Job Description
Your Job Are you motivated, safety-oriented and looking for a change? Are you looking for a career rather than another job? Then look no further. Georgia-Pacific is looking for someone like you! Join the team at our St. Marys, GA location as a Production Associate and you will have the opportunity to operate various types of equipment to help meet production goals while working in a safe environment. As a Production Associate, you will receive a full benefits package and start earning paid vacation days on day one! Our Production Associates perform tasks such as lifting (up to 50 lbs), walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing and/or pulling up to 8 hours a day. They maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations and wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as required by the job. Production Associates work in industrial environment that can be hot, humid, cold, and noisy. Production Associates work rotating 8-hour shifts, Monday-Friday.
This position starts at $18.94 per hour. This is an entry level position with a lot of opportunity for growth and promotion!
Our Team Georgia-Pacific and its subsidiaries are among the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of tissue, paper-based packaging, office papers, cellulose, specialty fibers, non-woven fabrics, building products and related chemicals. Our familiar consumer brands include: Quilted Northern®, Angel Soft®, Brawny®, enMotion®, Sparkle®, Mardi Gras®, and Vanity Fair®, as well as the Dixie® brand of disposable cups, plates and cutlery. From the walls of your home to the Dixie® plates on your table, the boxes at your local grocery store or the Quilted Northern® in your bathroom, there's a good chance a Georgia-Pacific product is nearby. At our plant in St. Marys, GA, we polycoat paper board for use in the manufacture of primarily Dixie paper cups. We need people like you: People who can help us make life's simple necessities better!
What You Will Do - Prepare roll cores for production lines
- Operate a forklift and conduct required pre-operating checks on forklift equipment daily
- Assist lines during thread up, break outs, and order changes
- Perform housekeeping duties of work area
Who You Are - Experience using a personal computer
What Will Get You Ahead - High school diploma or GED
- Experience operating a forklift
- Six months or more of work experience in a manufacturing, warehouse, or industrial environment
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. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
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 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. 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. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
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. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter. 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.
Job Tags
Hourly pay, Permanent employment, Work experience placement, Local area, Flexible hours, Shift work, Rotating shift, Monday to Friday,