Delta | Quality Control Technician - Cape Girardeau, MO

Quality Control Technician

Delta Companies Inc. is a division of Reeves Construction Company, the Colas USA subsidiary that operates throughout the states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Missouri and Arkansas. Delta is a highway and site development contractor specializing in asphalt paving and road construction materials. Delta is vertically integrated, with numerous aggregate locations, asphalt plants, a liquid asphalt terminal, and local construction offices, to serve multiple transportation infrastructure needs.

Delta continuously strives to be a model of excellence by working with our customers to provide safe, sustainable, and cost-effective solutions.

Mission:
Is responsible for promoting, leading and monitoring the Quality, Health, Safety and Environment approach in line with the Group's primary value, Safety, and related policies.

Main Responsibilities:

• Conduct tests on aggregate produced at the quarry to determine composition and consistency with required specifications.
• Ensures quality through evaluation of the production processes material inputs and outputs.
• Partners with production/operations to ensure that the highest quality product is being delivered.
• Identify and become familiar with various mix specifications requirements.
• Monitor the quality of aggregate in a safe, efficient and productive manner.
• Test materials to determine weight, specific gravity and gradation of mix components.
• Monitor the quality of hot asphalt mix in a safe, efficient and productive manner.
• Monitor temperature, thickness, density and overall condition of pavements during installation.
• Monitor the quality of HMA pavement in a safe, efficient and productive manner.
• Measure temperature and thickness.
• Determine density using a density meter and calibrate such meter.
• Obtain Core specimens according to applicable methodology.
• Test materials to determine weight, specific gravity and gradation of mix components.
• Communicate with internal and external customers/consultants regarding mix specifications.
• Communicate and assist paving personnel in adjusting processes to conform to specifications.
• Develop files using Microsoft Excel to track test results of HMA properties.
• Analyze data statistically.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach and signal with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly is exposed to moving mechanical parts, outside weather conditions, and vibration. The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.

Benefits:
Competitive pay & comprehensive benefits include paid holidays, vacation, life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment insurance, group health plan options (incl. medical, dental & vision, HSA, FSA), short term disability benefits & 401(k)/401(k) Roth w/company match.