Forklift Operator - Packerland Mill

Your Job

At Georgia-Pacific, we value employees who are safety-focused, innovative and who challenge the status quo. If you're self-motivated and eager to join a strong team, we have an opportunity for you! We're hiring a Forklift Operator to support our Shipping team and collaborate with our Receiving and Production teams as needed. The position is an 8-hour shift, Monday to Friday, from 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Overtime is voluntary. The starting pay is $21-$23 per hour, with potential for a higher rate based on experience.

Additional Benefits to consider:

• Full benefits package that begins the first of the month following the start date
• 80 hours of vacation prorated for the first year
• 11 Paid Holidays each calendar year
• Retention Bonus
• Annual bonus potential
• Opportunities to advance based on capability, not seniority
• Work in a progressive, safety-conscious work environment
• Overtime opportunities

Our Team

The Packerland team is a close-knit group of manufacturing employees that work as one team, striving to achieve our vision of safely delivering high-quality products on on-time and at a competitive cost. This position creates value for the site by supporting the shipping and receiving departments, maintaining our warehouse, and ensuring our PBM philosophy.

What You Will Do

• Support the shipping and receiving departments in completing daily schedules of inbound and outbound freight.
• Maintain the warehouse, performing housekeeping duties and ensuring the SQF (Safe Quality Foods) audit is ready.
• Promote the facility vision and PBM philosophy to both fellow employees and customers.
• Operate mobile equipment with various attachments, clamps, forks, prongs, etc., to move material throughout the mill to ensure a smooth flow for production and shipping.
• Conduct preventative maintenance repairs and tasks on various mobile equipment.
• Operate mobile equipment/forklift in a fast-paced environment.
• We follow SQF standards, so jewelry is not allowed to be worn on the production floor. Anyone in this role must be willing to remove all jewelry during their scheduled shift.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• One (1) year of experience on industrial forklifts using some or all of the following attachments: box clamp, roll clamp, slip sheet/grabber
• Ability to work overtime and weekends if needed for business demand
• History of attending your regular, scheduled shift without violations, including tardiness
• Ability to independently operate computers, tablets, and similar technology, with a proven capacity to learn and professionally use new software such as SAP.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience using a warehouse management system
• Experience in a paper manufacturing environment

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. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided, considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

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.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our 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. 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. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

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 visit the following website for additional information: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf