Maintenance Technician - Gurdon Plywood

At Georgia-Pacific, we view each role as a career and an opportunity to advance your skills—both to better your life and contribute to the community. Our ideal Maintenance Technician is a self-motivated, skilled hourly professional with a working knowledge of mechanical and electrical troubleshooting and a solid foundation in maintaining manufacturing equipment. This position is vital to our ongoing success and productivity.

About the role

This experienced skilled-craft role creates value by performing a variety of maintenance duties to ensure maximum facility uptime and meet production goals at our Plywood facility in Gurdon, Arkansas.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, install, align, dismantle, repair, and maintain industrial machinery and mechanical equipment for improved reliability and uptime
• Work with machinery and mechanical equipment including motors, pneumatic & hydraulic components, conveyor systems, and production line equipment
• Read diagrams, sketches, operation manuals, and manufacturer’s specifications for installations
• Use hand tools, power tools, and precision-measuring devices and testing instruments
• Use a cutting torch and weld with an arc welder
• Troubleshoot issues with bearings, chains, sprockets, gearboxes, and conveyors
• Adhere to all plant safety and environmental guidelines, policies, and procedures
• Be willing and able to work any shift, overtime, weekends, and holidays as required

Requirements

• High school Diploma or GED
• At least two (2) years of maintenance experience in industrial, manufacturing, or military environments
• Experience troubleshooting and repairing hydraulics and pneumatics
• Experience reading technical drawings and schematics
• Experience using a computer including typing/sending emails and using a mouse

Qualifications

What will put you ahead:

• Experience working in the lumber or plywood industries
• Two (2) year mechanical or industrial maintenance degree

Benefits

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.

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

Additionally, we seek to enable the best work environment to help you and the business produce superior results.

Pay

Compensation is determined by available market data, considering each candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about our compensation philosophy.