Description & Requirements WestRock (NYSE :WRK) is a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging solutions. We are materials scientists, packaging designers, mechanical engineers and manufacturing experts with a shared purpose: Innovate Boldly. Package Sustainably. Guided by our values of integrity, respect, accountability and excellence, we use leading science and technology to more fiber-based packaging forward.

Entry Level General Utility Technician

Stevenson, Alabama

Summary Descriptions:

 

This is an entry-level job requiring employees to work rotating 12-hour shifts, in a continuous 365 day/year manufacturing operation.  Entry level employees are required to learn, perform, rotate, and progress up to and including top job classification within the department’s work system.  Entry level employees are also required to serve on the emergency response team where they will be trained in and expected to perform with regards to disaster response, rescue procedures, HAZMAT spill response, and fire-fighting procedures. Employees are required to take call periodically and are expected to work occasionally on their scheduled off-days 

The Stevenson Mill is a complex, fully integrated pulp and paper manufacturing facility with two machines that manufactures corrugated medium, and is one of North America’s largest semi-chemical pulp and paper mill.   Stevenson, Alabama is centrally located between Chattanooga, Tennessee and Huntsville, Alabama.  This is a unionized facility with approximately 400 employees

What you need to succeed: 

(Basic Requirements)

High School diploma or GEDMust be 18 years of age

(Preferred Requirements)

Pulp & Paper Manufacturing experienceExperience operating an overhead craneExperience operating a bobcat, lift truck, clamp truck and scissors liftExperience working around large moving machineryExperience working a rotating shift2 years of continuous work experience.  

How you will impact WestRock: (Preferred)

Participating in the Emergency Response Team (ERT) Read and understand technical correspondence, memos, instructions, and reports.Carry out tasks which require a sequence of steps and dealing with upset conditions that may affect or modify normal operational parameters.Select and properly use personal protective equipment per the specific hazard or hazards in accordance with WestRock and department requirements.Safely use equipment and toolsLearn, perform, rotate, and progress up to and including top job classification within the department’s line of progression

If this sounds great to you and you think you fit in, please submit your application. We want to hear from you! 

 

WestRock Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating and maintaining a diverse workforce: Minorities/Females/ Disabled/Veterans.

WestRock is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to create and maintain a diverse workforce where everyone feels valued, respected, and included. WestRock does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.