Maintenance Technician (Millwright)

Maintenance Technician (Millwright)

Your Job Georgia-Pacific's OSB plant in Gladys, VA has an incredible opportunity for a Maintenance Technician (Millwright). Our Maintenance Mechanics must be willing to work any shift, including but not limited to 12-hour rotating shift or Days and can include weekends, holidays, and overtime. Successful candidates will be detail-oriented, have strong initiative and collaborate effectively and efficiently in a team-oriented environment. Georgia-Pacific offers our employees the following:

• Opportunities for Growth: This isn't just a job; it's the beginning of a career. We're seeking individuals who are hungry for growth and advancement opportunities within an organization.
• Sign-On Bonus: $1,500 Sign-On Bonus
• Variable Pay: In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible for variable pay, provided as a monetary bonus, based on performance metrics and production targets.
• Competitive Benefits Package: As part of Koch Industries, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, 401k with company match, and much more.

Our Team Georgia-Pacific located in Gladys, Virginia manufactures Oriented Strand Board (OSB), a popular type of wood product used for flooring, walls, and roof sheathing in mostly residential construction applications. Georgia-Pacific's building product business has consistently been among the nation's top suppliers of building products to building materials dealers and large warehouse retailers. Georgia-Pacific employees strive for safety and health excellence while achieving an injury free workplace. Our facility is a hot, humid, cold, and noisy industrial environment.

What You Will Do

• Perform mechanical inspections, repair and perform maintenance on all machinery and equipment
• Troubleshoot mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, power transmission and steam systems
• Utilize computer systems to input work orders, identify parts, maintain records such as labor hours and PM findings, etc.
• Replace defective parts with new parts or repairing/reproducing parts using welding, drill press, surface grinder and other machine shop equipment
• Perform preventive maintenance on equipment as scheduled or assigned
• Assist with creating job plans for future reference on repair jobs
• Share knowledge through training and providing technical assistance to other team members
• Perform other related duties and completes projects as assigned
• Adhere to and promote all safety policies and to include wearing necessary Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Work in high places in excess of 80 feet, using man lifts and working in confined spaces
• Performing work that entails lifting up to 50 lbs, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing and/or pulling for at least twelve (12) hours a day

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience installing, troubleshooting, and repairing industrial equipment
• Two (2) or more years of experience working in the Industrial Maintenance field OR completion of a mechanical Trade School program and/or Apprenticeship program
• Experience troubleshooting conveyors, hydraulics, pneumatics, and pumps
• Experience with fabrication and welding

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience with precision alignment of motors, couplings, bearings, and pumps, lubrication
• Experience with Machine Tool and Die
• Experience with reading blueprints and precision measurements
• Experience using a computer for record-keeping and documentation functions
• High school diploma or GED