Powerhouse Helper/ Heavy Equipment Operator - Gurdon AR

448336BR**

**Auto req ID:**

448336BR

**Company:**

Koch Industries

**Job Code:**

Coordinator Coordinator

**Job Description:**

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Come and be a part of a winning team with a winning organization! Georgia Pacific in Gurdon, Arkansas is currently looking for a Powerhouse Helper/Heavy Equipment Operator. This position offers competitive pay.

Our Team

Georgia-Pacific employees strive for safety and health excellence while achieving an injury free workplace. To learn more about our Building Products division, visit

What You Will Do

Operate front end loader to keep proper mix of fuel on feed chains to boilers, mix proper boiler fuels in storage shed for weekend uses, operate fuel truck to empty storage bins to obtain additional boiler fuel as needed, perform preventative maintenance to both front end loader, fuel truck, and bark conveying systems, maintain excellent housekeeping in all assigned daily clean up areas

Show continuous growth of knowledge and skill to safely operate and maintain the boiler systems

Assisting and learning required in operators role with ability to check boiler equipment for proper operation, able to run a boiler water chemical test and to make proper adjustments on boiler water

Learn functions of plant steam system, condensate systems, RO unit, and water softeners

Candidate must obtain boiler operator license after 6-month training

Complete minor repairs to equipment, and required greasing route and basic care routes on all equipment with the powerhouse responsibility

Other Considerations:

Work in an industrial environment as described in the position description

Work in a hot, cold, noisy, humid industrial environment

Work rotating shifts, nights, weekends, overtime and holidays as needed, including changing shifts when given a short notice

Perform physical tasks such as lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing and/or pulling for at least 12 hours a day

**Position Title:**

Powerhouse Helper/ Heavy Equipment Operator - Gurdon AR

**Job Category:**

Operations

**Minimum Education Required:**

High School/GED

**City*:**

Gurdon

**Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities:**

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

Previous experience operating heavy equipment to move materials

At least three (3) years of work history in a manufacturing, industrial, military, or construction environment

What Will Put You Ahead

Experience operating wheel loaders moving wood chips and bark

Experience as a process operator or college credits

Experience in boiler operation or high purity water treatment

Previous experience in fire protection systems

Previous work experience in a powerhouse and/or recovery/utilities area for a manufacturing or industrial environment

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

**State*:**

Arkansas