Thermoforming Extrusion Operator — 12-Hour Shifts

Georgia-Pacific; Janesville (WI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Educational assistance program

Infertility support and Adoption/Surro

Paid time off and Paid Holidays

Mental Health Coverage and Support for

401k matching

Short term and long-term disability

Legal and Financial advice

Job summary

Georgia Pacific in Janesville, WI is seeking Production Operators to support extrusion by operating, monitoring, and optimizing equipment to ensure product quality and meet production targets. This role emphasizes safety, quality, efficiency, machine uptime, and scrap reduction while contributing to continuous improvement in the plastics department at the lowest possible cost.

Operators work a 12-hour schedule (2-2-3) with start times at 6am or 6pm.

Qualifications

• Experience operating, troubleshooting, or maintaining industrial manufacturing equipment.
• Experience working in a safety-focused industrial environment.
• Ability to read gauges including digital caliper and micrometer.

Responsibilities

• Adjust machine components to regulate speeds, pressures, temperatures and material flows.
• Inspect finished product quality and correct defects.
• Operate controls to adjust machine functions like air pressure or die gaps.
• Review orders and specs to set materials and procedures for extrusion.
• Measure materials with micrometers or scales to verify conformance.
• Move materials, supplies, and finished product as needed.
• Troubleshoot equipment and production issues.

Skills

Operating equipment

Troubleshooting

Reading gauges

Safety culture

Job description

Georgia Pacific in Janesville, WI is seeking Production Operators to support extrusion by operating, monitoring, and optimizing equipment to ensure product quality and meet production targets. This role emphasizes safety, quality, efficiency, machine uptime, and scrap reduction while contributing to continuous improvement in the plastics department at the lowest possible cost.

Operators work a 12-hour schedule (2-2-3) with start times at 6am or 6pm.