Logistics Technician

Your Job

Georgia Pacific is actively seeking Logistics Technicians to work at our Dixie® site in Jackson, TN, mainly focusing in shipping, receiving, warehousing, and material flow of the facility. We are seeking individuals who are interested in being part of a world class startup.

Are you motivated by seeing the results of your work in a world-class end product? Do you desire to have career growth in an atmosphere of entrepreneurship, where your ideas and contribution really matter? If so, we are interested in learning about you! This is a great opportunity to work in a climate-controlled work environment with opportunities for advancement.

Our Team

The Jackson Plant is part of the Dixie® brand plates and bowls paper products manufacturing operation. We're proud to safely manufacture quality products that have a competitive advantage and solid growth within the marketplace.

We create a work environment that attracts, engages, and retains the best people. Our technology is state of the art, and we will bring the best team together to deliver for our customers, Georgia-Pacific, and the Jackson community. To learn more about our culture and our team, click here: Videos - Dixie® Jackson, TN (dixiejackson.com)

Our Jackson Plant will be a 24/7 operations. This includes weekends, holidays, and overtime hours. Individuals need to have the ability to work all shifts to support ongoing activities and ensure efficient operations.

Work Hours: The department operates around the clock. After 6-8 weeks of training on the day shift, employees could be placed on a permanent day shift (5:30 AM-6:00 PM) or night shift (5:30 PM-6:00 AM) following a rotating 3-2-2, 12-hour schedule.

What You Will Do

• Operate/maintain equipment to defined standards and product specification targets
• Monitor and/or complete data entry into technology devices, i.e.; computer, tablet, etc.
• Troubleshoot equipment 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
• Maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations, to include wearing safety equipment
• Flow to the highest value work which may include working across Printing, Packaging, Logistics, and Plate Forming Press technology centers
• Support leadership and team members in ways that are consistent with our culture of Principle Based Management™; Our Culture (kochcareers.com)
• Demonstrate a strong sense of ownership and accountability

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Minimum of one (1) year experience operating equipment in a manufacturing, logistics, industrial, agricultural, and/or military environment, or completion of post high school education in manufacturing/industrial centered program
• Experience with the safe operation of mobile equipment (forklift, box clamp, or roll grab)
• Experience using a warehouse software system, and/or computer and tablet.
• Experience in shipping, receiving, warehousing, and material flow

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience with SAP /EWM
• Unloading rail cars with mobile equipment
• Experience with Automated Guided Vehicle systems
• Experience leading activities in a manufacturing environment
• Three (3) or more years of experience using computerized machinery in a production environment
• Mechanical aptitude
• Experience with advanced asset care including troubleshooting and repairing equipment
• Familiarity with enterprise communication tools, including Microsoft Outlook and Teams, to support effective internal collaboration

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. 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. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy

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.

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.

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 click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here , aquí , or tu ).