Heavy Equipment Mechanic- Gurdon Lumber

Your Job

At Georgia-Pacific, we don't believe that a job is just simply a job.

We see each role as a career and a way to advance your skills to not only better your life, but the community as well.

Our lumber facility in Gurdon, Arkansas is looking for a Heavy Equipment Mechanic to join their team.

This position is an experienced skilled craft role that creates value by performing a variety of duties, which ensure maximum facility uptime to meet production goals.

Competitive pay based on experience.

Our Team

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

To learn more about our Building Products division, visit [1] http://www.buildgp.com .

What You Will Do



* Troubleshoot, install, align, dismantle, repair, and maintain improved reliability and up-time


* Use our CMMS to add parts into inventory and enter requisitions


* Work with vendors on parts availability and the best way to get parts


* Order parts and fluids needed to keep equipment going


* Work with mechanical machinery, including the hydraulics


* Change tires, replace hydraulic hoses, and basic maintenance on equipment


* Help meet or exceed production waste and quality goals through a quality maintenance program


* Work in a very fast-paced industrial manufacturing environment while displaying an emphasis on safety, quality, and environmental concerns


* Must be able to work any schedule including overtime, weekends, and be available for on call rotation


* Willing to help train/mentor other mechanics


* You will work in a hot, humid, cold, and noisy industrial environment


* You will maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations, to include wearing safety equipment


* Use a computer to complete specific tasks

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)



* 2+ years of mechanic experience


* Experience troubleshooting on machinery including heavy equipment loaders, forklifts, automotives (trucks, golf carts, 18 wheelers, etc.)


* Experience with hydraulic and pneumatic equipment

What Will Put You Ahead



* 2+ years of Heavy Equipment Mechanic experience


* Experience reading and interpreting pneumatic and hydraulic schematics


* Experience troubleshooting HVAC units on equipment


* Experience working with Caterpillar and Cummins engines


* Experience cutting with a torch, welding with an arc welder, and reading tap charts

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