Material Handler

Georgia Pacific Corp.; Muskogee (OK); On-site; USD 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific is hiring entry-level Material Handlers at our Muskogee, OK mill. The role offers a clean, safe, team-oriented environment with a 12-hour rotating shift that includes weekends and OT. Starting pay is $19.57 per hour.

Responsibilities include forklift operation, moving raw materials, and using a warehouse management system to track inventory. The position emphasizes safety and customer focus in a large, non-union facility with ~830 employees.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• One year or more of manufacturing, industrial, warehouse, or military experience is preferred.
• Experience using a warehouse management system (SAP/EWM) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Operate a forklift in a manufacturing environment.
• Transport raw materials to production lines and warehouse locations.
• Handle orders through a computer-based warehouse inventory tracking system.
• Maintain customer focus with in-house departments and outside customers.
• Understand and comply with all safety procedures and policies.
• Operate equipment to defined standards and product specification targets.
• Troubleshoot, adjust, and make minor repairs to equipment to maintain production.
• Perform equipment changeovers.
• Work a 12-hour rotating shift, including weekends, holidays, and overtime.
• Work in hot, cold, dusty, and noisy environments.
• Perform lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing, and pulling for up to 12 hours.

Skills

Forklift operation

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

SAP/EWM

Job description

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific provides stability and opportunity, and we help bring out the best in all our people by offering long-term, competitive jobs supported by training and great benefits. Our entry-levelMaterial Handlers at our Georgia-Pacific Mill in Muskogee, OK, work in a clean, safe, and team-oriented environment. The hours of the Material Handler position are a 12-hour rotating shift to include weekends, holidays, and OT as need. The pay for the position starts at $19.57 per hour.

Our Team

Located on the Kerr-McClellan Navigational Channel (Arkansas River) on about 640 acres of land, the Muskogee consumer products operation spans across approximately 70 acres (or 2,900,000 square feet) of manufacturing and warehouse space are 'under roof' employing approximately 830 employees. We are the second largest employer in the Muskogee, OK area and 45th in the state! Our non-union facility operates on 12-hour shifts, 7 days per week, 365 days per year; housing 2 of the 13 largest tissue machines in the world and paper machines that produce an average of 900 tons of paper per day. Our finished product consists of a mix of 40% Retail and 60% Commercial.

What You Will Do

• Operate a forklift in a manufacturing environment
• Transport raw materials to production lines and warehouse locations
• Handle orders through a computer-based warehouse inventory tracking system
• Maintain customer focus with in-house departments as well as outside consumers
• Understand and complying with all safety procedures and policies
• Operate equipment to defined standards and product specification targets
• Troubleshoot, adjust, and make minor repairs to equipment to maintain production
• Perform equipment changeovers
• Work a twelve (12) hour rotating shift, weekends, holidays, and overtime
• Work in a sometimes hot, cold, dusty, and noisy industrial environment
• Perform tasks such as lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing, and/or pulling for up to twelve (12) hours a day
• Work in high and/or confined spaces

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• High school diploma or GED

What Will Put You Ahead

• One (1) year or more of experience working in a manufacturing, industrial, warehouse, or military environment
• Experience working on a computer for record keeping and documentation functions
• Experience in using a warehouse management system (SAP/EWM)
• Paper manufacturing, converting, or forklift experience

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 here.

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 Benefits

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. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and 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.