Electrical Technician - Albany, GA Lumber

About the role

Georgia-Pacific is hiring an Electrical Technician to join our Lumber facility in Albany, GA. We manufacture Southern Yellow Pine Lumber used in both residential and commercial construction. The production process includes debarking and cutting logs into rough lumber, drying to remove moisture, planing and smoothing to uniform dimensions, grading for quality, and packaging for shipment.

Pay

Starting pay is $30/hr., with potential to increase based on skills and contributions to mill performance.

Schedule

This is a 12-hour rotating shift position (rotating every 28 days). The week of orientation is Monday 9:00am–5:00pm and Tuesday–Friday 8:00am–5:00pm. Regular shift assignments follow orientation.

• Shift hours: 6:00am–6:00pm or 6:00pm–6:00am
• Work schedule pattern:
  • Tuesday, Wednesday; off Thursday, Friday
  • Saturday, Sunday, Monday; off Tuesday, Wednesday
  • Thursday, Friday; off Saturday, Sunday, Monday
• Overtime, holidays, and weekends may be required.

Physical Location

3150 Sylvester Rd, Albany, GA 31705

Responsibilities

• Adhere to all plant safety and environmental guidelines, policies, and procedures; actively participate in the safety program
• Perform reactive and preventative maintenance on production equipment
• Identify and implement improvements using experience
• Work with automation, production, and computer systems
• Research parts in electrical/mechanical manuals and submit order forms
• Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain all electrical equipment to ensure production continuity and efficiency
• Respond to operator, quality, and/or supervisor requests on equipment specifications
• Assist operators or crew members with machine start-up, shutdown, or clean-up
• Communicate daily work performed and machine conditions via written and verbal documentation

Requirements

• Experience with industrial controls (PLCs, motor controls, drives, and electrical distribution)
• Experience with industrial instrumentation for flow, pressure, and temperature
• Ability to read and follow electrical and mechanical schematics/blueprints
• One of the following:
  • Associate degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Systems, Instrumentation, or Electronic Technology AND at least two years of electrical/electronic and/or instrument & control troubleshooting experience in a manufacturing environment
  • Minimum of four years of electrical/electronic or instrument & control troubleshooting experience in a manufacturing environment

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical or Industrial Engineering
• Experience repairing, troubleshooting, and programming PLCs, HMIs, and operator interfaces
• Mechanical maintenance experience, including fluid handling and conveyor systems, hydraulic systems and accumulators, valve identification and application, and welding
• Experience with Allen Bradley and Siemens PLCs
• Programming experience with variable frequency drives (VFDs)
• Distributed Control (DC) experience
• Experience with a Computerized Maintenance Management Software (CMMS)

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment (ADD), disability
• Retirement plans
• Paid vacation/time off
• Educational assistance
• May include infertility assistance, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance (eligibility criteria apply)