Industrial Maintenance Technician - Wheatfield, IN - Georgia Pacific : Job Details

Your Job Our Georgia-Pacific Gypsum facility in Wheatfield, IN, is looking for self-motivated and safety-oriented Industrial Maintenance Technicians to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a solid foundation in mechanical or electrical troubleshooting, along with the skills necessary to effectively maintain manufacturing equipment Compensation: $32.87/hour Schedule: 12-hour rotating shifts that include weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed Location: This position will be located in Wheatfield, IN. Relocation assistance may be available. Our Team Our Wheatfield facility has a rich history producing gypsum wallboard for a wide variety of customers. Georgia-Pacific's Building Products business is consistently among the nation's top suppliers of building products to large warehouse retailers and building materials dealers. To learn more about our Building Products division, visit [1] www.buildgp.com. And, to learn more about our gypsum products, visit [2] www.gpgypsum.com. What You Will Do * Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain mechanical and electrical industrial machinery, including conveyors, pumps, motors, and production equipment. * Install and align new equipment. * Perform periodic maintenance routines, including lubricating machine tools and equipment for improved reliability and uptime. * Maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations, including wearing PPE. * 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 the safety program. * Assist in the development and implementation of reliability-centered maintenance strategies. * Apply simple problem-solving methods, such as 5Y, to reduce and eliminate failures. * Work in a hot, humid, cold, dusty, and noisy industrial environment. * Work weekends, holidays, rotating shifts, and overtime when needed. Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) * 3+ years of industrial mechanical or electrical maintenance experience, OR a combination of relevant experience and a maintenance technical degree. * Demonstrated proficiency in rotating equipment precision installation and alignment. * Extensive experience in the precision installation of bearings and pumps, as well as comprehensive lubrication knowledge. * Proven experience in troubleshooting and repairing hydraulic and pneumatic systems. * Strong experience in diagnosing and repairing bearings, chains, sprockets, gearboxes, conveyors, etc. * Proficiency in reading and understanding mechanical drawings. What Will Put You Ahead * Associates degree or two (2) years of study from a technical college in the fields of Industrial Maintenance or Industrial Technology * Five (5) or more years of mechanical millwright experience in an industrial environment * Experience in troubleshooting and repairing industrial electrical circuits up to 480 volts 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 [3] 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 [4] 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 [5] here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click [6] here, [7] aqui, or [8] tu). References Visible links 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. to Privacy in the Workplace_English.pdf 7. to Privacy in the Workplace_Spanish.pdf 8. to Privacy in the Workplace_Polish.pdf