Quality Control Technician (Warrenton, GA)

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Quality Control Technician (Warrenton, GA)

Location(s)

Warrenton, Georgia

Company

Georgia-Pacific

Career Field

Operations & Manufacturing

Job Number

193479

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Georgia-Pacific is now hiring an experienced Quality Control Technician to join our Lumber facility in Warrenton, GA. In this hands-on role, you'll play a critical part in ensuring our products meet high quality and safety standards while supporting continuous improvement in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Salary:

• Our starting pay is $23 and up depending on experience.
• You will have the ability to increase your compensation based on skills and contribution to the overall performance of the mill.

Shift:

• 12 hours rotating shift (3-week repeating cycle as below)

Shift Hours: 5:15 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. and 5:15pm - 5:30am

• Work Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday (day)
• Off Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday
• Work Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday (night)
• Off Friday
• Work Saturday, Sunday, Monday (night)
• Off Tuesday, Wednesday
• Work Thursday, Friday (day)
• Off Saturday (repeat the cycle)

Physical Location:

331 Thomson Highway, Warrenton, GA 30828

Our Team

Our team creates value by safely producing high-quality lumber that supports customers across the construction and building materials industry. We work collaboratively, hold each other accountable to high standards, and take pride in doing the job right.

What You Will Do

High Level Overview

• Perform inspections, data collection, troubleshooting, and process audits to ensure sawmill operations produce lumber that meets quality, safety, and production targets.

Individual Items Responsible For

Safety & compliance

• Adhere to all plant safety, environmental, and quality policies and procedures at all times.
• Maintain strict PPE compliance (safety glasses, hearing protection, steel-toed boots, and other required PPE).
• Follow lockout/tagout, confined space, and other required safety procedures when applicable.

Quality inspections & documentation

• Perform routine and ad-hoc inspections to verify product dimensions, grade, and visual quality against specifications.
• Use calipers, micrometers, tape measures, gauges, and other measuring devices precisely; record results in logs and electronic files.
• Complete and maintain QC documentation (inspection reports, nonconformance reports, calibration records) and store files on the designated website or local folders.

Process monitoring & audits

• Conduct process audits to determine when processes are in or out of specification; escalate issues per procedure.
• Follow and execute a structured quality schedule (sampling plans, inspection frequency) to support continuous production flow.
• Execute and document routine equipment and measuring device calibrations; track calibration due dates.

Troubleshooting & optimization

• Troubleshoot lumber quality issues across the sawmill process and make clear, actionable recommendations to operations and maintenance teams.
• Understand saw line machine centers and make appropriate offsets/adjustments to improve product quality; work directly with Optimizer software and PLC/HMI interfaces.
• Apply root-cause problem solving (5 Whys, fishbone, basic 8D/ corrective action) to identify and eliminate systemic failures.

Collaboration & communication

• Communicate effectively with teammates, production operators, maintenance, and supervisors when issues arise.
• Train or coach operators on inspection methods, measurement techniques, and quality expectations as needed.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives, Kaizen events, and cross-functional problem solving.

Administrative & computer skills

• Maintain inspection records, update reports/logs, and generate periodic quality summaries for supervisors.
• Use Microsoft Office (Excel, Word) and other plant systems to enter, analyze, and present inspection and quality data.

Availability & work conditions

• Be available to work additional days or extended hours when calibrations, audits, or corrective actions require it.
• Accept weekends, holidays, rotating shifts, and overtime as required.
• Work in industrial conditions: hot, humid, cold, noisy environments; perform physical tasks (lift up to 50 lbs, walk, climb, stoop, stand, push/pull) for up to 12 hours per day.
• Basic math competency (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) and ability to read/interpret measurements
• Good written and verbal communication skills and ability to work on a team.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Minimum 1 year experience in a manufacturing environment.
• 1 year experience in a quality/inspection role.
• Experience using calipers, micrometers, measuring tape, and common hand tools.
• Proficient with basic computer use (Microsoft Office - Excel and Word).

What Will Put You Ahead

• 3+ years of quality experience in manufacturing, preferably lumber or wood products.
• Experience with lumber grading and wood products inspection.
• Familiarity with PLC/HMI interfaces, Optimizer software, and maintaining machine offsets.
• Demonstrated root-cause analysis and corrective action experience (8D, 5 Whys).

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and perform physically demanding tasks including climbing ladders and working at heights or in confined spaces.
• Ability to work in a sawmill environment with dust, noise, heat, and cold conditions.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs.

This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value, and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided is an estimate based on market data and may vary with your knowledge, skills, and geographic location. Please speak with your recruiter for details.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, experience, and background. 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 more, Georgia-Pacific is committed to quality and innovation. Our 30,000+ employees across 150+ locations bring products to life while operating one of the largest recycling businesses in the industry.

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).

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