General Mechanic

General Mechanic Millwright / Machinist

The Hopewell Mill is seeking to hire General Mechanic Millwrights and Machinists to support its paper manufacturing facility.

Familiarity, understanding, and experience with facets of design, installation, startup, operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of process equipment and systems common to industrial and manufacturing facilities. Some examples of process equipment include: pumps, motors, gear reducers, couplings, belt-drives, bearings, and seals. Understanding of and experience with reading drawings, Bills of Materials, parts identification, work packages, workflow processes, planning and scheduling. Experience with development and completion of assigned data collection routes, to include temperatures, vibrations, acoustics, speed, etc. Determine work procedures to assemble, dismantle and overhaul machinery and equipment using hand and power tools. Work with a wide variety of precision tools such as veneer calipers, micrometers, dial indicators, levels, gauge blocks and optical and laser alignment tooling. Perform a variety of maintenance related tasks in connection with the maintenance, repair and/or improvement to equipment.

The physical demands here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

The employee is frequently required to walk, occasionally required to sit, climb, or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move objects up to twenty (20) pounds and occasionally lift and/or move objects up to fifty (50) pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Duties are performed in an office environment and on jobsites throughout the mill.

May on occasion have to work long hours and overtime during emergencies, power outages, weekends, holidays, planned major equipment outages, etc.

High School Diploma or G.E.D.

Good verbal and written communication skills.

5-10 years' experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment, equipment installations, equipment maintenance, construction, fabrication, or supporting service.

Licensed and Certified Journeyman classification or equivalent Military Occupational Skill (MOS).

Ability to work overtime and rotating shifts.

Excellent wages and a strong benefits package.

Corporate culture based on Integrity, Respect, Accountability, and Excellence.

Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities.

A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.

Candidates are required to undergo a drug screening after receiving a conditional job offer, but before starting employment. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.