Our Georgia-Pacific Gypsum facility located in Savannah, GA is seeking motivated and safety-oriented individuals to join our team.
Position: Mobile/Heavy Equipment Mechanic
Shift: This position is for day shift, Monday – Friday with flexibility to work overtime, weekends, and holidays as needed.
Compensation: Starting compensation starts at $35.00/hr and up depending on level of experience.
Working Location: 151 Wahlstrom Rd, Savannah, GA 31404
What You Will Do In Your Role
- Troubleshooting major and minor repairs and maintenance on all rolling stock to include dismantling, overhauling, and assembling rolling stock equipment and machinery.
- Performing maintenance responsibilities such as blowing off rolling stock with compressed air and/or pressure washing, complete lube changes, oil changes, filter services, and brake adjustments.
- Identifying and listing parts to make needed repairs of mobile equipment.
- Installing and aligning equipment parts.
- Checking vehicle fluids, tires, air filters, and engine coolant and make general repairs when necessary.
- Maintaining clean and orderly housekeeping standards in the mobile shop and maintenance work areas.
- Effectively communicating work performed and equipment statuses both written and verbally.
- Adhering to all plant safety and environmental guidelines, policies, and procedures and actively participating in the safety program.
- Working in a hot, humid, cold, and noisy industrial environment.
- Performing tasks such as lifting up to 50 pounds, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing and/or pulling for up to 12 (twelve) hours a day.
The Experience You Will Bring
Requirements:
- At least three (3) years of experience as a heavy equipment mechanic
- Experience reading electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic schematics
- Experience diagnosing and rebuilding power train components including internal combustion engines, transmissions, and final drive components
- Experience working with preventative and predictive maintenance
- Experience with precision alignment of motors, couplings, bearings, pumps and lubrication.
What Will Put You Ahead
- Five (5) years or more of experience as a Mobile/ Heavy Equipment Mechanic
- Associate degree or two (2) years of study from a technical college or school in the fields of Industrial Maintenance or Industrial Technology.
- Experience with welding and fabrication
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) and other PC-based production reporting systems applications.
- Hyster certification or equivalent
Learn More
The Mobile Equipment Mechanic will be responsible for providing scheduled maintenance responsibilities to include cleaning using compressed air and/or pressure washing, complete lube changes, filter services, and brake adjustments on all plant rolling stock, and maintain records of all maintenance performed. All interested applicants must demonstrate a pattern of safe behavior, good attendance, good disciplinary record, initiative, effective communication skills, and problem-solving skills. 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.
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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.
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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.