Quality Control Technician

Georgia Pacific; Perdue Hill (AL); On-site; USD 29,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific is hiring a Quality Control Technician for our Perdue Hill, AL (ARC) facility. The technician will perform routine and non-routine in-process testing per procedures and report results to operations on shift.

They will assist with prevention and control of non-conforming products and maintain lab housekeeping under the Chemical Hygiene Plan. This position pays $24.61 per hour with a 4:30 am–4:30 pm days and 4:30 pm–4:30 am nights rotation; expects physical tasks in a hot, humid,

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Two (2) years minimum industrial or manufacturing work experience.
• Experience with math including basic operations and percentages; ability to use a calculator.

Responsibilities

• Effectively communicate quality/workmanship issues.
• Provide timely resolutions to customer inquiries, feedback investigations, and corrective actions.
• Support benchmarking existing products, commercialize new products and drive continuous improvement.
• Must be able to prioritize testing during mill upset conditions.
• Lead machine and customer related quality improvement trials.
• Must be able to use and handle chemicals used to perform job tasks and know the proper PPE when using the chemicals.
• Maintain reporting documentation for quality reports, facilitate quality meetings, review process data and assist in developing action plans to correct non-conforming conditions.
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written).
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Willing to work in a hot, humid, cold, and noisy industrial environment and to perform repetitive and physically demanding tasks for extended periods (lifting, walking, climbing, pushing, twisting, stooping).
• Must be able to climb stairs and have the ability to work at elevations of 150 - 200 feet.

Skills

Strong communication

Strong problem-solving

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Outlook

Job description

Your Job

Georgia Pacific is hiring a Quality Control Technician for our Perdue Hill, AL (ARC) facility. The individual will perform routine and non-routine in-process testing per specified procedures. The result of the tests performed will be reported to operations on shift. Assist with the prevention/control of non-conforming products. Responsible for maintaining proper laboratory housekeeping and abide by the Chemical Hygiene Plan.

This position pays $24.61 per hour.

The rotation is 4 days, 7 off, 4 nights, 3 off, 3 days, 1 off, 3 nights, and 3 off (4:30 am to 4:30 pm days and 4:30 pm to 4:30 am nights).

Our Team

Alabama River Cellulose (ARC) mill has been a major part of the economic lifeblood of the region. Recognized as one of the largest pulp operations in North America, the mill is also considered the largest manufacturer in Monroe County and one of the largest employers in the area. ARC, part of Georgia-Pacific's Cellulose group.

What You Will Do

• Effectively communicate quality/workmanship issues


• Provide timely resolutions to customer inquiries, feedback investigations, and corrective actions


• Support the business effort to benchmark existing products, commercialize new products and drive continuous improvement


• Must be able to prioritize testing during mill upset conditions


• Lead machine and customer related quality improvement trials


• Must be able to use and handle chemicals used to perform job tasks and know the proper PPE when using the chemicals.


• Maintain reporting documentation for quality reports, facilitate quality meetings, review process data and assist in developing action plans to correct non-conforming conditions


• Strong communication skills (verbal and written)


• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills


• Willing to work in a hot, humid, cold, and noisy industrial environment and to perform repetitive and physically demanding tasks for extended periods (lifting, walking, climbing, pushing, twisting, stooping)


• Must be able to climb stairs and have the ability to work at elevations of 150 - 200 feet

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• High school diploma or GED


• Two (2) years minimum industrial or manufacturing work experience


• Experience using math including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions and percentages and the ability to use a calculator


• Experience with Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel for data entry and document creation

What Will Put You Ahead

• Two (2) year technical degree


• Experience in a Pulp and Paper Manufacturing facility

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.

Our Benefits

• 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, 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).