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 reaching for up to 12 hrs

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience working in a manufacturing environment

• Experience using basic computer software
• Experience using Microsoft Word to create documents, Excel to create spreadsheets and input data, and Outlook for email communication

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience working knowledge of APA performance standards and polices for structural-use panels, production methods, tests and reporting procedures for quality control from receipt of raw materials to shipment of the finished product

• Experience with Statistical Process Control
• Experience supervising a team of employees
• Experience in wood products manufacturing
• Experience in quality-focused role in continuous manufacturing environment

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day - to make everyday products even better.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, and educational assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).