Scaler (Temporary)
Job Description
Encadria Staffing Solutions places employees at Georgia-Pacific and many other Koch companies across the country. The Koch family of companies is built on principles of integrity and respect. We pride ourselves on doing the right thing... for you, for us, and for the companies we partner with. We provide opportunities for temporary, temporary-to-hire and full-time employment.
Georgia-Pacific has an immediate opening for a Scaler at our Cellulose Mill (Leaf River Cellulose Mill) in New Augusta, MS. This position is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the Wood Scaling process. Additionally, this person ensures that the quality of the wood received meets our quality standards, helping us to produce some of the highest quality pulp on the market. If you enjoy learning new things and would like the opportunity to work with computers and systems in a manufacturing environment, this is the position for you!
A Day In The Life Typically Includes:
- Inspecting incoming log trucks to ensure supplier quality specifications are met
- Writing warning/reject notices for loads not meeting specifications
- Working with logging contractors and foresters to assist in correcting wood and fiber quality issues
- Sampling chips to monitor for quality.
- Maintaining inventory information for raw materials; reporting daily usages and inventories to accounting, wood and fiber supply, and mill personnel
- Creating and providing reports relative to wood and fiber inventories, deliveries, and wood quality
- Coordinating outgoing shipments with other Georgia-Pacific mills, customer, drivers, and vendors
- Using multiple computer systems to track incoming and outgoing product to ensure that production is maximized and our product gets to market quickly
Job Requirements
What You Will Need:
Basic Qualifications:
- High school diploma or GED
- Willing and able to work overtime, nights, weekends, and holidays as needed
- Willing and able to maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations, including wearing safety equipment
- Willing and able to work in a hot, humid, cold, and noisy industrial environment
- Ability to read a tape measure
- Ability to use a computer, check emails, and learn systems while also being able to use Word, Excel, etc.
What Will Put You Ahead?
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience using WinScale tracking software
- Experience tracking inventory levels
- Experience in a wood products manufacturing environment
- Experience with wood quality control
- Experience creating reports
- Experience using scale to weigh trucks
- Experience with Microsoft Office Word, e.g.; creating documents & mail merge, Excel e.g.; creating spreadsheets, utilizing formulas, & analyzing data, and Outlook, e.g.; scheduling meeting invites & e-mailing
Additional Information
We are an equal opportunity employer. Minority/Female/Disabled Veteran Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. E verify is utilized to verity eligibility to work in the United States.