Quality Specialist

Overview

Georgia-Pacific is seeking an experienced Quality Specialist to join our Brewton Mill. As a key member of the Technical Team, the Quality Specialist works with the operations team to meet the facility production goals, focused on ensuring the mill produces right the first-time products, that are on time and meets customers’ needs allowing GP to attain and keep preferred partner status.

This role will report to the Quality Manager.

• Foster a culture of transformation and continuous improvement, building a quality culture and capability in team members.
• Drive sustainable quality processes and systems through application of management systems and a cadence of verification through self and with operations leaders.
• Champion applicable quality programs.
• Develop, manage, and report Quality Alerts in Panther.
• Oversee and implement trials within the facility, ensure acceptance criteria is established and approved.
• Lead change management, quality process improvements, and drive to a zero-defect culture with use of technology and analytical tools
• Lead and facilitate the root cause and corrective action process, with a mindset for eliminating future defects, providing timely resolution to customer inquiries, feedback investigations, and corrective actions.
• Assure supplier quality for raw materials meets our needs to produce quality products.
• Monitor and calibrate Lab equipment on a weekly basis and troubleshoot malfunctioning equipment as needed.
• Monitor and analyze quality performance, inform leadership of the improvement opportunities, recommend solutions, utilize Project Management Tools to monitor implementation and validate sustainability of changes.
• Utilizes Measurement System Analysis and Run-to-Target metrics to improve quality
• Collaborate with other GP quality leaders to leverage knowledge and build a transformational quality system that achieves our vision.
• Comfortable working with front-line employees to executive leaders, utilizing strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Represent the Brewton Mill during onsite and offsite customer visits.

• One (1) year of quality assurance experience in an industrial environment
• Proficiency using Quality Management Tools and Systems Mini Tab Northwest Analytics Atlas Smartsheet’s Customer Feedback System Panther Parc View Pi Vision
• Demonstrated proficiency executing quality processes, including change management, CAPA/RCA, and continuous improvement
• Experience with Statistical Process Control to monitor quality performance

• Five (5) years of Quality Department experience in a manufacturing environment
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering or Technical Discipline
• Quality Certifications from a recognized industry organization

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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 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day – to make everyday products even better.

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