Quality Lab Technician for Industrial Manufacturing

Georgia-Pacific; Blue Rapids (KS); On-site; USD 36,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Paid time off

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific's Blue Rapids, KS facility seeks a Lab Technician to perform daily lab activities, run tests, verify sample properties, and take corrective action when products are out of spec.

You will maintain lab equipment, pre-screen raw materials, and support trials for new additives and instruments, while adhering to safety guidelines and QA/QC programs. This role also involves documenting issues and communicating with teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a science discipline or 4+ years of quality lab experience.
• Experience in a manufacturing QA/QC environment.
• Experience with MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Conduct tests, analyze results, and record data in the plant Quality system.
• Take corrective action when products do not meet specifications.
• Maintain and ensure the accuracy of lab equipment on a daily and quarterly basis.
• Pre-screen raw materials and review Certificates of Analysis (COA).
• Support trials for new process additives, formulations, and lab instruments implementation.
• Document and communicate quality, instrumentation, and production issues to relevant teams.
• Adhere to all plant health, safety, and environmental guidelines, policies, and procedures.
• Ensure production conforms to GP's Quality Assurance programs and external third-party certification programs (e.g., UL, Factory Mutual, ICC-ES, Intertek).
• Perform physical tasks such as lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing, and/or pulling for up to twelve (12) hours a day in a hot, humid, cold, and noisy industrial environment.
• Lift materials weighing up to 50 pounds while working around dust, grease, oil, and other chemical substances.

Skills

QA/QC

Lab testing

Data recording

Equipment calibration

Pre-screening materials

Communication

Safety compliance

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in science

Tools

Microsoft Office Word

Microsoft Excel

Outlook

Job description

Georgia-Pacific's Blue Rapids, KS facility seeks a Lab Technician to perform daily lab activities, run tests, verify sample properties, and take corrective action when products are out of spec.

You will maintain lab equipment, pre-screen raw materials, and support trials for new additives and instruments, while adhering to safety guidelines and QA/QC programs. This role also involves documenting issues and communicating with teams.