Maintenance Technician (Direct Hire)

Overview
Encadria Staffing Solutions places employees at Georgia-Pacific and many other Koch companies across the country. The Koch family of companies is built on principles of integrity and respect. We pride ourselves on doing the right thing... for you, for us, and for the companies we partner with. We provide opportunities for temporary, temporary-to-hire and full-time employment.

Georgia Pacific in Denton, TX is seeking a Maintenance Technician. This role is an exciting opportunity to join a close-knit team dedicated to safety at our Denton, TX sheet feeder plant! This position creates value by safely assisting with the production of corrugated sheets to be made into printed boxes for our valued customers. We offer opportunities for advancement as those openings occur.

Shift

• 12 Hour Rotating Shifts
• Employees must be available to work overtime, holidays, and weekends.

Salary

• Starting pay is $30.75 and up depending on experience and includes $1.00/hr shift differential for 2nd Shift.

What You Will Do

• Performing periodic maintenance routines including lubricating machines and equipment for improved reliability and uptime.
• Troubleshooting, repairing, maintaining, and installing equipment in compliance with all plant policies and procedures.
• Working with machinery and mechanical equipment including motors, pneumatic & hydraulic components, conveyor systems, and production line equipment.
• Troubleshoot and maintain electrical and PLC systems.
• Reading diagrams, sketches, operation manuals and manufacturer’s specifications for installations.
• Using hand tools, power tools and precision-measuring devices and testing instruments.
• Working with operations associates to identify and prioritize maintenance needs.
• Maintaining accurate maintenance logs including labor hours and critical preventative maintenance findings
• Adhering to all plant safety and environmental guidelines, policies, and procedures and actively participating in the safety program.
• Assisting in the development and implementation of reliability centered maintenance strategies
• Applying simple problem-solving methods such as 5 Whys to reduce and eliminate failures.
• Working in a hot, humid, cold, dusty, and noisy industrial environment
• Willing to work any shift, holidays, weekends, and overtime as needed.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• 2 or more years of previous maintenance experience in an industrial, manufacturing or military environment or a two (2) year mechanical maintenance degree.
• Experience troubleshooting and maintaining electrical and PLC systems.
• Experience troubleshooting and repairing hydraulics & pneumatics.
• Experience with reading mechanical drawings, P&IDs, and precision measurements.
• Experience troubleshooting issues with bearings, chains, sprockets, gearboxes, and conveyors, rollers, pulleys, and shafts.
• Experience using a computer for record-keeping and documentation functions.

What will Put You Ahead

• Associate degree or two (2) years of study from a technical college in the fields of Industrial Maintenance or Industrial Technology
• Experience with fabricating, torch cutting, and arc welding.

For this role, we anticipate paying $30.00 per hour, based on skills and experience. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify.

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary

Pay: $30.75 - $45.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• Manufacturing: 1 year (Required)
• Industrial : 1 year (Required)
• Maintenance Tech: 1 year (Required)
• Electrical and PLC Systems: 1 year (Required)
• Reading Mechanical Drawings: 1 year (Required)
• Troubleshooting Hydraulics and Pneumatics: 1 year (Required)
• Repairing Hydraulics and Pneumatics: 1 year (Required)
• Computer: 1 year (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $31 - $45