Controls System Operator

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific's Oriented Strand Board (OSB) plant in Fordyce, AR is seeking a motivated and safety-oriented individual to join our team as a Controls Systems Operator.

This position creates value by supporting our Operations Team in the continuous manufacturing of our OSB product.

Employees in this role will work a 12-Hour rotating shift, rotating Days (6:00am-6:00pm) and Nights (6:00pm-6:00am).

This includes, but is not limited to overtime, holidays, and weekends scheduled as needed.

Our Team

Our Georgia Pacific facility in Fordyce, AR manufactures Oriented Strand Board (OSB), compressed strands of wood chips that are bound together by adhesives which prevent moisture intrusion.

This type of OSB is used for floor, wall, and roof sheathing in residential and light commercial construction applications.

To learn more about our Building Products division, please visit www.buildgp.com .

We offer our employees the following:


* In addition to base pay, operators may be eligible for variable pay, provided as a monetary bonus, based on performance metrics and production targets.


* As part of Koch Industries, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, 401k with company match, and much more.

What You Will Do


* Operate HMI (Human-Machine Interface) Systems to defined standards and product specification targets


* Monitor and/or data entry into computer control systems


* Troubleshoot machines to optimize production


* Perform basic asset care duties to include routine preventative maintenance and cleaning of work area


* Work as a team to help meet or exceed production, waste, quality, and safety goals


* Operate and/or work around mobile equipment that ranges from forklifts to heavy equipment


* Adhere to all plant health, safety, and environmental guidelines, policies, and procedures which includes but is not limited to wearing required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

For safety reasons, you may be required to wear a face respirator.

To ensure the proper fitting of safety equipment, minimal facial hair is mandatory

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)



* Experience operating or monitoring production equipment from a control room using HMI, DCS or similar process control software

What Will Put You Ahead


* Experience working in a manufacturing environment


* Experience working in a wood processing facility


* Experience identifying, analyzing, and troubleshooting quality issues and manufacturing equipment


* Leadership experience

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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....