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SalaryWhy Great Northern
Established in 1962, Great Northern is a local, privately owned paper-based packaging manufacturer with a long history of providing secure, stable, and meaningful positions. You will experience a collaborative team-first, safe, clean, enjoyable, and predictable workplace where team members support and care for one another.
Our team members produce sustainable and eco-friendly products that are supplied to national brands that impact people's day-to-day lives.
Great Northern is committed to making a difference in the lives of our team members, customers, and the communities in which we live and work. Many of our team members were referred by their friends and families who are already a part of the Great Northern team.
Position Summary
Safely Operate roll clamps and forklift to transport materials received or shipped while maintaining proper logs, paperwork records, and inventories specific to goods moved. Read and understand job tickets, roll stock reports, finished goods reports, raw material reports, purchase orders while working with other work areas to supply machines with raw materials to ensure they are running smoothly. Pull and wrap finished goods pallets delivered from production area and route pallets to correct staging per delivery destination and/or outside warehouses. Confirms final truck shipments are staffed and baler room is maintained.
Training-Train new Material Handler team members. Train Production team members on Forklift, Roll Clamp, Electric Pallet Jacks, and Pallet Flippers.
Lead-Effectively lead a team of 6 Material Handlers with the direction of Shipping Coordinator, Materials Planner, Logistics Supervisor, Production Supervisors and other management.
Backup Shipping Coordinator-Provide support when the Shipping Coordinator has vacation. This will require one-on-one time training with the Shipping Coordinator.
Pay/Schedule
- $25.00 per hour +$1 per hour for Trainer/Lead position once training is signed off.
- Working Hours Monday-Friday 5:55am-2pm with flexibility for overtime.
- Training Schedule Monday-Friday 5:55am-2pm. 2 months train as Material Handler and Trainer, 2 months train as Lead of Team, and 1 month train as backup for Shipping Coordinator. Training can be more or less dependent on experience of team member.
- Competitive 401K match and a historically generous profit-sharing retirement savings contribution
- Paid vacation during your first year of employment
- Medical plan options are available to provide flexibility in choosing the one that best suits your individual and family needs
- Climate-controlled facility with a clean, comfortable breakroom
- A near-site clinic and on-site nurse are provided to team members and their families, free of charge
- Opportunities to advance your career and compensation level
- Time and 1/2 pay for any time worked more than 40 hours.
- Flexible overtime opportunities when available and/or needed
- Annual merit increases as well as market benchmarking to ensure competitive wages
- Health/fitness and tuition reimbursements
You will have the opportunity to learn new skills and acquire new knowledge that can be applied to grow into new positions with higher pay. Furthermore, you can grow your career with Great Northern through advancement opportunities available at our facilities both locally and nationally.
Expectation
To be successful your teammates will depend on you to have pride in your work, be on time, work safely, work effectively with others, be optimistic, take ownership of your responsibilities, and look for continuous improvement opportunities.
Link to Recruiting website
https://greatnortherncorp.com/why-work-at-great-northern-packaging-oshkosh/
Great Northern is an equal opportunity at will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation or national origin.
