Mobile Equipment Mechanic

Your Job

Georgia Pacific in Fort Dodge, IA is now hiring a Mobile Equipment Mechanic to be responsible for troubleshooting all diesel, gas, electric and propane powered mobile equipment, performing repairs and preventive maintenance according to a structured scheduling system while maintaining a clean, safe working environment.

For this role, we anticipate paying $32.31 per hour.

We offer full medical and dental benefits, life insurance, a 401K matching program, paid holidays, paid vacation days and paid floating holidays each year.

Shift: 8-10 hr shifts on days with weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed.

Our Team

Safety is a shared value at Georgia-Pacific, and we walk-the-talk through employee involvement in every facet of our operation.

Opportunities for advancement are only limited by your initiative and ability to create value in a business that is solid, growing, and reinvesting in new technologies for enhanced safety, quality, reliability, and employee fulfillment.

The Fort Dodge Gypsum facilities employs approximately 150 individuals in helping Georgia-Pacific as one of the nation's leading gypsum board manufacturers.

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

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

To learn more about our Building Products division, visit https://www.buildgp.com/ .

What You Will Do



* Perform major and minor repairs and maintenance on all mobile equipment to include dismantling, overhauling, and assembling rolling stock equipment and machinery.


* Conduct periodic maintenance on all mobile equipment in accordance with scheduled maintenance requirements


* Keep accurate records of work performed through use of the work order system and other logbooks as needed


* Coordinate procurement of parts to conduct repairs


* Assist in maintaining proper inventory of stocked parts


* Perform needed engine, transmission, and hydraulic system repairs on forklifts, manlifts, skid steers, extended boom lifts, and other small engine equipment


* Work with a team to complete lubrication maintenance of mobile equipment


* Work with minimal supervision and be capable of making decisions


* Work overtime, weekends and holidays when required


* Work in a hot, humid, cold, noisy, dusty manufacturing environment


* Work safely, following company policies and practices including lock out tag out procedures and wearing all required personal protective equipment

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)



* A minimum of one (1) year experience as a mobile equipment mechanic


* Experience diagnosing and rebuilding power train components including internal combustion engines, transmissions and final drive components

What Will Put You Ahead



* A High school diploma orGED


* Experience with we...