Your Job
We're building the future, one hire at a time and want you to build your career with us. We are now hiring for Production Workers at our Gurdon Plywood facility. This is an entry level position starting at $20.00 per hour, plus $1.50 shift differential for night shift with opportunities for growth and career advancement. You must have the ability to work night shift, weekends, and holidays.
Our Team
Georgia-Pacific in Gurdon, Arkansas is part of GP's building products division and one of the leading plywood manufacturing plants. We specialize in the conversion of raw wood materials into plywood. Our employees strive for safety and health excellence while achieving an injury-free workplace. Georgia-Pacific's Building Products business is consistently among the nation's top suppliers of building products to large warehouse retailers and building materials dealers. To learn more about our Building Products division, visit .
What You Will Do In Your Role
- Adhere to all plant safety and environmental guidelines, policies, and procedures to include wearing safety equipment
- Learn to operate machinery to expected performance levels
- Act as a relief operator to cover other employees' breaks and vacations
- Assist team members throughout the mill during production times
- Perform basic care duties such as preventative maintenance on machinery or repairing minor issues
- Keep the work area clean throughout the shift to ensure a safe and orderly work environment
- Operate small equipment and use tools, such as blowers, shovels, pitch forks, and brooms to clean up debris in and around machines to ensure a safe work environment for all employees
- Perform tasks such as lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing, and/or pulling for up to twelve (12) hours a day in a noisy, non-air conditioned and unheated manufacturing environment
- Work at various heights, depending on the department, that could include consistent use of a ladder and stairs
- Walk on elevated catwalks over 15 feet high to get to and from work areas
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Six (6) months of previous work experience in a manufacturing, production, farming, landscaping, carpentry, mechanical, construction, warehouse, or military setting
What Will Put You Ahead
- Experience working in a lumber, plywood, or timber industry
- Experience operating mobile equipment (i.e. forklifts, bobcats, cranes, etc.)
- Experience using a computer for record-keeping and documentation functions
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.
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 click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here , aquí , or tu ).
