Production Operator - Service Crew

About the role

Georgia‑Pacific’s Containerboard division is seeking Production Operators (Service Crew) for its Big Island, Virginia mill. Operators safely run machines to meet and exceed production and quality goals while gaining knowledge and skills that open pathways for advancement. The mill produces paper for boxes, with half of the fiber coming from 100 % recycled material and the other half containing about 25 % recycled fiber.

Responsibilities

• Perform operator care duties and minor maintenance tasks, including lubrication.
• Work throughout the mill to safely meet production and quality goals.
• Learn multiple operator functions in power and recovery, shipping and receiving, and paper‑machine areas.
• Perform detailed housekeeping to keep machinery functioning properly and maintain plant appearance.
• Perform physically demanding tasks such as using a shovel, rake, and water hose.
• Operate mobile equipment.
• Participate in company safety initiatives.
• Work any shift, including holidays, weekends, and overtime as needed.
• Work in hot, humid, cold, and noisy industrial environments.
• Perform tasks such as lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing, and/or pulling for at least eight hours a day.

Basic Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• At least one (1) year of experience or education/training in farming, carpentry, construction, warehouse, military, production, manufacturing, or other physical‑labor environment.
• Experience using a computer for email, internet, and other applications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Two (2) or more years of manufacturing or industrial experience.
• Six (6) months or more of experience with mobile equipment such as forklifts, clamp trucks, skid steers, or similar.
• A technical degree (associate or higher) or higher.
• Leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.

Pay

Starting pay is $24.57 per hour, with an additional $1.08 shift differential for night shifts.

Schedule

12‑hour rotational shift schedule, working both days (6 am – 6 pm) and nights (6 pm – 6 am) with as little as 48 hours between day and night shifts. Employees work holidays, weekends, and overtime as needed.

Benefits

• Paid time off and potential quarterly bonuses.
• Overtime pay.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Flexible spending and health‑savings accounts.
• Life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment (ADD) coverage.
• Disability insurance.
• Retirement plan (401k).
• Educational assistance.
• Potential infertility assistance, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance (subject to eligibility).
• Additional benefits may vary by geographic region.