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

Who You Are

• High school diploma or GED
• Read, write and speak English fluently
• Experience operating a forklift and/or clamp truck
• Experience working in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook)
• Experience creating and maintaining Excel worksheets

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience in shipping and receiving
• Prior manufacturing experience
• Experience troubleshooting industrial or manufacturing equipment
• Advanced Excel experience (tables, graphs, etc.)

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