Maintenance Technician - Albion, MI

Maintenance Technician - Albion, MI

Georgia-Pacific is looking for a Maintenance Technician for our Albion, MI corrugated sheet feeder plant!

This role is an exciting opportunity to join a close-knit team dedicated to safety at our Albion, MI sheet feeder plant! This position creates value by safely assisting with the production of corrugated sheets to be made into printed boxes for our valued customers. We offer opportunities for advancement as those openings occur.

Currently hiring for 2nd shift (3:00pm - 11:00pm) & 3rd Shift (11:00pm - 7:00am). Employees must be available to work overtime, holidays, and weekends.

Starting pay is $ 35.50, /hr+ depending on experience, skills, and certifications. Performance Pay Bonuses (paid out quarterly), 80 hours of vacation each year, available after the first 6 months of employment, Heath Insurance (BCBS Anthem), Dental Insurance (Delta Dental), Vision (VSP), 401k contributions and employer match, educational assistance, 10 paid holidays.

Troubleshooting, installing, aligning, dismantling, repairing, and maintaining industrial machinery and mechanical equipment in compliance with all plant policies and procedures for improved reliability and uptime. Perform routine scheduled preventative maintenance. Respond to unscheduled production floor requests for assistance to troubleshoot and perform repairs with a sense of urgency. Work with industrial machinery and equipment including motors, pneumatic & hydraulic components, conveyor systems, and production line equipment. Troubleshoot, repair, replace, and commission electrical control devices, including AC drives, DC drives, and Servo Controllers, contactors, motors, breakers, solenoids, and power supplies. Troubleshoot PLC and HMI hardware, including processors, discrete and analog IO cards, power supplies, network adapters, distributed IO, message displays, PC based interfaces, and operator interfaces such as PanelView. Read blueprints, diagrams, schematics, operation manuals and manufacturer's specifications for installations and preventative maintenance practices. Using hand tools, power tools, precision-measuring devices, and testing instruments. Working with operations teams to identify and prioritize maintenance and repair needs. Critically problem-solve with team members from various departments to solve complicated and challenging problems. Maintain accurate maintenance records, including labor hours and critical preventative maintenance findings. Support our safe working environment by adhering to all plant safety and environmental guidelines, policies, and procedures, including wearing appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Provide a self-discipline work ethic. Working in a hot, humid, cold, dusty, and noisy industrial environment. Perform tasks such as lifting, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing, and/or pulling for at least eight (8) hours a day. Willing to work any shift, holidays, weekends, and overtime as needed.

1 or more years of previous industrial maintenance experience in a manufacturing or military environment -OR- a two (2) year electrical controls degree with at least 1 year of industrial maintenance working experience. Experience troubleshooting and repairing hydraulics & pneumatics. Experience with reading electrical, hydraulic, & mechanical drawings, P&IDs, and precision measurements. Experience troubleshooting issues with bearings, chains, sprockets, gearboxes, and conveyors, rollers, pulleys, and shafts. Experience using a computer for record-keeping and documentation functions.

Experience working in the corrugated packaging or the containerboard industry. Experience troubleshooting boiler operations. Experience with industrial air compressors. Mechanical maintenance experience including fluid handling and conveyor systems, accumulators, valve identification, application, and welding. Experience installing and troubleshooting electric motors up to 480V, and various electrical/controls components, such as relays, switches, drives, input & output cards.