About this role
Production Operator
What You Will Do Adhere to all plant safety and environmental guidelines, policies and procedures while proactively seeking out potential safety hazards. Perform housekeeping functions to aid in keeping machinery running smoothly, reducing safety and fire hazards, maintaining environmental controls, and maintaining the appearance of the plant. Cross-train on production and mobile equipment to quickly advance in knowledge, skills, and compensation while advancing to an operator position. Work in various areas throughout the woodyard to help meet or exceed facility and company production and quality goals. Work collaboratively as a team to meet or exceed production and quality goals while keeping waste at minimal levels. Perform tasks such as lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing and/or pulling for up to 12 hours a day. Lift up to 50 lbs. Maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations including wearing safety equipment. Work in a hot humid, cold, and noisy industrial environment, while working rotating shifts, overtime, holidays, and weekends.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) A minimum of six months of work experience in an industrial, manufacturing, warehouse, farming, carpentry, construction, landscaping, production, or military environment.
What Will Put You Ahead One year of previous manufacturing experience. Experience troubleshooting equipment in a manufacturing environment. Experience in lumber or wood products.
Our Team Our Rocky Creek facility produces a variety of products from southern yellow pine, including dimension lumber, heavy studs, squares/timbers and barn timbers. Georgia-Pacific’s building products business has consistently been among the nation’s top suppliers of building products to building materials dealers and large warehouse retailers. Georgia-Pacific employees strive for safety and health excellence while achieving an injury free workplace.
Salary and Schedule Production Operators start at $22.00 and up depending upon experience! These positions work 12 hour rotating shifts (5:45 am to 6:00 pm days and 5:45 pm to 6:00 am nights)