Journryman Pipefitter​/Welder

Journeyman Pipefitter/Welder

Georgia-Pacific is hiring a Journeyman Pipefitter/Welder for our Clatskanie, OR location, starting pay is $48.45/hour. Georgia-Pacific offers a generous benefits package including medical/dental/vision insurance with a HSA, short-term disability, 401k with employer match, 2 weeks paid vacation after 90 days, and opportunities to further your career.

Georgia-Pacific's Consumer Products facility in Wauna/Clatskanie, Oregon is a high-speed manufacturer of a variety of tissue and paper products. Some of the recognized brands include:
Brawny, Angel Soft, Vanity Fair and Sparkle. Georgia-Pacific is one of the world's leading manufacturers of tissue, including bath tissue, paper towels, facial tissue, and napkins. To learn more about our variety of products visit,

The type and scope of a project will greatly determine the duties of a Welder Fabricator Fitter, but here are some primary roles you can expect:

• Improve operations productivity and quality by anticipating and eliminating potential delays through planning and coordinating labor, parts, materials, tools, and equipment access
• Accurately following blueprints, technical and mechanical drawings, Process & Instrument Diagrams (P&'s) and schematics and schedules for machine installations or rebuilds that involve proprietary technology
• Adhere to all plant safety and environmental guidelines, policies, procedures and actively participating in the safety program
• Troubleshoot, installing, performing routine repairs, and setup for equipment and components in all areas of the facility
• Work within a flex-trade, industrial/manufacturing environment to complete tasks and utilizing skills to handle multiple tasks
• Effectively operating welding equipment to install, maintain, and fabricate industrial piping systems, such as process piping, process steam, steam heating, hot water heating, refrigeration, and air conditioning systems
• Install, maintaining, and troubleshooting hydraulic and pneumatic systems, to include but not limited to controls, pumps, and cylinders
• Operate material handling equipment, including hoists, lifts, rigging equipment, cranes, and lift trucks to complete mechanical installation and service of piping system equipment which may include repetitively lifting weights up to 50lbs
• Work within a team environment; communicating with all levels of the organization which may include other maintenance employees, engineers, technicians, and/or outside contractors

High School Diploma or GED

• Journey level experience as a maintenance Pipefitter/Welder in an industrial/manufacturing setting
• Experience with a variety of tools and equipment
• Experience using a computer for record-keeping and documentation functions
• Knowledge and experience with various welding processes, such as TIG, MIG and ARC
• Experience using heavy machinery, such as forklifts and cranes

Maintenance experience in the pulp and paper manufacturing environment

• 4 years or more of industrial maintenance experience
• Combination of pipefitter/welder industrial/manufacturing experience with completion of a Trade School certificate and/or degree