What are the responsibilities and job description for the General Helper position at International Paper?
Job Description
Position Title: General Helper
Rate of Pay: $17.83 per hour
Category/Shift
(Must be able to work any shift)
Hourly Full-Time
2 Shifts
Crew A- 5:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Crew B- 3:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.
Weekly Rotating Crew’s A & B
Physical Location :
West Monroe Bulk
400 Central St
West Monroe, LA 71292
Job Summary
The General Helper supports manufacturing operations by performing a wide variety of production, material‑handling, and quality‑support tasks across multiple equipment areas to ensure timely task completion while following safety and quality procedures to keep production flowing smoothly. The role requires flexibility to work any shift, including some 12‑hour shifts, to meet customer demand. Responsibilities include moving product between operations—often around conveyors, crosswalks, and elevated platforms—as well as transporting materials such as ink buckets, stitch wire, strapping coils, and cutting dies.
The Job That You Will Perform
The Benefits You Will Enjoy:
International Paper offers a benefits package that includes health, welfare and retirement plans including Medical, Dental, Life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short-term and Long-term Disability, 401(k), Company-funded retirement contributions, Paid Time Off, Education & Development (including Tuition Reimbursement), Student Loan Repayment Assistance, and Voluntary Benefits including insurance for home, auto, vision and pets
The Career You Will Build
Leadership training, promotional opportunities
The Impact You Will Make
We continue to build a better future for people, the planet, and our company! IP has been a good steward of sustainable practices across communities around the world for more than 125 years. Join our team and you’ll see why our team members say they’re Proud to be IP.
The Culture You Will Experience
International Paper promotes employee well-being by providing safe, caring and inclusive workplaces. We have team members all around the world with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. These are our strengths. We are committed to creating a culture where all individuals are respected, valued, engaged and have an opportunity to do their best work every day. We invite you to bring your uniqueness, creativity, talents, experiences, and safety mindset to be a part of our increasingly inclusive and diverse culture. The Company You Will Join:
International Paper (NYSE: IP) is the global leader in sustainable packaging solutions. With company headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, and EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) headquarters in London, UK, we employ more than 65,000 team members and serve customers around the world with operations in more than 30 countries. Together with our customers, we make the world safer and more productive, one sustainable packaging solution at a time. Net sales for 2024 were $18.6 billion. In 2025, International Paper acquired DS Smith creating an industry leader focused on the attractive and growing North American and EMEA regions. Additional information can be found by visiting internationalpaper.com.
International Paper is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. International Paper complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact reasonable.accommodations@ipaper.com or (877) 973-3919.
Position Title: General Helper
Rate of Pay: $17.83 per hour
Category/Shift
(Must be able to work any shift)
Hourly Full-Time
2 Shifts
Crew A- 5:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Crew B- 3:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.
Weekly Rotating Crew’s A & B
Physical Location :
West Monroe Bulk
400 Central St
West Monroe, LA 71292
Job Summary
The General Helper supports manufacturing operations by performing a wide variety of production, material‑handling, and quality‑support tasks across multiple equipment areas to ensure timely task completion while following safety and quality procedures to keep production flowing smoothly. The role requires flexibility to work any shift, including some 12‑hour shifts, to meet customer demand. Responsibilities include moving product between operations—often around conveyors, crosswalks, and elevated platforms—as well as transporting materials such as ink buckets, stitch wire, strapping coils, and cutting dies.
The Job That You Will Perform
- Ability to work any shift - some 12 hours shifts required to meet customer demands.
- Previous manufacturing experience required.
- Product is moved from one operation to the next by the use of conveyors. General Helpers are expected to work around conveyors, crosswalks, and in some cases from elevated platforms.
- Transporting of product and materials including ink buckets, stitch wire boxes, coils of strapping, and over-sized cutting dies is required.
- Tasks must be performed in a timely fashion, following all safety procedures, and ensuring quality product arrives at the next operation.
- The helper is responsible for the completion of required paperwork for tracking inventory, downtime, etc., as well as computer data entry relating to production metrics.
- The General Helper may be utilized to fill a variety of roles including, but not limited to, working at the Die Cutter Pusher Bar, Double-Head Stitcher, Semi-Stitcher, Jumbo Folder Gluer Helper, Stock Handler, and Corrugator Stacker Operator.
- Counting and stacking finished product
- Reading factory orders
- Accurately reading gauges and other test equipment
- Utilizing basic shop math, inspecting
- Accurately completing quality and administrative documents and following directions
- This person will also be assigned to clean-up functions such as blowing down the machine, wiping off shafts, cleaning ink systems, vacuuming and sweeping the machine area, as well as picking up and shredding scrap.
- Counting and stacking finished product
- Reading factory orders
The Benefits You Will Enjoy:
International Paper offers a benefits package that includes health, welfare and retirement plans including Medical, Dental, Life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short-term and Long-term Disability, 401(k), Company-funded retirement contributions, Paid Time Off, Education & Development (including Tuition Reimbursement), Student Loan Repayment Assistance, and Voluntary Benefits including insurance for home, auto, vision and pets
The Career You Will Build
Leadership training, promotional opportunities
The Impact You Will Make
We continue to build a better future for people, the planet, and our company! IP has been a good steward of sustainable practices across communities around the world for more than 125 years. Join our team and you’ll see why our team members say they’re Proud to be IP.
The Culture You Will Experience
International Paper promotes employee well-being by providing safe, caring and inclusive workplaces. We have team members all around the world with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. These are our strengths. We are committed to creating a culture where all individuals are respected, valued, engaged and have an opportunity to do their best work every day. We invite you to bring your uniqueness, creativity, talents, experiences, and safety mindset to be a part of our increasingly inclusive and diverse culture. The Company You Will Join:
International Paper (NYSE: IP) is the global leader in sustainable packaging solutions. With company headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, and EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) headquarters in London, UK, we employ more than 65,000 team members and serve customers around the world with operations in more than 30 countries. Together with our customers, we make the world safer and more productive, one sustainable packaging solution at a time. Net sales for 2024 were $18.6 billion. In 2025, International Paper acquired DS Smith creating an industry leader focused on the attractive and growing North American and EMEA regions. Additional information can be found by visiting internationalpaper.com.
International Paper is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. International Paper complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact reasonable.accommodations@ipaper.com or (877) 973-3919.
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