Maintenance Mechanic

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Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Maintenance Mechanic for our Monticello, MS container board facility. This is a highly skilled hourly position requiring a thorough understanding of safe work practices, troubleshooting, and maintenance of manufacturing equipment. This position creates value for the facility by supporting the maintenance team with preventative and corrective maintenance leading to increased uptime and reliability, as well as reducing unplanned downtime.

The regular schedule is 7:00 am-3:30 pm, Monday-Friday. Our Maintenance Mechanics work any shift, including holidays and weekends, and work overtime as needed, and rotate on-call duties. This position starts at $33.51 hourly or more based on experience/ability.

Georgia Pacific Monticello is a stable employer on 2,200 acres which employs 450 employees. This position is an opportunity to be part of a stable, rapidly expanding organization that offers a tremendous amount of growth potential.

• Precision alignment of pumps and gearboxes
• Lead or assist Machining with small parts on lathe, key seater, milling machine for repair work
• Lead or assist Welding, as well as fabricating structural pipes and doing repair work
• Exchange mechanical components like pumps, gearboxes, cylinders, rolls, valves
• Inspect machinery to identify issues that may lead to unplanned downtime
• Adhere to all plant safety and environmental guidelines, policies, and procedures
• Read blueprints, technical and mechanical drawings, Process & Instrument Diagrams (P&’s) and schematics
• Use light rigging, such as chain falls, chokers, slings, nylon belts, monorails, eyebolts, shackles, and beam clamps
• Troubleshoot issues with bearings, chains, sprockets, gearboxes, and conveyors
• Work with hydraulic and pneumatic systems
• Use a computer for record-keeping and documentation functions
• Perform repetitive and physically demanding tasks for an extended period, lifting, walking, climbing, twisting, and stooping

• Four (4) years or more experience as a millwright, mechanic, machinist, or welder in an industrial, manufacturing, or military environment

• Experience in heavy industrial plants
• Two (2) years certificate in Industrial Maintenance Technology, Machining Technology, or Welding
• Journeyman level experience in welding, machining, millwright
• Completion of a mechanical apprenticeship program
• Training in precision alignment
• Mobile crane operator training
• Pipe Welding experience
• Machining experience

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, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance.

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  for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information , aquí, or tu).