Journeyman Millwright

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is seeking an experienced Journeyman Millwright to join our maintenance team in Clatskanie, OR. This is an opportunity to put your mechanical expertise to work maintaining and improving equipment in a large-scale, high-speed manufacturing environment.

Starting pay is $48.45 per hour.

Georgia-Pacific offers a generous benefits package including medical/dental/vision insurance with an HSA, short-term disability, 401(k) with employer match, 2 weeks paid vacation after 90 days, and opportunities to continue developing your career.

Our Team

Georgia-Pacific’s Consumer Products facility in Wauna/Clatskanie, Oregon is a high-speed manufacturing operation producing well-known tissue and paper products, including Brawny, Angel Soft, Vanity Fair and Sparkle. Our maintenance team plays an important role in keeping equipment operating safely, reliably, and efficiently.

Georgia-Pacific is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of bath tissue, paper towels, facial tissue, and napkins. To learn more about our variety of products, visit www.gp.com.

What You Will Do

• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on a wide range of industrial equipment to support safe, reliable operations
• Apply precision maintenance skills including bearing setup, Opti-Laser alignment, pump rebuilds, and equipment mounting and unmounting
• Troubleshoot mechanical equipment issues and complete repairs that restore equipment reliability and performance
• Execute assigned preventive maintenance work and identify opportunities to improve equipment condition and reliability
• Follow all plant safety and environmental requirements, including lockout/tagout procedures and maintaining equipment safeguards
• Maintain a clean and safe work area before, during, and after assigned work
• Perform physical work including lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing and/or pulling during shifts of up to 12 hours in a loud, high-volume industrial environment

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• High school diploma or GED
• Journeyman Millwright with experience executing precision maintenance functions
• A minimum of 4 years of industrial maintenance mechanical experience
• Experience in the Pulp & Paper Industry
• Experience reading and interpreting blueprints

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience with Reliability/Precision maintenance
• Experience in two of the following trades: Industrial Millwright, Welder, Pipefitter, Machinist, etc.
• Experience using a computer to generate, distribute and maintain maintenance records
• An Industrial Mechanical Maintenance Certificate from an accredited vocational/community college with a minimum of 3 years of maintenance mechanic experience
• Completion of an approved maintenance mechanic apprenticeship program or equivalent with 2 or more years of experience as a maintenance mechanic in an industrial manufacturing environment

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. 

This role is part of the collective bargaining agreement, and the starting pay for this role is set at $48.45 per hour.

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, 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