Quality Control Technician

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is now hiring for a Quality Control Technician to join our Lumber facility in Warrenton, GA!

Salary:


* Our starting pay is $23/hr.

or more depending on experience.


* You will have the ability to increase your compensation based on skills and contribution to the overall performance of the mill.

Shift:


* 12 hours rotating shift (3-week repeating cycle as below)

Shift Hours: 5:15 a.m.

- 5:30 p.m.

and 5:15pm - 5:30am

• Work Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday (day)

• Off Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday

• Work Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday (night)

• Off Friday

• Work Saturday, Sunday, Monday (night)

• Off Tuesday, Wednesday

• Work Thursday, Friday (day)

• Off Saturday (repeat the cycle)

Physical Location:

331 Thomson Highway, Warrenton, GA 30828

Our Team

Our team creates value by safely assisting with the production of quality lumber for our valued customers.

What You Will Do


* Adhering to all plant safety and environmental guidelines, policies, and procedures.


* Ability to work well on a team and communicate amongst teammates, production, and/or supervisor when issues arise that need to be addressed.


* Ability to adhere to a structured quality schedule to ensure the mill runs smoothly and produces quality products.


* Have a solid understanding of the sawmill process with the ability to troubleshoot lumber quality issues and make appropriate recommendations to operations team.


* Ability to understand machine centers on the saw line and make necessary and appropriate offsets/adjustments to improve quality.

Work with HMIs and PLCs.


* Ability to complete quality control documentation and store/maintain on website and/or local folders.


* Ability to follow procedures for standard practices in the saw shop, including auditing the repairing/rebuilding saw guides.


* Applying problem solving methods to identify root causes and eliminate failures.


* Perform audits on the process that identify when the process is in or out of specification.


* Ability to document and update inspection results by completing reports and logs.


* Must be available and willing to work additional days or stay late if calibrations or additional quality checks are deemed necessary.


* Willing and able to maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations, to include wearing safety equipment, e.g., safety glasses, hearing protection, steel-toed boots, and other PPE as required by specific job.


* Willing and able to perform tasks such as lifting to 50 lbs, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing and/or pulling for up to 12 hours a day.


* Willing and able to work in a hot, humid, cold, and noisy industrial environment.


* Willing and able to work weekends, holidays, rotating shifts, and overtime as required.



* The ability to successfully use a computer without assistance to complete assigned tasks (Microsoft office)...