Maintenance Technician

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Georgia-Pacific is now hiring Maintenance Technicians to join our Corrugated facility in Albany, GA!

This position is eligible for relocation incentives.

Salary:  

• Starting at $28.71-$35.60 (based on skill and experience)
• You will have the ability to increase your compensation based on skills and contribution to the overall performance of the plant.

 Shift: 

• Only candidates who are flexible and available to work any shift will be considered. This will include overtime, holidays, and weekends as needed.

Shift Hours:

• 2-2-3 Rotation
• 12-hour shift
• 7:00a - 7:00p
• 7:00p - 7:00a

Physical Location:

405 Maxwell Drive, Albany, GA 31701

Our Team

Our team creates value by safely assisting with the production of corrugated boxes for our valued customers.

Click here to learn more about our products and click here to see how we make corrugated boxes!

What You Will Do

• Completing mechanical and electrical preventive maintenance activities to identify and correct mechanical defects before they fail.
• Troubleshooting mechanical and electrical problems, repairing and maintaining all equipment in accordance with plant policies and procedures.
• Installing and repairing mechanical drives, chains, sprockets, gears, belts, and couplings.
• Reading and interpreting mechanical and electrical schematics.
• Adhering to all plant safety and environmental guidelines, policies, and procedures.
• Helping to meet or exceed production, waste and quality goals through a quality maintenance program
• Maintaining strict adherence to safety rules and regulations, including wearing safety equipment.
• Working in a loud/noisy, hot, humid, dusty, greasy and high volume environment.
• Performing tasks such as lifting, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing, and/or pulling.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Two (2) years or more of rotary machinery industrial maintenance experience.
• Experience troubleshooting bearings, chains, sprockets, gearboxes, conveyors and electrical/mechanical equipment.
• Experience reading technical drawings and schematics.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience working in the corrugated packaging industry
• Experience programming PLCs
• Experience with a manual lathe and milling machine
• Experience working with 240/480-volt 3 Phase motors
• Experience with MIG, TIG, Arc welding

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

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.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

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. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).