Maintenance Mechanic / Millwright - Blue Rapids, KS

About the role

The Georgia-Pacific Industrial Plasters facility in Blue Rapids, Kansas is seeking a Maintenance Mechanic / Millwright to ensure the reliability and performance of equipment and operations.

Responsibilities

• Perform periodic maintenance routines including lubricating machines and equipment for improved reliability and uptime.
• Work with operations associates to identify and prioritize maintenance needs.
• Maintain accurate maintenance logs including labor hours and critical preventative maintenance findings.
• 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.

Requirements

• Five (5) or more years mechanical maintenance experience in an industrial, manufacturing, or military environment.
• Experience troubleshooting and repairing hydraulic and pneumatic systems, along with mechanical components such as bearings, chains, sprockets, gearboxes, conveyors, rollers, pulleys, and shafts.
• Experience performing precision maintenance, knowledge of condition based monitoring.
• Experience with fabricating, torch cutting, and arc & mig welding.
• Experience with reading mechanical drawings, P&IDs and precision measurements.
• Experience recording maintenance and repairs in a computerized maintenance management system (MP2 / SAP) and completing reports and work orders on time to keep accurate records.

Qualifications

• Associates degree or two (2) years of study from a technical college in the fields of Industrial Maintenance or Industrial Technology.
• Trade Journeymen status in a related field preferred.

Benefits

We are offering a $1,000 sign on bonus! Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region.

Pay

Starting pay begins at $32.95 per hour.

Schedule

An 8-hour shift from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. A rotating 12-hour 2-2-3 schedule from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Shift placement will be determined based on business needs at the time of hire; however, this position will most likely be assigned to the rotating 2-2-3 schedule, depending on current openings.