Maintenance Technician

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Georgia-Pacific is now hiring a Maintenance Technician to join our team at our Corrugated facility in West Monroe, LA!
We are looking for highly skilled technicians who can troubleshoot and perform corrective/preventative maintenance to reduce downtime and increase reliability.

Pay: $25.96

Shift: This is a rotating 12-hour rotating shift position that includes weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed.

Shift Hours: 6AM - 6PM AND 6PM - 6AM (rotating)

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

• 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

• Installing and repairing mechanical drives, chains, sprockets, gears, belts, and couplings

• Perform all maintenance checks and preventive maintenance in a safe and timely manner

• Upload/download and research online the necessary software, maintenance and operation manual for equipment pertaining to the business to aid in performing tasks

• Perform tasks such as lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing and/or pulling for 8 to 12 hours/day in a loud/noisy, hot, humid, dusty, greasy, and high-volume environment

• Supporting our safe working environment by maintaining strict adherence to safety rules and regulations and wearing appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• Willing to work any shift, holidays, weekends, and overtime as needed

• Completing mechanical and electrical preventive maintenance activities

• Troubleshooting and repairing automated systems with remote technical support

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• At least one year of maintenance experience within an industrial, manufacturing, or military environment

• Experience reading technical drawings and schematics

• Experience performing preventative maintenance and identifying predictive maintenance of equipment

What Will Put You Ahead

• Corrugated experience

• Electrical troubleshooting experience

• Hydraulics troubleshooting experience

Tools

• Personal basic tools may be required for this position. Specialized tools will be provided by the company

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.