Job Description

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

Implement and manage quality systems and lead continuous improvement activity. Ensure quality and technical objectives are properly deployed. Supervise activities and training of quality technicians.

We’d love to meet you if...

… you’re energized by big challenges and creating a plan to meet the challenge

… you enjoy working with others to deliver great work

… you’re innovative and looking for a values-driven, positive culture and environment

In this position you will have the opportunity to:

• Perform all work in accordance with safety rules and regulations and participate in facility health & safety activities as assigned.
• Be pro-active in identifying and performing tasks to maintain and improve safety, quality and environmental performance.
• Ensure SSOPs and JSAs exist and are updated for all quality tasks. Ensure required training for Quality Technicians is completed and documented according to policies.
• Manage a large scope of work, volume of activity, and direct reports.
• Manage scope of project work, analysis, or report writing.
• Provide safety, quality, and environmental training for Quality Technicians.
• Coordinating and executing product trials, data reporting, process improvement initiatives, analysis and internal research and development.
• Lead process and product tests/trials as assigned. Compile, analyze, and report trial test results as required
• Define and implement procedures to support quality initiatives. Establish and maintain a comprehensive program that will ensure consistent product quality under certifying agency guidelines.
• Ensure plant compliance with all internal product specifications, and corporate quality policies
• Manage quality systems to assure consistent process and product performance while maintaining maximum production and safe work habits.
• Manage plant calibration and verification schedules for process and lab instruments. Lead and deploy process optimization (cost reduction, new technology, etc.), statistical analysis, continuous process improvement, and experimental design.
• Support and assist in troubleshooting sources of Special Cause variation.
• Supervise work activities for plant Quality Technicians.
• Warehouse product inspections.
• Train, coach, and assist in the development of plant Quality Technicians.
• Manage quality records, databases, and controlled documents in accordance with corporate record retention policies.
• Manage and maintain quality records and databases in compliance with business, corporate, and certifying agency requirements.
• Generate routine quality reports for internal communication.
• Assist in the plant quality self-assessment.
• Assume responsibilities of Quality Manager in their absence

What do I need to be successful?

• 5+ years quality related experience
• Manufacturing experience desirable
• Thorough knowledge of quality system.
• Thorough knowledge of LP and APA quality policies & standards
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, equipment and basic mechanical ability.
• Knowledge of customer requirements, installation requirements, compliance regulations, quality processes and procedures.
• Skill in leading, planning, coaching, training, and supervising. Ability to hold people accountable.
• Skill in data analysis and troubleshooting.
• Knowledge and understanding of statistical process controls.
• Proven ability to design experiments to investigate product attributes or qualities/conditions.
• Strong computer spreadsheet software and SPC software skills including Microsoft Office Applications
• Proven ability to document process changes and their effects
• Team player

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Forest Products, Engineering, Wood Science or related field preferred.
• ASQ Certification, Lean Six Sigma Training, or other applicable training desirable.
• Adequate combination of experience and training that demonstrates the ability to perform the key responsibilities

Work Environment

• OSB Manufacturing Plant

Compensation Data

Annual salary rage is $85,000 - $110,000.

Annual salary rage is $85,000 - $110,000.

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