Quality Control Technician - 2nd Shift

Quality Control Technician - 2nd Shift

If you are an experienced Quality Control Technician with a passion for safety, sustainability and quality, you may be the person we're looking for. We are currently hiring a Quality Control Technician - 2nd Shift at our Westervelt Lumber Thomasville facility.

Our team is what sets us apart from our competition - are you ready to build your career with Westervelt? When you join our team, you join a company that cares about its employees. We offer excellent wages and an exceptional benefits package including: Blue Cross Blue Shield Health and Dental Insurance, Sickness and Accident Plan, Life Insurance, 401k, Paid Vacation and a Flexible Spending Account.

Building our team with talented, skilled professionals helps us build on our more than 50 years of lumber manufacturing experience. Westervelt Lumber produces a wide variety of high-performance products for customers in both domestic and international markets. Providing high quality Southern yellow pine lumber is what we do best. If you've got a drive for excellence and have the qualifications below, please consider building your career with us.

The QC Technician will assist with all processes throughout the lumber mill and perform multiple audits to ensure the product meets the site's specifications. Duties include:

• Maintain an average grade performance according to Plant specifications using optimizers.
• Develop and improve management systems that optimize production and grading output.
• Ensure regular monitoring and tracking of machine center performance.
• Conduct regular checks to enhance grade accuracy and output.
• Follow the trim chart instructions to maximize lumber value.
• Offer support and training to operations.
• Maintain and enhance Westervelt Lumber quality standards daily.
• Complete multiple audits to verify our processes and ensure the products meet our site specifications.
• Inspect finished lumber from the planermill for defects and proper grading.
• Inspect green lumber produced in our sawmill for size specifications and manufacturing defects.
• Identify quality issues throughout the plant, document findings, and communicate with responsible associates to implement corrective actions.
• Perform different sawmill, planermill, and yard quality audits safely, accurately, and professionally.
• Perform regular clean-up in your assigned areas as needed.
• Assist with calibrating MSR equipment throughout the shift.
• Help set up moisture-measuring equipment at the start of each shift.
• Ability to conduct and perform MSR lumber testing.

Required Qualifications:

• Sawmill experience preferred.
• Ability to stand, sit, walk, bend, or kneel for extended periods.
• Ability to lift at least 40 pounds.
• Ability to climb stairs or ladders.
• Able to work in a variety of environmental conditions.
• Ability to work from elevated positions using required safety gear and procedures.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation

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