Wet End Mechanical Maintenance Technician

Your Job

Georgia Pacific's Consumer Products Group is seeking candidates for a Wet End Mechanical Maintenance Technician opportunity supporting our Muskogee, OK Tissue, Towel, and Napkin Mill.

The selected Mechanical Maintenance individual will be required to successfully complete our Mechanical Maintenance Training Program as well as additional training requirements.

This individual will work with supervisors, mentors, coworkers, and others to gain knowledge and skills in our manufacturing environment and to ensure that the mechanical maintenance needs of the mill can be met.

The shift could be a Monday - Friday, 7:00 am - 3:00 pm shift to include weekends, holidays and overtime as business conditions require.

The pay range for the position is $26.00 - $38.86 based on experience.

Our Team

Located on the Kerr-McClellan Navigational Channel (Arkansas River) on about 640 acres of land, the Muskogee consumer products operation spans across approximately 70 acres (or 2,900,000 square feet) of manufacturing and warehouse space are "under roof" employing approximately 830 employees.

We are the second largest employer in the Muskogee, OK area and 45th in the state! Our non-union facility operates on 12-hour shifts, 7 days per week, 365 days per year; housing 2 of the 13 largest tissue machines in the world and paper machines that produce an average of 900 tons of paper per day.

Our finished product consists of a mix of 40% Retail and 60% Commercial.

What You Will Do



* Adhere to all plant safety and environmental guidelines, policies, and procedures


* Complete on-going development of job skills and safety training


* Complete required hours (classroom and on the job training) in Mechanical Maintenance Training Program


* Troubleshoot mechanical equipment and systems in order to maintain expected machine performance


* Inspect machinery to identify issues or reliability/production gaps


* Participate in a preventative maintenance program to ensure machinery uptime


* Communicate daily work performed and machine conditions via written and verbal documentation


* Perform a variety of duties in the maintenance department related to assembly, and repairs


* Fabricate metal parts using blueprints and designs sketches to ensure proper dimensions and tolerance levels of finished product


* Read and interpret complex work instructions and documentation


* Work a twelve-hour rotating shift, weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed


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


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

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)



* High school diploma or GED


* One or more years of manufacturing, industrial, construction, warehouse, agriculture, or industrial military experience

What Will Put You Ahead



* Associate degree in Mechanical Industrial Maintenance Technology from ...