Material Handler/Forklift Driver

Why 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.

Pay/Schedule

• $25.00 per hour
• Days A shift 2-2-3 from 6am-6pm

The Benefits of Great Northern

• 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 2/3 pay for any time worked on Sundays
• Flexible overtime opportunities when available and/or needed
• Ability to give and/or trade shifts with other team members
• Annual merit increases as well as market benchmarking to ensure competitive wages

• Health/fitness and tuition reimbursements

Opportunities for Growth

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.