Machine Operator

Machine Operator

Georgia-Pacific in Pineland, Texas is now hiring full-time Machine Operators at our lumber facility. Successful employees in this role work collaboratively with a team to perform various manual tasks safely. This facility manufactures multi-dimensional lumber products to meet customer needs.

Lumber is made by processing logs from harvested trees into useable boards and planks for construction and manufacturing. Logs are debarked and cut down into rough lumber.

Salary:

$ 20.00 - $25/hr per hour

You will have the ability to increase your compensation based on skills and contribution to the overall performance of the plant.

Shift:

• Only candidates who are flexible to be assigned to work any shift will be considered.
• The schedule is a rotation of two weeks on days than two weeks on nights and all shifts are 12 hours.
• Pineland operates on a points-based attendance program.

What You Will Do

• Work rotating shifts of up to twelve (12) hours a day
• Work any shift, holidays, weekends, and overtime as needed
• Maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations, including wearing safety PPE
• Operate a variety of equipment including forklifts, front end loaders, air lances, chainsaws, pike poles, and other mill tools
• Create a safe workspace by maintaining cleanliness in assigned areas
• Contribute to a team environment by cross-training on production equipment to fill in for other operators during absences and breaks
• Work in challenging, high-volume environments (heat, cold, humidity, grease, dust, noise, etc.)

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

Three (3) years of experience in a wood products environment

What Will Put You Ahead

• Five (5) years of experience or more working in the plywood, lumber, or timber industry
• Experience operating a forklift
• Experience operating a front-end loader

Physical Requirements:

• Walk on elevated catwalks over 15 feet high to perform daily duties
• Work in a non-climate controlled mill, with dust, noise and temperatures that can be higher in the summer and lower in the winter
• Perform tasks such as lifting (50lbs), walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing and/or pulling for up to 12 hours/day