Your Job
Are you committed to safety? Do you enjoy working in a team environment? If this sounds like you, we may have the perfect role for you! Georgia-Pacific is looking for career-minded individuals to join our Cellulose production team as a Utility Worker in Brunswick, GA. This position is an exciting entry-level opportunity with room for advancement.
Compensation: Starting pay for this role is $20.48/hr. This role also offers opportunities for overtime and employees are eligible for quarterly bonuses.
Our Team
The Georgia-Pacific Brunswick mill, which has been in operation since 1937, has the capability to produce over 800,000 tons of cellulose each year. Additionally, it is the largest single-site fluff production facility in the world. To learn more about our Cellulose Division, visit www.gppackaging.com/Cellulose.
What You Will Do
- Perform quality checks and keeping designated work area clean throughout the shift
- Operate all lab equipment needed for 2 labs, document results in the computer systems, cover shift vacancies and support machine trials
- Perform repetitive and physically demanding tasks for at least 12 or more hours per day(lifting, walking, climbing, pushing, pulling, twisting, stooping)
- Work in a fast-paced, industrial environment that is hot, cold, humid, and noisy and may include working around dust, oil grease, chemicals and other substances
- Assist crew members and working in a team environment to meet and exceed safety, production, and quality goals
- Strive 100% of the time to fully comply and ensure excellence with all areas of Georgia-Pacific compliance, environmental, safety, policies, procedures and principles
- Operate equipment to defined standards and product specification targets
- Identify and perform value-creating work; and assist with troubleshooting minor machine malfunctions, making machine adjustments, and equipment change overs, this may include, working in high and/or confined spaces.
- Embrace change, share knowledge with others, create customer value, treat others with respect and dignity. While demonstrating a sense of urgency, discipline, accountability, judgment, initiative, and critical thinking skills necessary to create the greatest contribution to the company while producing results that create value to realize your full potential and find fulfillment in your work
- Work rotating shifts (24 hours a day 7 days a week), long hours, weekends, including Sundays, overtime, and holidays when needed
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- High school diploma or GED
- Experience using computers, laptop, tablet or smart phone for record-keeping and documentation functions
- Experience in Quality Control within an industrial manufacturing environment
What Will Put You Ahead
- Experience within a manufacturing, industrial, warehouse/shipping, construction or dock working environment
- Material Testing 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. 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
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. 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 visit the following website for additional information: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf