Production Laborer – Augusta
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Augusta
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Junior
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Skilled trades
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- High School Diploma or GED equivalent
- Commitment to safety and quality
- Knowledge of basic manufacturing practices and strong problem-solving skills.
- Basic mechanical ability to make adjustments to the equipment to maximize production and ensure quality standards are met or exceeded.
- Crane or hoist experience
- Able to effectively use hand tools like a pipe or valve wrench, and/or channel locks.
- Ability to learn through self-directed study and desire for advancement.
- The ability to work independently and in a team environment.
- Maintain a cooperative working relationship, demonstrate a positive attitude and consideration towards fellow employees and supervision.
- Prior experience in an industrial setting is preferred such as paper, steel, and petrochemical.
- Prior experience with the following tasks is preferred: lockouts, confined spaces, valves, pumps, conveyors, forklifts, skid steers, maintenance, instrument readings, etc.
- Schedules are up to 12-hour shifts on alternate days with rotating weekends off. However, employees must have the ability to work alternate schedules and overtime that may include early mornings, nigh
- Ability to work overtime on a regular basis and with last-minute notification
- Ability to work holidays and/or weekends on a regular basis
- Sitting or standing, depending on changing job assignment, for extended periods.
- Able to work in areas of fluctuating temperature including outside, in hot, humid, and at times, cold, damp environment.
- Able to lift, up to 40 lbs frequently, between 40 and 50 lbs occasionally, and over 50 lbs minimally. When lifting 50 lbs and above, Operator will use team lifting and overhead crane assistance.
- Able to read a computer screen or other electronic devices.
- Use of various hand and electrical tools and equipment.
- Wear required personal protective equipment (hard hat, earplugs, steel-toed boots, safety glasses at a minimum)
- Ability to operate or work in industrial conditions - may be warm/hot, dusty/dirty, around hazardous chemicals, noise, heavy machinery, or elevated working surfaces (with proper safety training and sa
- Frequent walking, bending, stooping, crouching, reaching, grasping, and climbing.
- Ability to move wrists, hands, and/or fingers to turn valves and make adjustments to equipment.
- Ability to climb ladders and work in high places.
Full description
Job Summary
The Augusta mill sits along the Savannah River, on the state border between Georgia and South Carolina and manufactures light, medium, and heavyweight coated paperboard. It is a well-invested SBS paperboard manufacturing facility with approximately 600 thousand tons of capacity. This facility boasts over 700 employees and has been in operation for almost 65 years. Located on 3,000 acres, the Augusta site operates two paper machines that produce 1,940 tons per day. The Augusta Mill is Clearwater Paper’s largest paperboard facility and is critical to the success of our strategy and future.
What you will do
The entry-level Production Laborer will be responsible for the operation of various mill production equipment, general housekeeping tasks, accurately reading tape measures and gauges and other test equipment, following directions, ensuring quality, and monitoring the process to produce quality products. This position is responsible for making equipment adjustments, cleaning the equipment/ facility, and performing other designated tasks in a safe and efficient manner in accordance with the standard operating procedures (SOP). They understand and align business operations and their assigned department as he/she executes their role to exceed customer expectations and align with Clearwater Paper business, cultural, financial, and operational objectives.
Job functions include:
- Maintain a safe work environment for yourself and other associates.
- Assist crew members with housekeeping and general production tasks.
- Operate Forklift and/or Bobcat to retrieve supplies and move product.
- Monitor and make adjustments to the equipment, including visual checks jams and other malfunctions.
- Maintain all documentation of daily and monthly rounds in accordance with the current SOP’s.
- Communicate with operators, prior and next shift, of pertinent quality and production concerns.
What you will need
- High School Diploma or GED equivalent
- Commitment to safety and quality
- Knowledge of basic manufacturing practices and strong problem-solving skills.
- Basic mechanical ability to make adjustments to the equipment to maximize production and ensure quality standards are met or exceeded.
- Crane or hoist experience
- Able to effectively use hand tools like a pipe or valve wrench, and/or channel locks.
- Ability to learn through self-directed study and desire for advancement.
- The ability to work independently and in a team environment.
- Maintain a cooperative working relationship, demonstrate a positive attitude and consideration towards fellow employees and supervision.