Electrical Techncian - Gurdon, AR at Georgia-Pacific

Our Plywood facility in Gurdon, Arkansas is seeking to hire an Electrical Technician to join their team. This position is an experienced skilled electrician role that creates value by performing a variety of electrical systems and maintenance duties, ensuring maximum facility uptime to meet production goals. At Georgia-Pacific, we don’t believe that a job is just simply a job. We see each role as a career and a way to advance your skills to not only better your life, but the community as well.

Our ideal Technician is a self-motivated, skilled hourly professional with a working knowledge of mechanical and electrical troubleshooting and a solid foundation in the skills needed to properly maintain manufacturing equipment. This position is a vital resource for our ongoing success and productivity and we are interested in learning more about you!

This role comes with a $2500 sign-on bonus!

Georgia-Pacific employees strive for safety and health excellence while achieving an injury-free workplace. To learn more about our Building Products division, visit http://www.buildgp.com.

What You Will Do In Your Role

• Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair electrical control systems, instrumentation, electronic circuits, motor controls, relay logic, AC/DC drives and low voltage switchgear
• Install and make changes to industrial electrical equipment
• Work with mechanical and electrical machinery, including hydraulic and pneumatic systems, performing electrical preventative maintenance tasks (PM's)
• Work in a very fast-paced industrial manufacturing environment with emphasis on safety, quality, environmental concerns, and production goals
• Maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations, to include wearing safety equipment, i.e.: safety glasses, hearing protection, steel-toed boots and other PPE as required by specific jobs
• Must be willing and able to work any shift, overtime, weekends, and holidays as required

Who You Are

• Must have at least two (2) years of experience working as an Electrical Technician in an industrial or manufacturing environment
• Knowledge and experience of 3 phase 480-volt electrical systems
• High School Diploma or GED

What Will Put You Ahead

• Completion of 2 years of an accredited electrical training program or hold an Arkansas Electrical Journeyman license, or similar military experience
• Efficient troubleshooting and programming knowledge using PLC's (Programmable Logic Controllers)
• Knowledge of computer systems and the ability to learn new software applications
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics/blueprints

*About Elite Technical Recruiting: *

Elite Technical Recruiting is a Direct Placement firm partnering with manufacturing companies, successfully placing Skilled Trades and Engineering professionals. We have over 30 years of experience in recruitment and have supported many different manufacturing companies. We provide a niche recruitment experience utilizing our experienced team of professional recruiters who are experts in the Industrial Maintenance and Engineering fields. They understand the key skill sets needed to partner with manufacturing companies.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day – to make everyday products even better.