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Production OperatorGeorgia Pacific is seeking Production Operators for their Janesville, WI facility. The Production Operator will support production by operating, monitoring, and optimizing extrusion equipment to ensure consistent product quality and meet or exceed production targets. This role is responsible for maintaining high standards of safety, quality, efficiency, machine up-time, and scrap reduction, while contributing to continuous improvement efforts within the plastics department at the lowest possible cost.Operators work a 12-hour shifts on a 2-2-3 schedule. Scheduled start times will be either 6am OR 6pm. Note: $2 hourly shift differential for night shift. Compensation in this role will be commensurate with experience.Georgia Pacific is a dynamic manufacturing company based in Janesville, WI. Our company is a leader in custom thermoformed rigid plastic food packaging solutions for bakery, deli, produce, confectionery, and other retail food products. We combine a broad in-stock product line with full-service custom design and engineering to solve industry challenges, emphasizing innovation, quality and customer-centric solutions from concept through production. Georgia Pacific invests in its people and culture, prioritizing safety, teamwork, integrity and growth. We offer competitive benefits such as medical/dental/vision insurance, 401k matching, tuition reimbursement, and more. Georgia Pacific is an exciting place for job seekers who want to build a career in manufacturing and product innovation.Our TeamGeorgia Pacific offers medical, dental, vision, educational assistance program, infertility support and adoption/surrogacy assistance, paid time off and paid holidays, mental health coverage and support for you and your family, 401k matching + fixed contribution based on years of service, short term and long-term disability, legal and financial advice.What You Will DoAdjust machine components to regulate speeds, pressures, temperatures and amounts, dimensions and flow of materials or ingredientsSet extruder operating parametersInspect the quality and correct any defects in the finished productOperate controls to adjust machine functions, such as regulating air pressure or die gapsReview work orders, specifications or instructions to determine materials, ingredients, procedures, components, settings, and adjustments for extruding plastic sheetExamine, measure and weigh materials or products to verify conformance to standards, using measuring devices such as micrometers or scalesMove materials, supplies, components and finished productTroubleshoot equipment and production issuesWho You Are (Basic Qualifications)Experience operating, troubleshooting, or maintaining industrial manufacturing equipmentExperience working in a safety-focused industrial or manufacturing environmentExperience reading gauges including a digital caliper and micrometerWhat Will Put You AheadSheet extrusion experience for thermoforming applicationsExperience operating a sheet dieExperience with the blending, crystallizing and drying processExperience working with GMP, food-safety and ISO proceduresExperience working with thermoforming or injection molding equipmentBilingual in Spanish and English
Worksite address
janesville, WI, 53545, US
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