Ready Mix QC Technician (Finance)

Overview

Title: Ready Mix Quality Control Technician

Location: Houston, TX

Reports to: Quality Control Manager

Salary: $65,000 - $75,000 based on experience

Benefits

• Recession Resistant Industry
• Consistent work, with a work/life balance
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• 401(k) Plan w/ employer match contribution
• Medical / Dental / Vision Plan options
• Life Insurance , Company Paid
• Short-term / Long-term Disability Insurance , Company Paid
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) - Optional

Roles & Responsibilities

• Support a culture that promotes safety as top priority while ensuring compliance with all federal, state and company regulatory policies and procedures.
• Collect concrete samples according to industry standards (e.g., ASTM, ACI).
• Field and plant testing of fresh Ready-Mix concrete, including but not limited to slump testing, unit weights, air testing, flexural beams, and compressive cylinders.
• Conduct compressive strength tests on hardened concrete samples.
• Maintain accurate records of test results, production data, and other quality control activities.
• Enter testing data into our quality control software. This includes basic material record keeping.
• Interpret testing results and effectively communicate results.
• Report findings to QC Manager to ensure mix specifications are met. Assist in troubleshooting and corrective actions.
• Travel to sites and plants to complete testing procedures, as needed. Occasional distance travel is required.
• Other duties as assigned by management

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disability to perform the essential functions.

• High school diploma required. College or vocational training is preferred.
• Two years, previous experience in concrete quality control is preferred.
• Must have a basic understanding of construction materials, specifically Ready-Mix concrete.
• Must be able to interpret test results and communicate findings with supervisors.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write correspondence.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should be able to type and use keyboards accurately. Also have knowledge of Internet software, Excel Spreadsheet and Word Processing software.
• ACI Concrete Field-Testing Technician , Grade 1 Certification preferred.
• Standard driver's license is required.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, or listen. The employee is frequently required to sit, climb, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, crawl, kneel, bend, and reach with hands and arms above their shoulders. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move from 10 to 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities. required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

Our Hiring Process: What to Expect

• Background Check
• Motor Vehicle Record Check
• 5-Panel Drug Screen
• Fit for Duty Baseline Physical (if applicable)
• Paid Orientation
• A great team to support you throughout your career with Summit Materials companies!