Assistant Machine Operator
About the role
Georgia-Pacific is seeking safety-oriented individuals to join our team as an Assistant Machine Operator in McDonough, GA. The position offers a salary of $24.50 per hour and the opportunity to earn a 6% quarterly bonus through the Performance Pay program. The shift pattern is a Dupont schedule, consisting of rotating 12-hour shifts with days off between night and day rotations.
Responsibilities
- Operate the line with minimal supervision while maintaining facility standards in safety, productivity, waste, housekeeping, and quality standards
- Operate the line while the lead operator assists other lines or performs other tasks
- Perform minor mechanical repairs and adjustments; operate in line systems with minimal supervision including manual duties such as handpacking
- Conduct makeready/changeover machine setups according to production schedules
- Look for improvements and efficiencies to reduce waste and increase production within quality standards set
- Drive safety excellence through promoting employee involvement and ownership
- Scan all material related to the job ticket into Plex at time of use and ensure that scrap is recorded correctly once material has been consumed completely
- Maintain and clean machines and work area as needed
Requirements
- 1+ years’ experience operating production machinery
- Previous experience in a manufacturing, military, or industrial environment
- Previous web manufacturing or continuous manufacturing experience
- Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance
- Effective communication skills, both verbally and in writing
- Ability to read a tape measure in both standard and metric units of measure
What Will Put You Ahead
- 2+ years of experience as a paper setter, operator, tender, or printing process experience such as offset printing, digital printing, web printing, or corrugating or converting experience, including inspecting quality of printed materials for alignment, registration, and print defects
- 1+ years of experience working in a maintenance department
- Experience with the make ready process to prepare equipment for a new job
- Experience trouble shooting machine setup, adjusting machines, and solving key issues safely
- Experience using a computer, tablet, or smart device
Physical Requirements
- Lift 35 lbs
- Walk, climb, stoop, stand, sit, push, and/or pull for up to 12 hours/day in a loud/noisy, and high-volume environment
Who We Are
Georgia-Pacific is part of the Packaging and Cellulose business, expanding its product lines and working with key customers to create and launch new products. We are committed to meeting evolving customer needs with quality products and are a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products, and much more.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts
- Life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement
- Paid vacation/time off, educational assistance
- Infertility assistance, paid parental leave, adoption assistance
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: Everify.pdf