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Planer Operator - Pineland Lumber
 Georgia Pacific | |
life insurance, parental leave
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 United States, Texas, Pineland | |
 Feb 05, 2025 | |
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Planer Operator - Pineland Lumber
Georgia-Pacific has an immediate opening for a Planer Operator at our lumber mill in Pineland, Texas. Compensation: To commensurate with experience. The Experience You Will Bring (Requirements): * At least 2 years of experience as a Planer Operator. * At least 2 years of experience in a lumber mill. * Operator must be proficient in HMI software operations. What Will Put You Ahead: * Basic computer skills. * Experience utilizing CMMS. * Maintenance and Reliability techniques including alignments and precision maintenance. What You Will Do In Your Role (Responsibilities include but are not limited to): * Safely operate the planer machine at designed speeds to produce lumber that meets SPIB quality requirements (includes the infeed and out feed settings). * Ensure all work is completed, and the machine is set up and ready to run on the next shift. * Ownership of the machine center, its components, and how to properly maintain those components. * Maintain lumber quality size and adjusting the machine as necessary. Remove break ups from machine. * Maintain the planer and knife room to housekeeping standard. * Responsible for logging downtime issues into MES. * Perform routine maintenance work and preventive maintenance inspections as scheduled. * Work planer heads on knife rotation schedule and install/swap heads to maintain quality. Other Considerations: * Effective communication skills (both written and oral) within varying levels of the organization. * Mechanically inclined with an understanding of basic math, read digital caliper, tape measure, and feeler gauges. * Actively participate in the Safety program to improve processes as well as adhere to safety rules and regulations including the wearing of proper PPE. * Work in a hot, humid, cold, and noisy industrial environment. * Perform tasks such as lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing, and/or pulling. * Open to working any shift that may include days/nights, weekends, holidays and OT as needed. * Attend continuing education and trainings as needed for the role. 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 [1] 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 [2] 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 click [3] here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click [4] here, [5] aqui, or [6] tu). References Visible links 1. https://jobs.kochcareers.com/pages/culture 2. https://www.kochind.com/about/business-philosophy 3. https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/EVerifyParticipationPoster.pdf 4. https://labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/employers/posters/e-verify/Right%20to%20Privacy%20in%20the%20Workplace_English.pdfhttp:/ 5. https://labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/employers/posters/e-verify/Right%20to%20Privacy%20in%20the%20Workplace_Spanish.pdf 6. https://labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idol/employers/posters/e-verify/Right%20to%20Privacy%20in%20the%20Workplace_Polish.pdf | |