Industrial Maintenance Technician

Georgia-Pacific is seeking an Industrial Maintenance Technician for our Dudley, NC Lumber Mill .



* Pay is between $23 to $35 per hour, based on qualifications and experience.


* 12 hour shifts on a rotating schedule


* Currently hiring for days

This is a highly skilled hourly position requiring a thorough understanding of safe work practices, troubleshooting, and maintenance of manufacturing equipment.

This position creates value for the facility by performing preventative and corrective maintenance leading to increased uptime and reliability, thus helping the facility to meet their production and quality goals

Our Team

Our Lumber mill in Dudley, NC manufactures dimensional lumber of superior quality to meet the demanding needs of builders.

What You Will Do


* Troubleshooting, installing, aligning, dismantling, and repairing industrial machinery and mechanical equipment for improved reliability and uptime


* Performing periodic maintenance routines to identify and correct mechanical defects before they fail


* Maintaining operations equipment to achieve optimal performance levels


* Working with operations associates to identify and prioritize maintenance needs


* Maintaining strict adherence to safety rules and regulations, to include wearing safety equipment, i.e.: safety glasses, hearing protection, steel-toed boots and other PPE as required by specific jobs while completing assigned work


* Identifying machine components and coordinate to order parts as needed


* Performing precision work to include laser alignment, belt tensioning, bolt torque specs, and completing necessary paperwork


* Diagnosing and repairing issues wilt mill equipment including pneumatic, hydraulic, mechanical, electrical and other failures.


* Repairing/replacing mill equipment components such as conveying chain, bearings, gearboxes, motors, cylinders, etc.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)


* At least two (2) years of industrial mechanical maintenance experience within an industrial, military or manufacturing environment


* Experience with bearings, chains and sprockets, rigging, belts, precision measurement, and precision alignment of motors and couplings


* Experience with cutting, welding and fabricating

What Will Put You Ahead


* Experience using a computer for record-keeping and documentation functions


* Three (3) years or more of industrial mechanical maintenance experience within an industrial, military or manufacturing environment


* One (1) year or more of electrical experience in an industrial, manufacturing or military environment

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