Lead Machine Operator

About the role

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a safety-oriented individual to join our team as a Lead Machine Operator in McDonough, GA. The position offers a competitive salary of $32.50 per hour, with a shift differential of $1.00 per hour between 7pm and 7am. There's also the opportunity for a 6% quarterly bonus through the Performance Pay program.

Shift

This facility operates on a Dupont schedule (rotating 12-hour shifts), with days off between night and day rotations. The role is eligible for a Performance Pay program that could offer up to a 6% quarterly bonus.

What We Do

Georgia-Pacific Mailers is part of the Packaging and Cellulose business, expanding its product lines and working with key customers to create and launch new products. Watch a short video to learn more about what we do.

What You Will Do

• Lead teams on one or more lines with minimal supervision
• Provide direction to assistant machine operators, utility machine operators, and other team members
• Maintain facility standards in safety, productivity, waste, housekeeping, and quality standards
• Perform minor mechanical repairs and adjustments
• Operate in-line systems with minimal supervision, including manual duties such as handpacking
• Perform makeready/changeover machine setups according to production schedules
• Absorb and assist in completing duties surrounding preventative maintenance tasks
• Identify and drive safety excellence through promoting employee involvement, ownership, and accountability
• Recognize and address unsafe conditions or behaviors
• Ensure materials related to the job ticket are scanned into Plex and scrap is recorded correctly
• Perform required quality inspections and tests, maintaining accurate records of results
• Maintain and clean machines and working area as needed

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• 2+ years experience operating production machinery
• Previous lead/leadership 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
• 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

What Will Put You Ahead

• 3+ years of experience as a paper setter, operator, tender, or printing process experience
• Experience with offset printing, digital printing, web printing, or corrugating or converting
• Experience inspecting quality of printed materials for alignment, registration, and print defects

Physical Requirements

• Perform tasks such as lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing, and/or pulling for up to 12 hours/day in a loud/noisy, and high-volume environment
• Be on your feet for prolonged periods of time and lift 35 lbs occasionally

Who We Are

We are Georgia-Pacific, a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products, and much more. We operate one of the largest recycling businesses and empower our 30,000 employees to innovate every day to make everyday products even better.

Our Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Life insurance
• Disability coverage
• Roth and traditional 401(k) plans
• Paid vacation/time off
• Education assistance
• Infertility assistance
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption assistance

Equal Opportunities

Georgia-Pacific is committed to equal opportunities. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. We use E-Verify and offer drug testing. For more information, visit our hiring philosophy and benefits pages.