Warehouse Associate - $20/Hr

Where You Will Work:

Clearwater Paper’s Las Vegas facility produces through-air-dried (TAD) ultra-premium bathroom tissue, household paper towels, facial tissue, and napkins for major retail outlets throughout the United States. Boasting over 200 talented employees, the Las Vegas location sits on 23 acres and uses state-of-the-art technology, automation, and a variety of equipment such as laser-guided vehicles. Clearwater Paper employees are proud to manufacture a high-quality product for an essential industry.

Located within the Mojave Desert, North Las Vegas sits just northeast of Las Vegas as the 4th largest city in the state of Nevada. The city offers an extensive park and recreation program including 34 parks that cover more than 475 acres of developed parkland. Recently completed Southern Nevada’s Neon to Nature regional trail system includes 10 miles used for hiking, biking, and leisurely strolls. North Las Vegas offers several opportunities for social and civic involvement including Three Square Food Bank, the Salvation Army, Helping Hands of Vegas Valley, and Clark County 4H. North Las Vegas offers a strong K-12 school district (Clark County School District) including 5 high schools and several elementary and middle schools. North Las Vegas is also home to the Cheyenne Campus of the College of Southern Nevada.

What You Will Do:

The Distribution Associate is responsible for handling different products and materials around the plant. Associates are expected to navigate equipment such as forklifts and clamp trucks in a safe and timely manner, ensuring product is moved efficiently within and between departments.

• Responsible for daily truck maintenance inspection, logging and determining the need for repairs
• Unload material and product from incoming vehicles and distribute to assigned locations
• Assist with the loading and unloading of broke rolls/bale trailers
• Able to reset Laser Guided Vehicles (LGVs)
• Demonstrated knowledge of all waste hopper identification
• Hold self and others to high level of safety standards, ensuring workplace safety policies are upheld and safety rules are followed (lockout/tagout procedures, safe driving practices, appropriate PPE, etc.)
• Keep up with daily load production volume
• Communicate with other departments including Converting, Maintenance, and Paper Machine
• Able to move and work efficiently in different areas of the Warehouse as needed
• Determine load availability and placement of tailers on dock to maintain smooth and efficient operation of docks.
• Properly store non-hazardous chemicals in warehouse and understand emergency procedures if needed
• Knowledge of trailer LOTO procedures (trailer stands, glad hand locks)
• Ensure inventory is accurately tracked and managed
• Participate as needed in safety incidents and help investigate root cause
• Maintain a clean working environment by complying with procedures and housekeeping responsibilities including daily lift blowdowns
• Safely empty trash hoppers in compactors
• Identify damages and report shortages or quality deficiencies
• Maintain systems on unitizer, clean and adjust as required. Correct all jams or operating problems at unitizer, conveyors, and stretch wrapper.

What You Will Need:

To be successful in this position, we are looking for candidates with the following:

• Able to work in a physically demanding environment including temperature extremes, loud noise, avoiding slipping, tripping, and falling hazards
• Able to work a 12-hour rotating shift including nights, weekends, and Holidays. Able to work overtime as needed.
• Understand and comply with all manufacturing safety procedures including personal protective equipment (required)
• Able to lift, up to 40 lbs frequently, between 40 and 50 lbs occasionally, over 50 lbs minimally.
• Physically capable of manual labor that includes bending, walking, sitting, and climbing in and around machinery and equipment for entire 12-hour shift
• Work environment includes exposure to compressed air, steam, lubrication oil, dust, and hydraulic fluid.
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent (required)
• Industrial or Distribution experience (preferred)

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Clearwater Paper does not offer sponsorship for employment-based visa status (including, but not limited to, H-1B visa status and other employment-based nonimmigrant visas) for this position. Accordingly, all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and will not require Clearwater Paper's sponsorship to continue to work legally in the United States.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)