Manufacturing Associate

Georgia-Pacific is looking for safety-oriented individuals to join our team of Manufacturing Associates at our Tacoma, WA facility.

Compensation:

• Production: $23.73/hour with the opportunity of career advancement and compensation. Differential pay of $0.51 cents for night shift (6pm-6am)
• Shipping: $23.73/hour with differential pay of $0.51 cents for 2^nd and 3^rd shift.

Schedule: two different shifts are worked at this facility depending on what department you are in.

Production: 12-hour shift with alternating days on and off as follows: 3 on 3 off, 4 on 4 off, 7 on 7 off. Shifts rotate between days and nights every 2 months.

• 1^st shift: 6am-6pm; weekends and overtime as needed.
• 2^nd shift: 6pm-6am; weekends and overtime as needed.

Plant's Address:

Georgia-Pacific Gypsum

1240 Alexander Ave.

Tacoma, WA 98421

Benefits:

Georgia-Pacific offers a competitive benefits package to include vacation time and medical/dental/vision insurance.

As a Production Operator, you will be responsible for using hand tools (i.e., blowers, shovels, brooms) to clean up debris in and around machines to ensure a safe work environment for all employees. You will also support machine operators and learn to operate production equipment. This entry-level position offers opportunities to advance as new skills are acquired and openings occur. Operators work in an industrial environment that is hot, humid, and noisy and work around dust grease, oil and other chemical substances. This is a non-climate-controlled facility, meaning temperatures can be very high in the summer, and cold in the winter.

Our performance-based compensation system allows motivated employees to earn accelerated rate increases, quarterly bonus program participation, and spot bonuses. We offer full medical and dental benefits, life insurance, a 401K matching program, paid holidays, paid vacation days and paid floating holidays each year.

Our Tacoma facility has a rich history producing gypsum wallboard for a wide variety of customers. Georgia-Pacific's Building Products business is consistently among the nation's top suppliers of building products to large warehouse retailers and building materials dealers. To learn more about our Building Products division, visit www.buildgp.com. And, to learn more about our gypsum products, visit www.gpgypsum.com.

What You Will Do:

• Working as a team to exceed safety, production, and quality goals while operating production equipment and machinery in a hot, humid, cold, and noisy industrial environment.
• Performing quality checks on products.
• Assisting crew members with setups, troubleshooting, asset care duties and other production/operator duties.
• Learning and developing knowledge of different machine centers to relieve and support machine operators as needed.
• Supporting our safe working environment by wearing appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), adhering to all safety, health, and plant rules, policies, procedures, guidelines, and regulations.
• Completing general housekeeping duties to maintain a continuously safe and clean teamwork environment.
• Work any shift including, days, nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Performing tasks such as lifting up to 50 pounds, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing and/or pulling for up to 12 hours/day in a loud/noisy, hot, humid, dusty, greasy, and high-volume environment.

What Will Put You Ahead:

• A minimum of six (6) months of work experience working within a manufacturing, industrial, construction, farming or warehouse environment OR military experience
• Forklift Experience/Forklift Certification

This role is part of the collective bargaining agreement and the starting pay for this role is set at $23.73 per hour.

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.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, all 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