Maintenance Technician

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is now hiring immediately safety-oriented individuals to join our team as a Maintenance Millwright in Emporia, VA.

This role creates value by ensuring machine reliability through troubleshooting and preventative maintenance techniques on industrial plant equipment.

This position is a vital resource for our ongoing success and productivity, and we are very interested in learning about you!

The starting pay for this role is based off experience plus OT and benefits.


* Millwright Class 3: $26.65


* Millwright Class 2: $31.10


* Millwright Class 1: $34.60

Shift: We are looking for Millwrights able to work night shift 12-hour shifts 2-2-3 schedule 7pm - 7am or 7am-7pm.

Our Team

Georgia-Pacific in Emporia, VA manufactures pine plywood panels and siding that are ideal for residential and light commercial construction.

GP employees strive for safety and health excellence while achieving an injury free workplace.

To learn more about our Building Products division, visitwww.buildgp.com

What You Will Do


* Troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining industrial machinery


* Installing and aligning new equipment


* Performing periodic maintenance routines including lubricating machine tools and equipment for improved reliability and uptime


* Maintaining accurate maintenance logs including labor hours and critical preventative maintenance findings


* Working with the operations and maintenance teams to identify and prioritize maintenance needs


* Helping meet or exceed production and quality goals while optimizing equipment to reduce waste


* Adhering to all plant safety and environmental guidelines, policies and procedures and actively participating in safety program


* Work any shift, on-call, holidays, weekends, and overtime as needed


* Maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations including wearing safety equipment


* Work in a hot, humid, cold, and noisy industrial environment


* Work a 12-hour schedule that includes weekends and holidays

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)


* One (1) year or more of experience working in a mechanical maintenance position within a manufacturing, industrial, or military environment


* Experience working with hydraulic and pneumatic systems


* Experience using a cutting torch and welding with an arc welder


* Experience troubleshooting issues with bearings, chains, sprockets, gearboxes, and conveyors


* Experience reading and understanding mechanical drawings


* Experience with precision alignment of motors, couplings, bearings and pumps, and lubrication

What Will Put You Ahead


* Leadership experience in a manufacturing company with a focus on mechanical and reliability maintenance


* Two (2) year technical degree or higher in Industrial Maintenance Technology or similar program


* Lean Six Sigma certification


* Experience in precision maintenance practices such as lubrication, ...