Material Handler

About the role

Your Job Georgia-Pacific provides stability and opportunity, and we help bring out the best in all our people by offering long-term, competitive jobs supported by training and great benefits. Our entry-level Material Handlers at our Georgia-Pacific Mill in Muskogee, OK, work in a clean, safe, and team-oriented environment.

Responsibilities

• Operate a forklift in a manufacturing environment
• Transport raw materials to production lines and warehouse locations
• Handle orders through a computer-based warehouse inventory tracking system
• Maintain customer focus with in-house departments as well as outside consumers
• Understand and comply with all safety procedures and policies
• Operate equipment to defined standards and product specification targets
• Troubleshoot, adjust, and make minor repairs to equipment to maintain production
• Perform equipment changeovers
• Work a twelve (12) hour rotating shift, weekends, holidays, and overtime
• Work in a sometimes hot, cold, dusty, and noisy industrial environment
• Perform tasks such as lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing, and/or pulling for up to twelve (12) hours a day
• Work in high and/or confined spaces

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED
• One (1) year or more of experience working in a manufacturing, industrial, warehouse, or military environment
• Experience working on a computer for record keeping and documentation functions
• Experience in using a warehouse management system (SAP/EWM)
• Paper manufacturing, converting, or forklift experience

Qualifications

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.

Skills

We are looking for individuals who are self-motivated, detail-oriented, and able to work independently and as part of a team. Strong communication and problem-solving skills are essential.

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.

• Medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement
• Paid vacation/time off, educational assistance
• May also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance

Pay

The pay for the position starts at $19.00 per hour.

Schedule

The hours of the Material Handler position are a 12-hour rotating shift to include weekends, holidays, and OT as needed.

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.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers.

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 here for additional information.