Shipping Operator- Savannah, GA

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Georgia-Pacific Gypsum is seeking a motivated and safety-oriented individual to join our team as a Shipping Operator at our Savannah, Georgia facility. This position creates value by supporting our operations team in the continuous manufacturing of wallboard product. If you enjoy hands-on work where you can make a direct impact to your company and community, enjoy being part of a team that works safely, produces a quality product, and provides ongoing learning opportunities, this may be the opportunity for you!

12-hour night shift (4pm-4am) with weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed.

The Savannah Gypsum facilities employs approximately 200 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

• Work as a team to meet and exceed safety, production, and quality goals
• Perform quality checks, tarp trailers and keep designated work area clean throughout shift
• Operate equipment to defined standards and product specification targets
• Perform housekeeping duties in the Warehouse/Shipping area
• Ensure customer needs are met by operating a forklift to load product with zero defects, in a timely manner Communicating with OTR (over the road) truck drivers
• Lift, carry, push, and pull up to 50lbs
• Climb stairs/rail ladders regularly and work at elevated heights
• Maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations, including wearing required PPE
• Operate and/or work around mobile equipment that ranges from forklifts to heavy equipment
• Maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations, to include wearing safety equipment
• Perform tasks such as lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing and/or pulling for up to twelve (12) hours a day, in a loud/noisy, and industrial, high-volume environment
• Work in an industrial environment that is hot, humid, and noisy. Work around dust grease, oil and other chemical substances. This is a non-climate-controlled facility, meaning temperatures can be very high in the summer, and cold in the winter.

• Experience working in a manufacturing, industrial, agricultural, construction or military environment.
• At least six (6) months of continuous employment
• At least six (6) months of experience operating a forklift

• Experience using a computer, tablet, or smart device in an industrial or manufacturing environment
• Experience operating a heavy load forklift

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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…