Ready Mix QC Technician

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Builders Supply, A CRH company, is a leading supplier of ready mixed concrete, reinforcing steel, and building materials in Louisiana. Our focus is to provide quality products and reliable customer service with a safety-first mindset. We consider our employees our greatest strength and we make it our priority to invest in their development and well-being. When you work for Builders Supply, you are helping to support and build the infrastructure of Louisiana.
Position Overview
Provide inspection, testing services, and documentation for ready mix plant facilities. Develop and maintain relationships with key customers, facility managers, DOT personnel, State, Parish, and Municipal personnel. Develop and maintain relationships with material suppliers. The Quality Control Technician will assist the company in elevating the customers’ perception and general quality of our mix designs, achieving the elimination of lost loads, the generation of backup data necessary for mix optimization and overseeing the inspection process of DOT jobs.
Key Responsibilities (Essential Duties and Functions)
Create an attitude of Safety, contribute to the safe operation of the department; maintain a safe, clean work area.
Use accepted methods to inspect, sample, and test materials for the purpose of quality control.
Sample and test mixtures to stay in compliance with contract specifications and quality control tolerance.
Follow quality control plans and guidelines as assigned.
Responsible for ensuring the proper mix design, scale weights and water demand of mix designs at batch plants.
Performs physical tests on ready mix concrete at plant, such as slump, entrained air, unit weight and yield, time of setting and compressive strength.
At point of delivery, spot checks sample physical properties as above and discusses necessary adjustments in batch weights with Manager, plus observes workability, finish ability, and contractor’s use or misuse of product.
Performs on-site surveys of fleets and facilities producing products so as to be able to identify delivery problems and recommend solutions.
Performs physical tests on ready mix concrete aggregates, such as gradations, decants, sand equivalency, specific gravity and density, absorption.
Monitor and test process functions and materials daily to ensure our products meet or exceed requirements of the appropriate agency or customer.
Prepare and record accurate information; maintain test results database./ Keeps a written daily log of activities and observations.
Obtain required certifications in a timely manner.
Maintain all laboratory equipment, keeping track of all certification paperwork on lab scales and other equipment that requires annual re-certification.
Follow directions of manager as to daily tasks and expectations for each specific duty.
Ensure a safe work environment in compliance with all safety policies and procedures using the appropriate tools and equipment for the task.
Follow all company policies and OSHA / MSHA regulations for safe working procedures.
Develops and maintains appropriate working relationship so that individuals will be able to inform Distribution, Production and/or Sales of conditions that could adversely affect good, efficient delivery service and take necessary action to correct the condition.
Investigates and reports complaints pertaining to quantity, quality, or performance.
Writes job inspection reports when required.
Maintains QA/QC databases.
Regular and predictable attendance at assigned times is required.
Other duties as may be assigned.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Education/Experience
Minimum of high school diploma or general education degree (GED) required.
ACI Field Grade I Testing Technician
ACI Aggregate or Laboratory Certification; NRMCA Certification is a plus
Experience in the collection, testing and reporting of concrete and/or aggregate samples.
Must obtain and maintain DOT certifications required to test concrete as required by state regulations.
Less than one year of experience in a related field is required.

Employment type
Full Time