Warehouse Operator - Newington, NH

About the role

Your Job Georgia-Pacific is seeking motivated and safety-oriented individuals to join our team as Shipping/Forklift Operators at our gypsum facility in Newington, NH and the offsite warehouse in Portsmouth, NH. This position creates value by supporting our operations team in the continuous manufacturing of wallboard product.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a team to safely, accurately, and efficiently move product in our distribution warehouse and off-site warehouse.
• Safely operate a forklift to complete tasks such as loading and off-loading trailers and moving product within the warehouses.
• Safely tarp trucks at the off-site warehouse using overhead tarping system.
• Perform daily pre-operating safety inspections of mobile equipment.
• Properly read plots, identify and count products, and load material accurately.
• Keep work area clean before, during and after shift.
• Communicate any concerns to team supervisors.
• Collaborate with other team members to reach daily and weekly loading goals.
• Collaborate with Production Team forklift drivers to maintain safe driving practices in the warehouse.
• Utilize hand tools and equipment while periodically handling product weights up to 50 pounds.
• Team may be required to work overtime, weekends and holidays as needed.
• Support both the Gypsum facility and offsite warehouse.

Qualifications

• One (1) year minimum operating forklifts or other mobile equipment.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Forklift Certification
• Three (3) years or more of experience in shipping/distribution in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience using computers or tablets for record-keeping and documentation functions.

Our Team

The Newington Gypsum facility employs approximately 130 individuals in supporting 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. To learn more about our Building Products division, visit www.buildgp.com. Newington distribution area is looking for self-motivated people wanting to advance their career opportunity in a fast-paced safety #1 environment. Plenty of long-term growth potential in a team friendly environment.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

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. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day – to make everyday products even better.

Our Benefits

• 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.

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. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).