Electrical Maintenance Technician

Your Job

Our Brookneal OSB facility in Gladys, VA is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Technician .

Our Electrical Maintenance Technicians are responsible for troubleshooting and repairing electrical issues on manufacturing equipment to ensure the facility is operating at its highest capacity.

Electricians also perform preventative maintenance to ensure reliability of electrical components to meet the facility's goals for quality and production.

Our Electricians demonstrate critical thinking skills and work as team to ensure a safe working environment for all employees.

Our Electricians are asked to work any shifts; 12-Hour Rotating Shifts that include weekends, holidays, and overtime.

Our employees work in a tobacco-free environment.

Successful candidates will be detail oriented, have strong initiative and able to collaborate in a team-oriented environment effectively and efficiently.

Our Team

Georgia-Pacific located in Gladys, Virginia manufactures Oriented Strand Board (OSB), a popular type of wood product used for flooring, walls, and roof sheathing in mostly residential construction applications.

Georgia-Pacific's building product business has consistently been among the nation's top suppliers of building products to building materials dealers and large warehouse retailers.

Georgia-Pacific employees strive for safety and health excellence while achieving an injury free workplace.

What You Will Do


* Perform routine and preventative maintenance (PM) on electrical equipment


* Troubleshoot electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems


* Repair, maintain and upgrade electrical manufacturing equipment


* Perform Programmable Logics Controllers (PLC) changes and programming


* Maintain accurate records such as labor hours, preventative maintenance, and service orders in the Maintenance software system (MP2 system)


* Adhere to and promote all safety policies to include wearing all necessary Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)


* Learn and comply with environmental and safety guidelines, policies, and permit requirements


* Prepare work orders


* Work in high places more than 80 feet, using man lifts and work in confirmed spaces


* Complete training to become CPR certified and First Aid trained


* Communicate effectively and respectfully with other team members in a team-based environment to accomplish assigned tasks


* Participate in special projects as assigned

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)


* High School Diploma or GED


* Experience using industrial test equipment; digital multimeters, ammeters


* Experience troubleshooting electrical systems


* Experience with different voltages (i.e.

DC, 3 Phase, medium voltage)


* Two or more years' experience in Industrial Electrical work or completion of trade school degree in related field

What Will Put You Ahead


* Experience with running conduit and installing electrical infrastructure to code


* Experience using...