About this role
About the Role Georgia-Pacific is seeking an interim Quality Technician in the quality department for its Oriented Strand Board (OSB) facility located in Fordyce, AR. This interim backfill role will maintain quality of products and meet customer expectations through the end of 2026, with potential for internal movement 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 team operates in a safety-conscious environment under tobacco-free workplace policies. What You'll 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 checks
- 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 materials
- 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 What We're Looking For
- 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