Maintenance Technician Mechanic- Camden, NJ

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Our Georgia‑Pacific Gypsum facility located in Camden, NJ is seeking motivated and safety‑oriented individuals to join our Maintenance team.

$2,500 sign on bonus!

Starting Pay: $34.31/hr

Schedule: Monday‑Friday 7am-3pm. Saturday when needed.

Our Camden Gypsum facilities employs contribution motivated individuals in helping Georgia‑Pacific to be one of the nation's leading gypsum 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

Georgia‑Pacific offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, life, 401(k), accident and sickness, paid holidays and vacations, as well as overtime opportunities.

• Working as a part of a highly functioning team to ensure timely completion of all maintenance tasks and minimize equipment down time
• Driving a safety‑focused culture by regularly engaging in and encouraging safety participation amongst the crew
• Troubleshooting, repairing, maintaining (predictive and preventive) and upgrading equipment
• Using precision alignment to install and align new equipment
• Performing periodic maintenance routines including lubricating machine tools and equipment for improved reliability and uptime
• Maintaining accurate maintenance logs; including labor hours and critical preventative maintenance findings
• Identify and prioritize maintenance needs
• Working with an invested operations team to troubleshoot mechanical problems to help meet or exceed production and quality goals
• Installing and repairing mechanical drives, chains, sprockets, gears, belts, and couplings
• Reading mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic schematics
• Perform tasks such as lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing and/or pulling for up to twelve (12) hours a day, in a loud/noisy, and industrial, high-volume environment
• Work in a non‑climate‑controlled industrial environment that may be hot, humid, cold and noisy

• One year of industrial or military maintenance experience OR a 2‑year technical degree in Maintenance Mechanics or Engineering Associate
• Experience troubleshooting issues with bearings, chains, sprockets, gearboxes, conveyors
• Experience reading and understanding mechanical drawings

• Five (5) years of experience working in a mechanical maintenance position within a manufacturing or industrial environment
• Leadership experience in a manufacturing company with a focus on mechanical and reliability maintenance
• Experience with Preventive, Predictive, and Proactive maintenance
• Experience using precision maintenance tools such as laser alignment tools
• Experience with the cutting‑edge technologies (ultrasonic, vibration, infrared)
• Experience working with conveyors, hydraulic and pneumatic systems

Our benefits plan includes medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

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