Quality Engineer

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific's Consumer Goods division is seeking qualified professionals to consider for their Quality Engineer opportunity supporting our Naheola Mill in Pennington, AL.

The individual in this role will be responsible for the development, implementation, maintenance, and ongoing improvement of the Quality system.

This includes measuring and monitoring quality metrics for daily operations per the Quality Control Plan and meeting or exceeding our customers' expectations.

Additionally, this role will assist with ensuring the integrity, effective sustainability, maintenance, and pursuit of continuous improvements of the Safe Quality Foods (SQF) System, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), and Product Stewardship program.

This role reports to the Facility Quality Manager, with frequent collaboration with the operations group.

Partnership with the following stakeholders will enable the Quality Engineer to be successful in this role: Purchasing, Operations, Shipping, Receiving, Corporate Product Stewardship, Corporate Quality, Safety, Maintenance, Human Resources, and Operations Senior Leadership.

Our Team

Georgia-Pacific's Naheola Mill located in Pennington, Alabama, is a manufacturing site for the company's well-known consumer products business.

More than 900 employees produce a wide range of products for the consumer business, including Angel Soft® bath tissue, Sparkle® paper towels, as well as bleached paperboard used in Dixie® paper cups and plates.

The mill is the largest employer in the community and is engaged in supporting community outreach, workforce development and education.

The area is a sportsman's paradise with world-class hunting for deer, turkey and other small game and is bounded on the east by the Tombigbee River which provides such recreation as freshwater fishing, boating and water skiing.

Residents of this area enjoy the mild climate, a low cost of living, and is an easy drive to the many resort communities and soft white-sand beaches of the Gulf Coast.

What You Will Do



* Champion Product Safety and Quality certification programs.


* Communicate to relevant personnel all information essential to ensure the effective implementation and maintenance of Quality systems for consumer products.


* Collaborate with other GP resources to leverage knowledge and build a transformational quality system that achieves our vision.


* Aid in the development and growth of quality inspectors and testers and validate their ability to accurately perform quality tasks.


* Build capabilities within the department by sharing quality knowledge, validating the integrity of testing data, and driving the verification of quality systems - i.e.

physical testing, visual inspections, compliance requirements.


* Oversee the maintenance of testing labs and equipment - ensure the room conditions meet acceptable TAPPI standards, the calibration of all testing equipment is completed timely, and address any out of t...