Production Operator - Tacoma, WA

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is looking for safety-oriented individuals to join our team of Manufacturing Associates at our Tacoma, WA facility.

Compensation:

• Production: $23.73/hour with the opportunity of career advancement and compensation.

Differential pay of $0.51 cents for night shift (5:45 pm-6 am)

This role is part of the collective bargaining agreement and the starting pay for this role is set at $23.73 per hour.

Schedule:

• 12-hour shift with alternating days on and off as follows: 3 on 3 off, 4 on 4 off, 7 on 7 off.

Shifts rotate between days and nights every 6-8 weeks.



* 1 st shift: 5:45 am-6 pm; weekends and overtime as needed.


* 2 nd shift: 5:45 pm-6 am; weekends and overtime as needed.

Plant's Address:

Georgia-Pacific Gypsum

1240 Alexander Ave.

Tacoma, WA 98421

What You Will Do:


* Work as a team to exceed safety, production, and quality goals while operating production equipment and machinery in a hot, humid, cold, and noisy industrial environment.


* Performing quality checks on products.


* Assisting crew members with setups, troubleshooting, asset care duties and other production/operator duties.


* Learning and developing knowledge of different machine centers to relieve and support machine operators as needed.


* Supporting our safe working environment by wearing appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), and adhering to all safety, health, and plant rules, policies, procedures, guidelines, and regulations.


* Completing general housekeeping duties to maintain a continuously safe and clean teamwork environment.


* Work any shift including, days, nights, weekends, and holidays.


* Performing tasks such as lifting up to 50 pounds, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing and/or pulling for up to 12 hours/day in a loud/noisy, hot, humid, dusty, greasy, and high-volume environment.

What Will Put You Ahead:


* A minimum of six (6) months of work experience working within a manufacturing, industrial, construction, farming or warehouse environment OR military experience



* Forklift Experience/Forklift Certification

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.

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