Maintenance Technician

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP Building Solutions) is a leading provider of high-performance building solutions that meet the demands of builders, remodelers, and homeowners worldwide. We manufacture engineered wood building products that include an extensive offering of innovative and dependable building materials and accessories. LP’s values-driven culture creates an environment where talented and hardworking people thrive in an ethical, inclusive, challenging, and rewarding place to work. Since our founding in 1972, we’ve developed careers and provided advancement opportunities in the building products industry. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, LP operates more than 20 facilities across North and South America. For more information, visit LPCorp.com.

Job Purpose

To diagnose problems and make necessary repairs to maintain, and/or install plant machinery and equipment to ensure optimal performance.

In this position you will have the opportunity to:

• Receive oral and/or written instructions from supervisor.
• Make repairs to plant equipment as needed to eliminate operating problems.
• Perform welding and fabrications as per drawings and blueprints.
• Routinely check operating condition of equipment and maintain records, as needed.
• Perform preventive maintenance duties as needed and maintain record.
• Make installations and alignments to ensure proper equipment operations.
• Maintain a clean and orderly work area.
• Perform all duties in accordance with safety and environmental rules and regulations.
• Work overtime as needed (Unscheduled downtime), and On Call

Additional duties as assigned by Supervisor

What do I need to be successful?

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of preventative and predictive maintenance functions.
• Knowledge of maintenance equipment and tools.
• Time management and prioritizing skills.
• Ability to read and interpret schematics, blueprints, and written repair manuals.
• Ability to read and understand safety rules and regulations.

Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.

Experience:

• Minimum 2-year vocational/technical school with 4 years work experience in welding, pneumatics, hydraulics, and related mechanical experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Work Environment

• on-site
• Plant/industrial

LP offers competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits and programs including health and welfare benefits, 401(k) program, career mobility, tuition reimbursement, volunteer opportunities, profit sharing and more.