Production Operator - Fort Dodge Gypsum

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Start a new career with Georgia-Pacific, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of Building Products and Consumer Products. We are hiring manufacturing positions at our Fort Dodge, IA facility.

Start a new career with Georgia-Pacific, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of Building Products and Consumer Products. We are hiring manufacturing positions at our Fort Dodge, IA facility. This role starts at $27.57 per hour. (Pay rate increase opportunities within 4 weeks as operators train and develop new skills). We offer full medical and dental benefits, life insurance, a 401K matching program, paid holidays, paid vacation days and paid floating holidays each year.

Production Operator work in a fast-paced industrial environment that is transforming with technological advancements that make the work environment safer and more efficient. This role will perform various functions within the production department that may include operating controls, performing quality control checks and support the production team during a twelve-hour rotating shift.

Shift: 12-hour rotating shifts on days and nights with weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed.

Safety is a shared value at Georgia-Pacific, and we walk-the-talk through employee involvement in every facet of our operation. Opportunities for advancement are only limited by your initiative and ability to create value in a business that is solid, growing, and reinvesting in new technologies for enhanced safety, quality, reliability, and employee fulfillment.

The Fort Dodge Gypsum facilities employs approximately 150 individuals in helping Georgia-Pacific as one of the nation’s leading gypsum board manufacturers. Georgia-Pacific’s building product business is consistently amongst the nation’s top suppliers of building products to large warehouse retailers and building materials dealers. Our employees strive for safety and health excellence while achieving an injury free workplace. To learn more about our Building Products division, visit http:

• Ensure that machines are set up properly and performing optimally
• Troubleshoot and make machine adjustments as needed
• Ensure compliance with safety regulations and environmental guidelines
• Perform routine preventative maintenance on equipment
• Work collaboratively in a team environment to achieve production and safety goals
• Clean equipment and work area regularly to ensure readiness, safety and reliability
• Perform tasks such as lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing and/or pulling as needed
• Maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations, including wearing safety equipment
• Work flexible starting times, rotating shifts, holidays, weekends and overtime as needed
• Communicate effectively in English through reading, written and verbal interactions

• One year or more of previous experience working in a production, warehouse, industrial, farming, construction, manufacturing or military environment
• Experience identifying, analyzing and troubleshooting quality issues
• Experience troubleshooting equipment
• Experience working with construction materials such as lumber, gypsum, plaster, brick, and insulation

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.

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