Certified Welding Inspector

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Georgia-Pacific is hiring a Certified Welding Inspector /Quality Assurance/Quality Control for our Clatskanie, OR location, starting pay is $55.42/hour. Georgia-Pacific offers a generous benefits package including medical/dental/vision insurance with a HSA, short-term disability, 401k with employer match, 2 weeks paid vacation after 90 days, and opportunities to further your career.

Georgia-Pacific’s Consumer Products facility in Wauna/Clatskanie, Oregon is a high-speed manufacturer of a variety of tissue and paper products. Some of the recognized brands include:
Brawny, Angel Soft, Vanity Fair and Sparkle. Georgia-Pacific is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of tissue, including bath tissue, paper towels, facial tissue, and napkins. To learn more about our variety of products visit,

• Accurately and effectively generate, distribute, and maintain maintenance records and reports in support of regulatory and company requirements
• Perform QA/QC of all contractor work on and off-site within their skillset
• Utilize subject matter expertise to train and develop mill employees on safe, and quality welding processes
• Maintain on-going skills enhancement such as staying current with emerging technology, certifications, and expanding knowledge base with on-going education
• Act as a Georgia-Pacific Representative in the management of contractors, up to and including, developing work scopes, acquiring competitive bids, and writing contracts as defined by management
• Support the work order planning and BOM development and updating processes as defined by management
• Practice the MBM® guiding principles to create continuous transformation and positive growth

• High School Diploma or GED
• Experience working with computers
• Certified Welding Inspector Certification (CWI) through an accredited institution such as American Welding Society (AWS) or equivalent and 2 years of inspection experience
• Experience training/mentoring other craft employees within their own subject matter expertise

• Certified Welder through accredited institution such as American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) or equivalent in positions up to 6G or BPVC utilizing TIG, MIG or ARC
• Advanced degree/certification in engineering, electrical/mechanical systems, paper manufacturing, or reliability
• Experience in Work Order Planning, and BOM updates and development in SAP
• 2 or more years of experience in the pulp and paper industry
• 1 or more years of experience in maintenance or reliability
• Experience with basic mechanical maintenance and/or machine troubleshooting

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This role is part of the collective bargaining agreement and the starting pay for this role is set at $55.42 per hour.

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As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia–Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000…