Your Job
Georgia-Pacific's Oriented Strand Board (OSB) plant in Fordyce, AR is seeking a motivated and safety-oriented individual to join our team as a Control Systems Operator. This position creates value by supporting our operations team in the continuous manufacturing of our OSB product.
For safety reasons, you may be required to wear a face respirator. Requirement of minimal facial hair to allow proper fit and use of the equipment.
Shift: 12-hour shifts on a DuPont schedule, rotating days and nights
- Day Shift: 6am-6pm
- Night Shift 6pm-6am
Our Team
Georgia-Pacific in Fordyce, AR manufactures Oriented Strand Board (OSB), compressed strands of wood chips that are bound together by adhesives which prevent moisture intrusion. The most common uses are sheathing walls, flooring, and roof decking. Georgia-Pacific's Building Products business has consistently been among the nation's top suppliers of building products to building materials dealers and large warehouse retailers. Georgia-Pacific employees strive for safety and health excellence while achieving an injury free workplace. To learn more about our Building Products division, visit www.buildgp.com .
What You Will Do
- Operate HMI (Human-Machine Interface) Systems to defined standards and product specification targets
- Monitor and/or data entry into computer control systems
- Troubleshoot machines 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
- 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.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Experience operating production machines or equipment using computer-based monitoring and control systems
What Will Put You Ahead
- Manufacturing experience
- Leadership experience
- Experience identifying, analyzing, and troubleshooting quality issues and manufacturing equipment
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Who We Are
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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 ).
