such as maintenance routes and preventative maintenance to improve reliability and uptime.
• Install and repair mechanical drives, chains, sprockets, gearboxes, belts and couplings.
• Maintain and troubleshoot pneumatic systems, control devices, hydraulic equipment, circuits and components.
• Identify and prioritize maintenance needs with operations and maintenance teams.
• Use pipefitting to weld, cut, fit and install piping throughout the facility.
• Assist operators with machine start-up, shutdown or clean up.
• Document daily work performed and machine conditions.

Skills

Industrial equipment maintenance

Hydraulic systems

Pneumatic systems

Education

Associate degree or higher in Industrial Technology

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Georgia-Pacific in Talladega, AL is hiring a Weekend Shift Mechanical Maintenance Technician to join our lumber mill. The role features 12‑hour shifts, Fridays through Sundays (and every other Sunday), 6:00 a.m.

to 6:00 p.m., with orientation the prior week and potential overtime. You’ll perform preventative maintenance, troubleshoot industrial equipment, install and repair drives, belts, hydraulics and pneumatics, read blueprints, and use CMMS.