Quality Technician

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Quality Technician in the quality department for its Oriented Strand Board (OSB) facility located in Gladys, VA.

This position is responsible for working to maintain quality of product and meet customer expectations, while also leading a production team as back-up for Team Leader.

The Quality Technician use initiative and attention to detail to ensure a quality product for our clients.

Our Quality Technicians work 12-hr shifts, weekends, holidays, and overtime and work indoors and outdoors in all weather conditions.

Georgia-Pacific is a leader in the Forest Products Industry, and we offer our employees the following:


* Opportunities for Growth: This isn't just a job; it's the beginning of a career.

We ' re seeking individuals who are hungry for growth and advancement opportunities within an organization.


* Variable Pay: In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible for variable pay, provided as a monetary bonus, based on performance metrics and production targets.


* Competitive Benefits Package: As part of Koch Industries, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, 401k with company match, and much more.

Our Team

Georgia-Pacific located in Gladys, Virginia manufactures Oriented Strand Board (OSB), a popular type of wood product used for flooring, walls, and roof sheathing in mostly residential construction applications.

Georgia-Pacific's building product business has consistently been among the nation's top suppliers of building products to building materials dealers and large warehouse retailers.

Georgia-Pacific employees strive for safety and health excellence while achieving an injury free workplace.

Our facility is a hot, humid, cold, and noisy industrial environment.

We are a tobacco free work environment.

To learn more about our Building Products division, visit www.gposb.com

What You Will Do


* Perform daily quality control tests as outlined by Georgia-Pacific standards and American Plywood Association (APA) specifications including but not limited to: surface inspections, thickness tolerance checks, verification of flake geometry and flake moisture content, cross-panel density, internal bonding, parallel and perpendicular


* Work with the Team Leader to resolve quality and/or production problems


* Operate lab testing equipment, as well as heavy equipment and mobile equipment (i.e., forklift, manlift)


* Become well-versed with all elements of production process


* Load and unload various raw material


* Communicate effectively and respectfully with other team members in a team-based environment


* Compose technical material including letters, reports and proposals


* Adhere to all safety/environmental rules and regulations, including necessary PPE


* Perform tasks such as pulling, pushing, and lifting up to 70 lbs., as well as walking, climbing (including ladders and stairs), stooping, standing, and...