Manufacturing Technician

Company: GCP PAPER USA, Inc.

Location: New Caney, TX

Job Type: Full-Time

Position Overview

The Manufacturing Technician – Electro-Mechanical Operator is responsible for operating, adjusting, and monitoring specialized paper and cardboard converting, cutting, winding, and folding machinery. Reporting directly to the Production Team Leader, this position relies on the execution of precise technical parameters and dimensional controls to consistently meet standard manufacturing production rates, minimize material waste, and fulfill client quality specifications. Operating on the production floor, this role seamlessly combines advanced technical machine operation with physical material handling to ensure safe, efficient downstream tissue production workflows.

Key Responsibilities

Production Line Operation & Calibration

• Align machinery workflows to consistently fulfill target output objectives, corporate project goals, and high-speed line milestones.
• Apply advanced technical knowledge of industrial measurement systems and tools to gauge and monitor dimensional tolerances of paper substrates.
• Demonstrate expert mechanical knowledge and precision execution when setting up, reconfiguring, and calibrating advanced machine formats during product changeovers.

Mechanical & Pneumatic Interventions

• Execute high-quality autonomous maintenance routines, equipment care, and diagnostic checks on specialized conversion lines.
• Safely and efficiently mount, dismount, and inspect industrial bearings and high-speed rotational machine components.
• Perform authorized maintenance rigging and material handling maneuvers for heavy machinery loads, roll assemblies, and equipment blocks.
• Utilize basic mechanical principles to perform minor technical repairs, tooling configurations, and physical equipment adjustments.
• Diagnose and resolve basic pneumatic system faults, effectively tracking air lines, pressure regulators, and cylinder mechanisms.

Electrical, Safety & Automation Support

• Apply basic electronics knowledge to interpret diagnostic panels, resolve sensor errors, and manage machine automation interfaces.
• Apply basic electrical principles to safely navigate line control enclosures, breakers, and primary switches during equipment operations.
• Execute full equipment Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) protocols prior to conducting minor mechanical interventions or machinery adjustments to ensure absolute physical safety.
• Identify and immediately report critical quality deviations affecting the finished product, and coordinate priority support from maintenance teams for complex machinery faults.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Experience: Advanced operational familiarity with high-speed industrial paper conversion machinery, packaging lines, or similar complex production line setups.
• Technical Knowledge: Strong baseline in industrial cutting, folding, stapling, and gluing techniques for paper/cardboard substrates, along with precision measurement skills and real-time high-speed line monitoring.
• Education: High school diploma or technical degree preferred.
• Certifications: None required; foundational Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) compliance knowledge is highly preferred.
• Work Authorization: Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

• Postures & Stamina: Physical capability to stand and walk constantly across the manufacturing floor for prolonged durations.
• Lifting Requirements: Ability to occasionally lift, carry, push, or pull manufacturing items, shipping boxes, master paper rolls, and scrap material weighing from 0 to 50 lbs.
• Movements: Physical capacity to bend, twist, crouch, climb elevated supervision ladders, and safely enter restricted machinery spaces for authorized minor adjustments or inspections.
• Environment: Continuous exposure to high-speed industrial machinery noise, greased mechanical components, floating paper dust, airborne particles, moderate heights, confined spaces, and plant temperature fluctuations.
• Required PPE: Mandatory use of company-provided safety boots, protective eyewear, hearing protection, hairnets/caps, cut-resistant gloves, and high-visibility vests.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
 

Compensation & Market-Leading Benefits

• Base Salary: Competitive annual salary, commensurate with experience and technical background.
• 100% Employer-Paid Healthcare: Fully covered individual Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance.
• 100% Employer-Paid Disability: Fully covered Short-Term Disability (STD) and Long-Term Disability (LTD).
• Retirement Planning: Comprehensive 401(k) Plan.
• Paid Time Off: Paid Time Off (PTO)

Disclaimers

• Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.
• Employment At-Will: This job description does not constitute an employment contract. Employment with GCP PAPER USA, Inc. is "At-Will," meaning that either the employee or the company can terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause or prior notice.
• Equal Opportunity Employer: GCP PAPER USA, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, or military service.
• Regulatory Compliance: The individual in this position is responsible for strictly adhering to all OSHA safety guidelines, maintaining operating metrics under ISO 9001:2015 quality criteria, and coordinating material handling to align with FSC certified forest management standards.