Looking for a career with an organization that truly cares about your health, safety, and success? How about a career where you have opportunity for advancement, variable pay for performance, job stability and great co-workers and leadership? 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 skills to not only better your life, but the community as well.
Our Georgia-Pacific, Gypsum plant located in Sweetwater, TX is seeking a qualified individual to join our team as a Maintenance Millwright. The Millwright helps ensure the successful operation of the facility by resolving mechanical issues, recommending alternative repairs and equipment upgrades, identifying quality concerns, setting equipment in a precision state, and understanding the production threshold of the equipment.
Earn competitive pay & benefits, with opportunities for bonuses. Compensation for this role will range between $34 - $39 per hour depending on level of experience.
What You Will Do In Your Role
- Troubleshoot, repair and maintain industrial machinery
- Perform precession repairs on all equipment
- Install and align new equipment
- Perform periodic maintenance routines including lubricating machine tools and equipment for improved reliability and uptime
- Maintain accurate maintenance logs including labor hours and critical preventative maintenance findings
- Work with the operations and maintenance teams to identify and prioritize maintenance needs
- Help meet or exceed production and quality goals while optimizing equipment to reduce waste
- Adhere to all plant safety and environmental guidelines, policies and procedures and actively participate in safety program
- Work any shift, on-call, holidays, weekends and overtime as needed
- Maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations including wearing safety equipment
The Experience You Will Bring
Requirements:
- Five (5) years or more of experience working in a mechanical maintenance position within a manufacturing, industrial, or military environment
- Experience working with hydraulic and pneumatic systems
- Experience using a cutting torch and welding with an arc welder
- Experience troubleshooting issues with bearings, chains, sprockets, gearboxes, and conveyors
- Experience reading and understanding mechanical drawings
- Experience in precision maintenance practices such as lubrication, alignment techniques, and precision measuring
What Will Put You Ahead:
- Leadership experience in a manufacturing company with a focus on mechanical and reliability maintenance
- Two (2) year technical degree or higher in Industrial Maintenance Technology or similar program
- Lean Six Sigma certification
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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