Reliability Maintenance Technician

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Our Georgia‑Pacific Gypsum facility located in Sweetwater, TX is seeking an experienced Reliability Technician. The Reliability Technician ensures the safety, reliability, maintenance, and performance of production assets. This position creates value by ensuring the reliability of the equipment to help meet and exceed the facility's goals for quality and production. This will be done through providing technical support for ongoing maintenance problems, new equipment, and project inspection/commissioning in accordance with plant policies and procedures.

Work as a part of a team committed to safety and production excellence. Opportunities for long‑term growth and fulfillment in a supportive environment. Contribute to a team that encourages critical thinking, driving initiative, and working collaboratively.

• This role starts at $36/hour
• $5000 Sign‑On Bonus
• Relocation benefits may be available

• Monday‑Friday, 7:00 am – 3:00 pm, with overtime weekends and holidays as needed.

• Perform monthly vibration analysis.
• Provide technical support for ongoing maintenance problems, new equipment, and project inspection/commissioning.
• Develop and implement plans to improve reliability based on findings from investigations.
• Collaborate with various teams to enhance the reliability program and determine appropriate corrective actions, such as replacing equipment or implementing new safety procedures.
• Analyze and identify potential causes of equipment failure to prevent future problems.
• Perform physical tasks, including bending, stooping, moving between different levels, lifting objects up to 50 lbs. from ground level, manually transporting loads up to 75 lbs., and applying up to 100‑foot pounds of torque.
• Work at different heights, with tasks performed in standing, sitting, lying down, crouched, or kneeling positions.

• Experience in vibration monitoring, calibration, and using precision alignment tools for vibration analysis.

• Experience using a computerized maintenance management system such as MOE, MP2.
• Experience utilizing computer software programs such as Microsoft Office.
• Degree in engineering, maintenance, or related field.
• Certificate of Level 1 or Level 2 Vibration Analysis.
• Prior Gypsum manufacturing experience.

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength – focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance.

Specific eligibility criteria are set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region.

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.