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Job Description

Overview

The Maintenance Lead position at International Paper involves performing routine maintenance and repairs on various systems while ensuring safety protocols are followed. The company is a leader in sustainable packaging solutions and values employee well-being and diversity.

Responsibilities

  • Take and pass two online assessments to qualify for the position.
  • Follow all safety protocols and maintain a clean, organized work environment.
  • Perform routine maintenance and respond quickly to equipment breakdowns.
  • Diagnose and repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and steam systems.
  • Safely operate and monitor the facility boiler, ensuring steam pressure remains above 180 PSI.
  • Accurately complete maintenance records and keep supervisors informed of equipment issues.
  • Work effectively with team members, vendors, and subcontractors to meet maintenance goals.
  • Perform other tasks as assigned to support overall maintenance and production efficiency.

Requirements

  • A high school diploma (or GED) is required.
  • One to two years’ experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment is required.
  • Experience in the corrugated or converting industry is preferred but not required.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Hourly Full-Time position with 1st shift from 7am-3pm and 3rd shift from 11pm-7am.
  • Applicants must be willing to work alternate shifts, weekends, and daily overtime as required.
  • Physical location is Atlanta Container in Forest Park, GA.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Forest Park, GA

Pay in context

At roughly $40/hr, this posting sits about 41% above the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Georgia — toward the top of a $25–$38/hr middle band drawn from 124 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 82% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Forest Park, GA

Forest Park, GA currently has 8 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 365 other active welding openings from 206 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Forest Park, or widen the search to Georgia.

The most active employers in Georgia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Classic Collision (14), Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (10), and JCB North America (8). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Georgia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Forest Park at $39/hr, Atlanta at $30/hr, and Marietta at $30/hr. Forest Park is among them.

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