Maintenance Foreman - La Mirada, CA

Maintenance Department Foreman – La Mirada, CA

Starting pay $45.00 /hr. and offers a competitive benefits package

Georgia-Pacific has an immediate opening for a Department Foreman at our La Mirada, CA facility.

Are you committed to safety? Do you enjoy working in a team environment? If this sounds like you, we may have the perfect role for you! We are looking for a highly skilled individual who can troubleshoot and perform maintenance on manufacturing equipment and has a thorough understanding of safe work practices. This position creates value for the facility by performing preventative and corrective maintenance leading to increased uptime and reliability, thus helping the facility to meet their production and quality goals.

THIS ROLE IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR VISA SPONSORSHIP

This position offers a competitive benefits package with an hourly rate of $45.00

Shifts:  Days - 6:00 pm – 6:00 am

Georgia-Pacific is one of the nation’s leading corrugated box manufacturers. We manufacture standard corrugated containers, as well as many specialty packaging products for various industries. To learn more about Georgia-Pacific and our corrugated facilities please visit us at: http://www.gppackaging.com/

What You Will Do In Your Role

• Adhere to all plant safety and environmental guidelines, policies, and procedures
• Help to meet or exceed production, waste and quality goals through a quality maintenance program
• Lead a group of 3-4 high level maintenance techs during installations and repairs of mechanical drives, chains, sprockets, gears, belts, and couplings
• Monitor and confirm all shift maintenance work orders, preventive maintenance tasks, contracted labor, and projects are completed in a safe and timely manner
• Upload/download database maintenance and operation manuals for equipment pertaining to the business to aid in performing tasks
• Perform tasks such as lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing and/or pulling for up to 12 hours/day in a loud/noisy, hot, humid, dusty, greasy, and high-volume environment
• Support our safe working environment by maintaining strict adherence to safety rules and regulations and wearing appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Willing to work any shift, holidays, weekends, and overtime as needed

The Experience You Will Bring

Basic Qualifications:

• At least four (4) years of maintenance experience within an industrial, manufacturing, or military environment
• At least four (4) years in manufacturing using high speed automated systems or processes
• Experience reading technical drawings and schematics
• Experience performing preventative maintenance and identifying predictive maintenance of equipment

What Will Put You Ahead

• High School Diploma or GED
• Electrical Certification, technical schooling earned or other related educational certifications/degrees
• Experience troubleshooting bearings, chains, sprockets, gearboxes, conveyors and electrical/mechanical equipment
• Experience working in the corrugated packaging industry
• Experience working with 480-volt motors
• Experience working with hydraulic & pneumatic systems

For this role, we anticipate paying $45.00 per hour.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering