Job Description
Your Job Georgia-Pacific Albany Lumber is now hiring a Quality Control Technician.
Salary: - Our starting pay is at $20.00-$24/hour.
- You will have the ability to increase your compensation based on skills and contribution to the overall performance of the mill.
Shift: Rotating Shift - 12-hour shifts. Shift starts at 5:00 a.m./5:00 p.m. or 6:00am/6:00pm. Shift rotation is as follows: Work 2 weeks on days Monday to Friday; Work 2 weeks on nights Monday to Thursday.
- Only candidates who are flexible and available to work any shift will be considered. This will include overtime, holidays, and weekends based on production needs.
Physical Location: 3150 Sylvester Rd, Albany, GA 31705
Our Team This position will support our operations efficiency through ensuring all lumber meets specified quality standards, using precision measuring tools, and immediately escalating any quality concerns or issues. This position plays a key role in ensuring the successful operation of critical assets at the mill and gives an entrepreneurial thinker the opportunity to identify ways to improve production quantity and quality.
What You Will Do - Have a solid understanding of the sawmill and planer mill processes with the ability to troubleshoot lumber quality issues and make appropriate recommendations to operations team.
- Adhere to a structured quality schedule to ensure the mill runs smoothly and produces quality products.
- Complete quality control documentation and store/maintain on website and/or local folders.
- Understand machine centers on the saw line and planer mill sides. Ability to make necessary and appropriate offsets/adjustments to improve quality.
- Work well on a team and communicate amongst teammates, production, and/or supervisor when issues arise that need to be addressed.
- Must be available and willing to work additional days or stay late if calibrations or additional quality checks are deemed necessary.
- Working with HMIs and PLCs
- Adhere to all plant safety and environmental guidelines, policies, and procedures
- Apply problem solving methods to identify root causes and eliminate failures
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) - One year experience as a Quality Control Technician within a manufacturing environment.
- Experience operating and interpreting HMIs.
- Experience working with optimization software.
- Experience troubleshooting equipment.
What Will Put You Ahead - Experience within the lumber industry as a Quality Control Technician.
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, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption 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.
Equal Opportunities Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information:
Job Tags
Permanent employment, Local area, Immediate start, Flexible hours, Shift work, Night shift, Rotating shift, Monday to Friday,