Maintenance Millwright - Rome, GA

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Georgia-Pacific is hiring a Millwright / Multicraft Maintenance Technician for our Rome, GA Lumber facility
. We are seeking candidates with strong industrial mechanical maintenance skills and especially value those who also bring electrical troubleshooting experience.

In this hands‑on role, you’ll troubleshoot, repair, install, and maintain equipment to support safe, reliable, and efficient production. You’ll work with a collaborative maintenance team to prevent equipment failures, reduce downtime, and improve mill performance.

• Starting pay: $25.73–$37.91 per hour, based on experience.
• Additional increases are available through the company’s multicraft certification process as you develop skills and qualify for higher certification levels.

• 12-hour shifts, 7:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m., rotating eight consecutive days on and six consecutive days off.
• Must be available to work any shift, overtime, weekends, holidays, and call‑ins as needed.
• Orientation is Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., before transitioning to the assigned shift.

• Work Wednesday through the following Wednesday: eight days on.
• Off Thursday through Tuesday: six days off.
• The cycle repeats every two weeks.

380 Mays Bridge Rd

Rome, GA 30165

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• Follow plant safety and environmental policies, including lockout/tagout requirements, and participate in safety initiatives.
• Troubleshoot, repair, install, and maintain mechanical equipment, including gearboxes, bearings, motors, conveyors, pumps, valves, actuators, and related components.
• Perform preventive, predictive, and reliability‑centered maintenance, including inspections, lubrication, component installation, and equipment adjustments.
• Troubleshoot hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical systems within your qualifications and training, including motors, sensors, switches, VFDs, controls, and control circuits.
• Use welding, cutting, fabrication, and pipe fitting skills for repairs, modifications, and installations.
• Apply root‑cause problem‑solving to prevent repeat failures and improve equipment reliability.
• Partner with operations to prioritize maintenance needs and support equipment startups, shutdowns, and cleanups.
• Use CMMS software to document work, create work orders, research parts, and support preventive maintenance planning.
• Communicate equipment conditions, completed repairs, and follow‑up needs clearly.
• Share knowledge and contribute to team problem‑solving and maintenance improvements.

• At least one year of industrial maintenance experience in a manufacturing or production environment troubleshooting and repairing mechanical equipment, including gearboxes, bearings, pumps, conveyors, and related components.
• Experience with hydraulic and pneumatic systems, including identifying leaks, replacing components, and troubleshooting common operating problems.

• Experience performing both mechanical and electrical maintenance in an industrial environment.
• Experience troubleshooting industrial electrical equipment, including motors, sensors, switches, VFDs, and control circuits.
• Prior experience reading and interpreting electrical schematics.
• Experience with precision maintenance, welding, fabrication, pipe fitting, lubrication systems, pumps, CMMS software, reliability tools, failure analysis, or root‑cause problem‑solving.
• An associate degree or higher in Industrial Maintenance, Electrical Technology, Mechatronics, or a related field; or at least three years of manufacturing maintenance experience.
• Experience mentoring teammates, taking ownership, or leading maintenance improvements.

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