Quality Control Tech

Job  Grove family of companies, including Ash Grove Cement Company, Ash Grove South Texas, LLC, Sapphire Americas LLC, Oldcastle Cement Holdings, Houston Cement Company, and Suwanee American Cement Company, is one of North America's leading cement manufacturers, with a legacy of innovation and excellence dating back to 1882. The company operates 12 world-class cement plants and a vast network of 41 terminals across the United States and Canada.

Renowned for its forward-thinking approach, Ash Grove combines technical expertise, robust safety standards, and empowered talent to deliver high performance and better serve our customers. At Ash Grove, we stand together to reinvent the way our world is built.

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Position:
Quality Control Tech

Reports to:

Site Manager

Shift: Varies
Pay: $20.00/hr

• The Quality Control Technician, under general supervision and according to established policies and procedures, works toward assuring the quality of products made at the plant.
• This position conducts laboratory tests to ensure products meet specifications (i.e., ASTM, AASHTO).
• To determine their quality, perform chemical and/or physical tests on raw materials, and fuels.
• Complies with all applicable safety and environmental policies and procedures.
• All employees at the Branford/Sapphire plant are responsible for working safely.
• Employees are fully expected to engage in our See Stop Do culture, following all safety procedures, proactively stopping the job, and reporting unsafe conditions, hazards, or concerns.
• Promote and follow all plant safety guidelines.
• Understands, evaluates, and monitors hazards in the laboratory or the plant.
• Performs regularly scheduled sampling and analyzes as established by the laboratory.
• Monitors and changes process/quality parameters.
• Notifies the Site Manager of any out-of-specification samples or problems.
• Maintains a high level of communication between the production and quality departments.
• Assists the production department in emergencies, as needed.
• Maintains a clean work area and assists in other housekeeping responsibilities.
• Prepares samples as needed for chemical and physical testing.
• Operates, cross-checks, and performs minor repairs to laboratory equipment.
• Maintains laboratory inventory of chemical solutions.
• Maintains logs and quality analysis reports as specified.
• Additional duties as assigned by manager

• High school graduation or equivalent is preferred
• Minimum 1 year of experience performing relevant tests in a cement laboratory environment preferred
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel
• Ability to read, write and understand warning labels, instructions, signs, etc.
• Knowledge of chemical testing, including wet chemical analysis, and physical testing procedures.
• Ability to develop and follow comprehensive technical directions.
• Ability to operate all laboratory equipment, including balances, muffle furnace, physical testing equipment, and laboratory computer.
• Skills needed include mathematical, analytical, organization, and communication skills, proper time management, and handling working under pressure

• Work to be performed in a shop environment as well as outdoor exposure throughout the plant.
• Mild exposure to cement dust, heat, cold, and noise requires compliance with specified safety guidelines and procedures.
• Exposure to high elevations of up to 250 feet in height.
• Exposure to all weather conditions.
• Normal operation of mobile equipment may result in jarring and vibratory exposure.

We provide stability and advancement opportunities across North America. Use our tuition reimbursement program to help you meet your career goals.

• Highly competitive base pay
• Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs
• Group retirement savings program
• Health and wellness programs
• An inclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion

CRH has a long and proud heritage. We are a collection of hundreds of family businesses, regional companies and large enterprises that together form the CRH family. CRH operates in a decentralized, diversified structure that allows you to work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of a large international organization.

Ash Grove Cement, a CRH Company, is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. EOE/Vet/Disability CRH is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified…