Paint Line/Production Operators- Savannah, GA

About the role

Georgia-Pacific Gypsum is looking for a diverse group of talented, self-driven, and safety oriented individuals to join our team as Paint Line or Production Operators at our Savannah, Georgia facility. These positions create value by supporting our operations team in the continuous manufacturing of our wallboard product.

Our Team

The Savannah Gypsum facilities employs approximately 200 individuals in helping Georgia-Pacific as one of the nation's leading gypsum board manufacturers. Georgia-Pacific's building product business is consistently amongst the nation's top suppliers of building products to large warehouse retailers and building materials dealers. Our employees strive for safety and health excellence while achieving an injury free workplace.

Paint Line Operators

Paint Line Operators support the finishing stages of the manufacturing process, including areas responsible for coating, printing, material movement, and finished product handling. The ideal candidate has experience operating heavy-load equipment and enjoys working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment while supporting safe, efficient operations and product quality.

Production Operators

Production Operators support the manufacturing process throughout various areas along the board line. Individuals operate manufacturing equipment, monitor production processes, troubleshoot issues, and help maintain continuous production, equipment reliability, and product quality. The ideal candidate is safety-focused, adaptable, and eager to learn.

What You Will Do

• Operate equipment to defined standards and product specification targets
• Monitor and/or entry into computer control systems
• Operate mobile equipment that ranges from forklifts to heavy equipment
• Troubleshoot equipment to optimize production
• Perform basic asset care duties to include routine preventative maintenance and cleaning of work area
• Work as a team to help meet or exceed production, waste, quality, and safety goals
• Maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations, to include wearing safety equipment
• Perform tasks such as lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing and/or pulling for up to twelve (12) hours a day, in a loud/noisy, and industrial, high-volume environment
• Work in an industrial environment that is hot, humid, and noisy. 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

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience in a manufacturing, industrial, agricultural, or warehouse environment OR completion of post high school education in manufacturing/industrial
• Experience using a computer, tablet, or smart device
• Experience troubleshooting equipment in a manufacturing setting
• Experience operating a heavy load forklift

Pay

$27/hour

Schedule

12-hour rotating shifts on days and nights with weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed (Dupont schedule). Day shift: 7am-7pm. Night shift: 7pm-7am.

Benefits

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.