QC Tech - Days

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP Building Solutions) is a leading provider of high-performance building solutions that meet the demands of builders, remodelers, and homeowners worldwide. We manufacture engineered wood building products that include an extensive offering of innovative and dependable building materials and accessories. LP’s values-driven culture creates an environment where talented and hardworking people thrive in an ethical, inclusive, challenging, and rewarding place to work. Since our founding in 1972, we’ve developed careers and provided advancement opportunities in the building products industry. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, LP operates more than 20 facilities across North and South America. For more information, visit LPCorp.com.

Job Purpose

Ensure manufacturing and secondary processes meet control specifications and finished product standards are met, either as a shift or day technician.  Provide problem-solving support to operations and secondary processes as needed.  Lead and facilitate projects to accomplish established objectives.

In this position you will have the opportunity to:

• Lead and promote safe work behaviors and procedures.
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment, including but not limited to the quality lab, raw material unloading and storage areas and quality test sample cutting and preparations areas.
• Maintain current DOT/HAZMAT certifications for raw material unloading process.
• Responsible for monitoring and maintaining compliance to the Quality System.
• Develop and maintain a professional working relationships with other plant departments to achieve business and plant level goals.
• Possess authority to place materials or product on QC Hold until appropriate disposition is determined.
• Maintain SOPs for core areas of responsibility, including periodic review and drafting of revisions as need arises.
• Responsible for assuring the quality of products Manufactured at the facility meets or exceeds specifications.
• Serve as a resource to plant operations and other personnel on quality-related topics, procedures, specifications, etc.
• Responsible for receipt and review of incoming raw materials COAs, inspections, unloading, testing and notification of any aberrant conditions.
• Perform in-process inspections and testing.
• Collect, process and analyze information and data as required.
• Assist with training of new hires to the Quality Department as assigned.
• Maintain training of self on applicable quality standard operating procedures (SOPs)
• Report all quality related issues to the Plant Quality Manager and Plant Quality Supervisor.
• Assist and support third party audits as assigned.
• Cover shift tech and/or day tech role(s) as needed or assigned.
• Assist on duty shift tech as needed or assigned.
• Other duties or responsibilities as assigned by Quality Manager or Quality Supervisor.

What do I need to be successful?

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of and ability to follow safety and environmental standards and procedures.
• Knowledge of LP's quality system.
• Knowledge of APA quality policies and standards.
• Demonstrated ability to operate a computer and supporting software, to include spreadsheet and statistical packages.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, equipment and basic mechanical ability.
• Ability to operator job related tools and equipment.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work while wearing a respirator and/or other safety clothing or equipment.

DAY TECHNICIAN

• All knowledge, skills and abilities of a shift technician.
• APA Level II certification required within first 12 months of position.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and coach Shift Technicians in troubleshooting and resolving non-conformance issues.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to operate a variety of material handling equipment (both hand tools and electrical/motorized equipment).

Education

Education:

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent required.
• Bachelors Degree preferred
• ASQ certifications, Lean Six Sigma training, or other applicable training desirable.

Experience:

• 4+ years.  
• Or any equivalent combination of education and experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the key responsibilities of this position. Manufacturing experience preferred.

 

Work Environment

Manufacturing Plant Environment

• The lab and manufacturing environment includes exposure to moving parts, fumes, chemicals, airborne particles and high temperatures.
• The employee must have the ability to climb, bend, stoop, kneel, work in inclement weather, and work with elevated noise levels.
• The position requires the ability to frequently lift equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.

LP offers competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits and programs including health and welfare benefits, 401(k) program, career mobility, tuition reimbursement, volunteer opportunities, profit sharing and more.