Maintenance Mechanic Trainee


Job Details

Your Job

Are you looking for a position with a company that values growth from within? Are you looking for a career rather than a job? Do you enjoy working in a team environment to meet production and quality goals? Georgia-Pacific's Leominster, MA facility is seeking candidates for the role of Maintenance Mechanic Trainee in our injection molding operation. The selected candidate will be a member of the team that is responsible for maintaining molding machinery, robotics used in automation and other manufacturing equipment, as well as facility repairs.

Our Team

Georgia-Pacific's Leominster, MA facility uses state of the art technology to manufacture Dixie cutlery. Dixie is a brand of choice and is widely used in homes and businesses across the country. Backgrounds that may fit our roles include: Manufacturing, Industrial, Factory, Plant, Plastics, Injection Molding.

This position starts at $26 per hour . Our Maintenance Mechanic Trainees work some weekends, holidays, and overtime as required and provide their own basic tool set. They maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations including use of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE).

What You Will Do In Your Role

  • Embrace and adhere to all facility safe work policies, practices, and regulations
  • Train to troubleshoot, maintain and repair equipment to achieve optimal performance levels using precision maintenance best practices, tools and techniques
  • Train to performing preventative and corrective maintenance industrial process and support equipment
  • Learn to apply problem solving methods to identify the root cause and eliminate failures
  • Cross-training and assisting in maintenance and operational areas
  • Follow both verbal and written instructions to successfully complete assigned tasks
  • Perform repetitive and physically demanding tasks to include lifting, pushing/pulling, gripping, reaching, sitting, walking, standing, bending, stooping, climbing ladders/stairs
  • Learn the CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System)

Who You Are
  • High school diploma or GED
  • Three years or more experience working in a manufacturing, industrial, or military environment
  • Read, write and speak English
  • Experience using hand tools in a work environment
  • Experience using a computer in a work environment

What Will Put You Ahead
  • Experience in an industrial maintenance or similar role
  • Possession of an industrial mechanical diploma or vocational degree
  • Experience with preventive, predictive and reliability-based maintenance practices
  • Experience with lubrication, precision measurement, precision alignment and condition monitoring
  • Experience in RCA techniques (i.e. 5 why, fishbone, etc.)


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Hiring Philosophy

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Who We Are

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Our Benefits

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, 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.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

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. Please visit the following website for additional information:





 Koch Industries

 06/23/2024

 Leominster,MA