Quality Control Technician; Warrenton, GA)

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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.

• 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.

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

• 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)

331 Thomson Highway, Warrenton, GA 30828

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.

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

• 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.

• 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.

• Conduct process audits to determine when processes are in or out of specification; elevate 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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…