Production Associate

Koch • Asheboro, NC

18d • Onsite

About The Position

Georgia-Pacific’s Asheboro, North Carolina corrugated packaging facility is hiring entry-level Production Associates. New hires train with experienced team members to learn how corrugated boxes are produced from start to finish, with successful trainees able to pursue other roles within the facility. The plant specializes in corrugating and converting for box making and offers opportunities for promotion at Asheboro and other Georgia-Pacific and Koch facilities.

The position pays $21.00 per hour. Shift differentials are $2.00 per hour for second shift and $1.00 per hour for third shift. Candidates must be flexible and available to work any shift as needed. The first two weeks of orientation take place on first shift; afterward, the employee is assigned permanently to second or third shift. The role includes overtime, weekends, and holidays. Asheboro uses a points-based attendance program.

Requirements

• Experience in a manufacturing, industrial, agricultural, or military environment, or completion of post-high-school education in a manufacturing- or industrial-centered program.
• Flexibility and availability to work first, second, or third shift as needed, including overtime, holidays, and weekends.
• Ability to perform tasks including lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing, and/or pulling for up to 12 hours per day in a loud, noisy, industrial, high-volume environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience using a computer, tablet, or smart device.
• Experience working in the corrugated industry.
• Two or more years of work in a high-speed, team-based manufacturing environment; picker-packer, dedicated assembly, and warehousing experience do not qualify.

Responsibilities

• Operate equipment according to defined standards and product specification targets.
• Monitor and/or enter information into computer control systems.
• Troubleshoot equipment to optimize production.
• Perform basic asset care, including routine preventative maintenance and cleaning the work area.
• Work as part of a team to meet or exceed production, waste, quality, and safety goals.
• Operate and/or work around mobile equipment.
• Follow safety rules and regulations, including wearing required safety equipment.

Benefits

• Quarterly bonus incentive
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Life insurance
• 401(k) matching program
• Paid holidays, including floating holidays
• Paid vacation days
• Vision coverage
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• Disability coverage
• Educational assistance
• Potential infertility assistance, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance, subject to eligibility and regional availability

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed