Quality Technician

Georgia-Pacific LLC; Fordyce (AR); On-site; USD 42,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific is seeking an interim Quality Technician for the Fordyce, AR OSB facility. The role ensures product quality and customer satisfaction through 2026, with potential internal moves. 12-hour shifts include weekends and overtime, indoors/outdoors in all weather; tobacco-free environment.

Responsibilities include quality testing, collaborating with Team Leader, operating lab and heavy equipment, and maintaining production knowledge. CPR/First Aid training provided.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing environments preferred.
• Ability to work 12-hour shifts, weekends, holidays, and overtime.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily quality control tests per Georgia-Pacific standards and APA specs.
• Collaborate with Team Leader to resolve quality and production issues.
• Operate lab testing equipment and heavy/mobile equipment (forklift, manlift).
• Understand production processes and act as back-up Team Leader.
• Load and unload various raw materials.
• Communicate effectively in a team-based environment.
• Prepare technical documents such as letters, reports, and proposals.
• Work at heights up to 80 ft and in confined spaces for up to 12 hours.
• Follow safety/environmental rules including PPE.
• Perform lifting up to 50 lbs and climb stairs/ladders for up to 12 hours.
• Complete training to become CPR and First Aid certified.

Skills

Basic computer skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Wood Science, Sustainable Biomaterials, Engineering, Technical or related Science field

Tools

Forklift operation

Lab testing equipment

Safety equipment usage

Job description

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is seeking an interim Quality Technician in the quality department for its Oriented Strand Board (OSB) facility located in Fordyce, AR. This position will be the interim backfill responsible for working to maintain quality of products and meet customer expectations through the end of 2026, with potential to move elsewhere within the facility when another opening presents itself. The Quality Technician’s use initiative and attention to detail to ensure a quality product for our customers. Our Quality Technicians work 12‑hr shifts, weekends, holidays, and overtime and work indoors and outdoors in all weather conditions. Our employees work in a tobacco‑free environment.

Our Team

Georgia‑Pacific in Fordyce, AR manufactures Oriented Strand Board (OSB) structural panels of compressed wood used in housing construction and remodeling. GP employees strive for safety and health excellence while achieving an injury‑free workplace. To learn more about our Building Products division, visit. Our culture is defined by the Principle Based Management™ philosophy which guides everyday decision‑making and provides employees with opportunities to contribute and personally benefits from the value they create.

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
• Lead a production team as back‑up Team Leader
• 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
• Work in height (up to 80 ft) and confined spaces for up to 12 hours
• Adhere to all safety/environmental rules and regulations, including necessary PPE
• Perform tasks such as pulling, pushing, and lifting up to 50 lbs., as well as walking, climbing (including ladders and stairs), stooping, standing, and reaching for up to 12 hours
• Complete training to become CPR and First Aid certified

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience using basic computer software

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience working in a manufacturing environment
• Experience leading a manufacturing team to meet desired goals and outputs
• Solid working knowledge of APA performance standards and policies 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
• Bachelor's Degree in Wood Science, Sustainable Biomaterials, Engineering, Technical or related Science field

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, aquí, or tu).