Production Associate

Production Associate

Are you motivated, safety-oriented and looking for a change? Are you looking for a career rather than another job? Then look no further. Georgia-Pacific is looking for someone like you! Join the team at our St. Marys, GA location as a Production Associate and you will have the opportunity to operate various types of equipment to help meet production goals while working in a safe environment. As a Production Associate, you will receive a full benefits package and start earning paid vacation days on day one! Our Production Associates perform tasks such as lifting (up to 50 lbs), walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing and/or pulling up to 8 hours a day. They maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations and wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as required by the job. Production Associates work in industrial environment that can be hot, humid, cold, and noisy. Production Associates work rotating 8-hour shifts, Monday-Friday. This position starts at $19.51 per hour. This is an entry level position with a lot of opportunity for growth and promotion!

Georgia-Pacific and its subsidiaries are among the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of tissue, paper-based packaging, office papers, cellulose, specialty fibers, non-woven fabrics, building products and related chemicals. Our familiar consumer brands include: Quilted Northern, Angel Soft, Brawny, enMotion, Sparkle, Mardi Gras, and Vanity Fair, as well as the Dixie brand of disposable cups, plates and cutlery. From the walls of your home to the Dixie plates on your table, the boxes at your local grocery store or the Quilted Northern in your bathroom, there's a good chance a Georgia-Pacific product is nearby. At our plant in St. Marys, GA, we polycoat paper board for use in the manufacture of primarily Dixie paper cups. We need people like you: People who can help us make life's simple necessities better!

Prepare roll cores for production lines

Operate a forklift and conduct required pre-operating checks on forklift equipment daily

Assist lines during thread up, break outs, and order changes

Perform housekeeping duties of work area

Experience using a personal computer

High school diploma or GED

Experience operating a forklift

Six months or more of work experience in a manufacturing, warehouse, or industrial environment