1st Shift Die Board Technician / Machine Operator

Georgia-Pacific LLC; Asheboro (NC); On-site; USD 48,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Flexible spending and health savings

Life insurance

Paid vacation/time off

Educational assistance

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific LLC is hiring a Die Board Technician/Machine Operator for our Corrugated facility in Asheboro, NC. This 1st shift role focuses on maintaining and repairing cutting dies to keep tooling production-ready and aligned with safety and quality standards.

The role partners with operations, quality, and suppliers to ensure reliable manufacturing performance, while contributing to continuous improvement and GMP/BRC compliance.

Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing/converting/packaging/maintenance environment.
• Experience inspecting, maintaining, and repairing tooling or production equipment.
• Experience using basic hand tools and measuring devices.

Responsibilities

• Support safety, quality, and continuous improvement efforts in the plant.
• Inspect, maintain, repair, and update cutting dies to meet production and quality standards.
• Verify dies have proper rubber, knives, rule, and configurations before use.
• Coordinate with quality, customer service, and suppliers to maintain tooling in optimal condition.
• Maintain tooling records and update systems after repairs and modifications.
• Monitor waste, quality, and production metrics and identify improvement opportunities.
• Participate in root cause analysis and continuous improvement projects.
• Support GMP, BRC standards and all product safety/quality requirements.

Skills

Manufacturing environment experience

Tooling maintenance experience

Hand tools & measuring devices

Tools

Cutting dies

Tooling databases

Job description

• 1st: 7:00 am - 3:00 pm

Georgia-Pacific is now hiring an experienced 1st shift Die Board Technician/Machine Operator to join our Corrugated facility in Asheboro, NC!

Your Job

As a Die Board Technician, you will play a critical role in supporting the plant's safety, quality, productivity, and continuous improvement efforts. This position is responsible for maintaining and repairing cutting dies, ensuring tooling is production-ready, and partnering with operations, quality, and suppliers to support reliable manufacturing performance. The ideal candidate will be committed to safety, operational excellence, and creating value through continuous improvement.

Pay

• $23.25 - $27/hr

Hours

• 1st: 7:00 am - 3:00 pm
• 2nd: 3:00 pm - 11:00 pm
• 3rd: 11:00 pm - 7:00 am

Shift

• Candidates must be available to work ANY shift, including weekends as necessary. Shift placement will be determined upon hire.
• The first 2 weeks to 4 weeks of orientation will be on 1st shift (7am - 3pm), and you will be assigned to a shift after your orientation.

Physical Location

200 McDowell Rd, Asheboro, NC 27205

What You Will Do

• Support and promote a culture where safety, environmental stewardship, and housekeeping are top priorities.
• Inspect, maintain, repair, and update cutting dies to ensure they meet production and quality requirements.
• Verify cutting dies contain proper rubber, knives, rule, and configurations prior to use in production.
• Coordinate with quality, customer service, and suppliers to ensure tooling is ordered, received, and maintained in optimal condition.
• Maintain accurate tooling records and update systems upon completion of repairs and modifications.
• Monitor waste, quality, and production performance metrics while identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Participate in root cause analysis activities and continuous improvement projects that enhance quality, reliability, and operational performance.
• Support compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), BRC standards, and all product safety and quality requirements.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience working in a manufacturing, converting, packaging, tooling, maintenance, or related industrial environment.
• Experience inspecting, maintaining, and repairing tooling or production equipment.
• Experience using basic hand tools and measuring devices.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience working with corrugated packaging equipment, cutting dies, or related tooling systems.
• Knowledge of BRC, GMP, food safety, or quality management systems.
• Experience utilizing root cause analysis methods and continuous improvement principles.
• Familiarity with inventory management systems and tooling databases.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy https://jobs.kochcareers.com/pages/culture.

Who We Are

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.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

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.

• medical
• dental
• vision
• flexible spending and health savings accounts
• life insurance
• ADD
• disability
• retirement
• paid vacation/time off
• educational assistance
• infertility assistance
• paid parental leave
• adoption assistance

Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region.

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 click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).