Testing Technician

Testing Technician â Decatur Technical Center

''Innovation is facilitated by having the right people in the

right roles with the right skills and values.''

- Charles Koch, Koch Industries Chairman and CEO

Encadria Staffing Solutions, a Georgia-Pacific company is seeking a Testing Technician to support various groups in Decatur, GA (just outside Atlanta, GA). The Testing Technician is a key role that will create value through small scale manufacturing and testing prior to implementation in production settings. The Sr. Product Testing Technician (Assembly/Construction) will conduct testing, record data and work closely with R&D, Quality, Product Management, Technical Services, Operations, business partners and leadership. Furthermore, the Testing Technician will contribute to the product development cycle from idea generation, pilot scale manufacturing, to new product commercialization and contribute to the customer focus/testing support capability. The Decatur site includes a state-of-the-art analytical lab and extensive application testing capabilities. As a market leader, Georgia-Pacific has the analytical, statistical and process tools, assets, and commitment for you to be a successful contributor and create value.

Georgia-Pacific creates long-term value by using resources efficiently to provide innovative products and solutions that meet the needs of customers and society, while operating in a manner that is environmentally and socially responsible, and economically sound. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia-Pacific is one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of building products, tissue, packaging, paper, cellulose, and related chemicals. The company employs more than 30,000 people at approximately 300 locations in North and South America.

A Day In The Life Typically Includes:

Familiarity with reading and conducting test procedures per standards such as ASTM, TAPPI, AATC, APA, UL, TCNA, etc.

Safely using power tools, manually lifting materials up to safe limits and assisting co-workers

Conditioning samples, conducting physical testing of materials, comfortable recording and entering test data via Excel and online data systems

Handling/staging warehouse testing materials (receiving, verifying, unloading, inspecting, and documenting incoming truck shipments)

Complying with all site safety, environmental and chemical handling procedures

Experience operating a forklift and other mobile equipment (i.e., pallet jacks) to unload, load, and stage materials

Ability to manage time effectively to prioritize and complete tasks in an organized and timely manner.

Performing operator basic care tasks and housekeeping for equipment.

Communicating regularly with supervisor, peers, and customers to efficiently and effectively progress assignments and deliver testing results.

Willing and able to work in an industrial, small-scale production environment, including periods of time in dusty, noisy, non-air conditioned or unheated areas.

What you will need:

Basic Qualifications

Three (3) or more years of experience working in a construction, industrial, or military environment

Three (3) year or more years of experience working with hand tools and power tools

Experience effectively planning, multi-tasking, and utilizing time management skills to complete projects and meet deadlines

What Will Put You Ahead?

Preferred Qualifications

Five (5) or more years working in a construction, manufacturing, industrial, quality, fabrication environment

Five (5) or more years working in the a testing environment

Experience in operating forklift and other mobile equipment, including hand pallet jacks

Experience in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.

Salary and benefits commensurate with experience.

We are an equal opportunity employer. Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test.

This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information:

Testing Technician â Decatur Technical Center

''Innovation is facilitated by having the right people in the

right roles with the right skills and values.''

- Charles Koch, Koch Industries Chairman and CEO

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Testing Technician to support various groups in Decatur, GA (just outside Atlanta, GA). The Testing Technician is a key role that will create value through small scale manufacturing and testing prior to implementation in production settings. The Sr. Product Testing Technician (Assembly/Construction) will conduct testing, record data and work closely with R&D, Quality, Product Management, Technical Services, Operations, business partners and leadership. Furthermore, the Testing Technician will contribute to the product development cycle from idea generation, pilot scale manufacturing, to new product commercialization and contribute to the customer focus/testing support capability. The Decatur site includes a state-of-the-art analytical lab and extensive application testing capabilities. As a market leader, Georgia-Pacific has the analytical, statistical and process tools, assets, and commitment for you to be a successful contributor and create value.

Georgia-Pacific creates long-term value by using resources efficiently to provide innovative products and solutions that meet the needs of customers and society, while operating in a manner that is environmentally and socially responsible, and economically sound. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia-Pacific is one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of building products, tissue, packaging, paper, cellulose, and related chemicals. The company employs more than 30,000 people at approximately 300 locations in North and South America.

A Day In The Life Typically Includes:

Familiarity with reading and conducting test procedures per standards such as ASTM, TAPPI, AATC, APA, UL, TCNA, etc.

Safely using power tools, manually lifting materials up to safe limits and assisting co-workers

Conditioning samples, conducting physical testing of materials, comfortable recording and entering test data via Excel and online data systems

Handling/staging warehouse testing materials (receiving, verifying, unloading, inspecting, and documenting incoming truck shipments)

Complying with all site safety, environmental and chemical handling procedures

Experience operating a forklift and other mobile equipment (i.e., pallet jacks) to unload, load, and stage materials

Ability to manage time effectively to prioritize and complete tasks in an organized and timely manner.

Performing operator basic care tasks and housekeeping for equipment.

Communicating regularly with supervisor, peers, and customers to efficiently and effectively progress assignments and deliver testing results.

Willing and able to work in an industrial, small-scale production environment, including periods of time in dusty, noisy, non-air conditioned or unheated areas.

What you will need:

Basic Qualifications

Three (3) or more years of experience working in a construction, industrial, or military environment

Three (3) year or more years of experience working with hand tools and power tools

Experience effectively planning, multi-tasking, and utilizing time management skills to complete projects and meet deadlines

What Will Put You Ahead?

Preferred Qualifications

Five (5) or more years working in a construction, manufacturing, industrial, quality, fabrication environment

Five (5) or more years working in the a testing environment

Experience in operating forklift and other mobile equipment, including hand pallet jacks

Experience in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.

Salary and benefits commensurate with experience.

We are an equal opportunity employer. Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test.

This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: