Production Operator - Wheatfield, IN

Georgia-Pacific LLC; West Wheatfield Township (PA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation time

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Health savings accounts

Life insurance

AD&D

Disability

Retirement

Paid vacation/time off

Educational assistance

Infertility assistance

Paid parental leave

Adoption assistance

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific is seeking safety-oriented Production Operators for our Wheatfield, IN facility. You will join a team operating production equipment in a year-round manufacturing environment and perform quality checks.

The role requires teamwork, adherence to safety policies, willingness to work 12-hour day/night rotations, and the ability to lift up to 50 pounds. Benefits include vacation time and medical/dental/vision insurance.

Qualifications

• At least six months of work experience in any field.
• Forklift certification or experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Operate production equipment and machinery in a year-round industrial setting.

Skills

6 months experience

Tools

Forklift Certification

Job description

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is looking for safety-oriented individuals to join our team of Production Operators at our Wheatfield, IN facility.

Compensation

$22.48/hour with the opportunity of career advancement and compensation.

Schedule

12-hour shift with alternating days on and off as follows: 2 on, 2 off, 3 on, 2 off, 2 on, 3 off. Shifts rotate between days and nights every 2 weeks. This rotation allows every other weekend off.

Shift

• Day Shift: 6:30am – 7:00pm
• Night Shift: 6:30pm – 7:00am

Benefits

Georgia-Pacific offers a competitive benefits package to include vacation time and medical/dental/vision insurance.

Our Team

Our Wheatfield facility has a rich history producing gypsum wallboard for a wide variety of customers. Georgia-Pacific’s Building Products business is consistently among the nation’s top suppliers of building products to large warehouse retailers and building materials dealers. To learn more about our Building Products division, visit www.buildgp.com. And, to learn more about our gypsum products, visit www.gpgypsum.com.

What You Will Do

• Working as a team to exceed safety, production, and quality goals.
• Operating production equipment and machinery in an industrial environment with year-round operations.
• Performing quality checks on products.
• Assisting crew members with setups, troubleshooting, asset care duties and other production/operator duties.
• Learning and developing knowledge of different machine centers to relieve and support machine operators as needed.
• Utilizing hand tools and equipment while periodically handling product weights up to 50 pounds.
• Adhering to all safety, health, and plant rules, policies, procedures, guidelines, and regulations.
• Supporting our safe working environment by wearing appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Completing general housekeeping duties to maintain a continuously safe and clean teamwork environment.
• Must work any shift including, days, nights, weekends, and holidays.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• A minimum of six (6) months of work experience in any field

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience in a manufacturing, industrial, agricultural, or warehouse environment OR completion of post high school education in manufacturing/industrial
• Forklift Experience/Forklift Certification

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

• 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

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.