Utilities Chemical Technician

Your Job

Do you have excellent attention to detail? Do you strive for safety? If so, then we want to hear from you! Our Georgia-Pacific Cellulose facility in New Augusta, MS is looking for a talented individual to join our team as a Utility Operating Chemicals Technician. The Utility OCT is responsible for safely handling the departments logistics and operating chemical inventories, primarily responsible for loading and unloading trucks and rail cars supporting the utilities areas with some additional responsibilities in the pulp mill and water plant areas. This position starts at $25.88 per hour and typically works a Monday - Friday day shift.

Our Team

With a workforce of approximately 300, Leaf River is in the heart of South Mississippi, just 20 miles from Hattiesburg. For nearly 40 years, the Leaf River team has been on a journey to make the best products possible for customers while doing it in new and innovative ways. Our products include chemical cellulose, custom fibers, and nonwoven materials that are used in products such as diapers, baby wipes and coffee filters. As one of six mills in the GP Cellulose business, Leaf River is a showcase of safety, operational and environmental excellence. To learn more about our Cellulose division, please visit: www.gppackaging.com.

What You Will Do In Your Role

• Coordinate with the scale house on incoming chemicals and freight for loading and unloading
• Manage chemical operation inventories
• Monitor the safety and performance of external trucks and rail drivers for safety performance, adherence to procedure, and process interfacing.
• Communicate with the department operators, crew leader, and others about chemical issues, loading and unloading activities, inventories.
• Learn and interface with tall oil operations - most of the chemical load and unloading activities will be in support of tall oil plant operations.
• Learn and monitor chemical process safety aspects of the area, completing incident reports and spill reports for deficiencies
• Load and unload activities consist of acid trucks across the mill, caustic trucks across the mill, soap trucks and rail cars, tall oil trucks and rail cars, sulfide trucks and rail cars, lime trucks.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience working with computers

What Will Put You Ahead

• Prior industrial experience
• Prior logistics experience with loading, unloading, and handling of chemicals
• Knowledge or experience with chemical process safety systems
• Two-year degree in a technical field of study, e.g., process operations and engineering OR a minimum of two years of experience in an industrial/manufacturing environment

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Hiring Philosophy

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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.

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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, 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:

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