Quality Technician

Georgia Pacific; Fordyce (AR); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tobacco-free environment

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific is seeking an interim Quality Technician at the Fordyce, AR OSB facility to maintain product quality and meet customer expectations through the end of 2026. The role involves 12-hour shifts, weekends, holidays, and outdoor/indoor work in all weather, with a tobacco-free environment.

You will perform daily QC tests, resolve issues with the Team Leader, and operate lab and heavy equipment. Responsibilities include documentation, safety compliance, and potential to advance within

Qualifications

• Experience using basic computer software.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily quality control tests per Georgia-Pacific standards and APA specifications.
• Work with Team Leader to resolve quality and production problems.
• Operate lab testing equipment and heavy/mobile equipment (e.g., forklift, manlift).
• Lead a production team as back-up Team Leader when needed.
• 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.
• Adhere to safety/environmental rules and PPE requirements.
• Move and manipulate objects up to 50 lbs., including stairs and ladders, for up to 12 hours.
• Complete CPR and First Aid training.

Skills

Basic computer skills

Education

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

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 will 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. Our culture is defined by the Principle‑Based Management philosophy which guides everyday decision‑making and provides employees with opportunities to contribute and personally benefit 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.

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.

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).