Materials Lead

Your Job Georgia-Pacific's Leominster, MA facility uses state of the art technology to manufacture Dixie® cutlery.

Dixie® is a brand of choice and is widely used in homes and businesses across the country.

Backgrounds that may fit our roles include: Manufacturing, Industrial, Factory, Plant, Plastics, and Injection Molding.

GP employees are committed to compliance, safety, and health excellence, while achieving an injury free workplace.

This is an exciting role with room for growth and advancement.

This position will work Monday-Friday, 7am-3pm, and every other Saturday from 7am-11am (Overtime).

Our Team

Are you looking for a career with a company that values growth from within? Are you looking for a career rather than a job? Do you enjoy working independently and in a team environment to meet production and quality goals? A Material Handler position at Georgia Pacific may be for you.

Backgrounds that may fit this position include: Manufacturing, Industrial, Factory, Plant, Plastics, Injection Molding.

Our Material Handlers work independently with minimal supervision and adhere to safety rules and regulations, including wearing safety equipment.

They work outdoors when receiving resin trucks, lift up to 50 pounds regularly, and work overtime, weekends, holidays, and call-ins when needed.

The pay range for this position is $22-$25 per hour, based on experience.

What You Will Do


* Assist in equipment upgrades


* Write notifications for work order requests when needed


* Perform PMs on dust collectors, material pumps and machine loader


* Work with contractors on yearly inspections of equipment, writing save my life permits and silo access permits when needed


* Unload and store raw materials from incoming truck


* Maintain and keep material systems running.

Perform basic repairs as needed


* Supply resin to molding machines to maintain continuous production of cutlery


* Operate forklift to transport materials between locations


* Help drivers load and unload resin into silos


* Record daily resin levels in silos before and after deliveries


* Empty and clean dust collectors daily


* Inspect blending equipment daily, troubleshooting and performing basic repairs as needed


* Record material traceability (identifying which silos are supplying which mixers and which mixers are supplying which molding machines) by entering data on a worksheet


* Maintain the vacuum system by cleaning all filters and troubleshooting and repairing any issues


* Conduct melt tests on resins as required and formulate specific resin compositions for material trials


* Prepare plastic scrap for shipment, recording weights and emailing the spreadsheet


* Conduct precise weekly cycle counts of resin


* Track color targets throughout the process until completion


* Conduct routine daily inspections on forklift/clamp truck


* Perform various functions within SAP

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