Quality Control Asphalt Technician

Job . APAC-Kansas, Inc., Shears Construction is a multi-million dollar heavy highway contractor established in 1874, operating multiple asphalt plants, ready mix plants, rock quarries, and sand operations in Kansas. Shears specializes in public, private, and commercial paving, utility, dirt-grading, and concrete flat work. Our valued employees deliver quality work and products in a competitive market with safety first at all times.

If you are seeking a rewarding career with challenging work, a variety of responsibilities, potential for advancement, and the benefits of a large corporation with a small-company feel, join our team. We invite you to apply for our Quality Control Technician position today.

• Pay: $18-22/hr. depending on experience
• Comprehensive benefits and advancement opportunities
• Strong safety culture—your well-being is our highest priority
• Team-oriented environment where your skills are valued and your ideas matter
• Comprehensive health insurance to support your well-being
• Dental coverage for preventive care and treatment
• Vision insurance to help you maintain healthy eyesight
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company contribution
• Paid time off for rest, relaxation, and personal needs

• Collaborate with dedicated co-workers and managers in a dynamic team setting
• Champion a safe work environment, strictly following all company, OSHA and MSHA safety policies
• Conduct thorough inspections, sampling, and testing of aggregates, asphalt, and other materials to ensure premium quality
• Test mixtures for compliance with contract specifications and quality control tolerances
• Monitor daily processes and materials to consistently exceed agency and customer requirements
• Record and maintain accurate data in our test results database
• Assist internal and external customers with professionalism and efficiency
• Achieve necessary certifications promptly to stay at the cutting edge
• Support quality control plans and help keep work areas clean and organized
• Perform other duties as needed to support team success

• Successful completion of pre-employment drug screening, background check, and “Fit for Work” physical
• Strong visual acuity (with correction)—close, distance, peripheral, depth, and focus
• Valid driver’s license and compliance with our fleet safety standards
• Professionalism and courteous attitude at all times
• Flexibility to work nights, weekends, overtime, and outdoors in various weather conditions
• Strict adherence to safety procedures and PPE requirements
• Willingness to thrive in a collaborative, team-focused workplace
• Minimum age of 18 and ability to provide valid I-9 documentation

• High school diploma or GED required
• Additional college, technical school, or relevant experience preferred

• Frequently required to climb, balance, and perform tasks involving physical agility.
• Regularly sit, climb, and use hand signals or equipment; occasionally stand, walk, crawl, kneel, bend, stoop, crouch, or reach above shoulder height.
• Lift and move objects weighing up to 25-50 lbs as needed.
• Work primarily outdoors, often in extreme weather and environmental conditions.
• Comfortable working in all weather conditions; exposed to jobsite hazards such as moving machinery, high places, airborne particles, and loud environments.
• Must have specific vision abilities, including close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception, to operate equipment safely.
• Reasonable accommodations provided as necessary to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

APAC-Kansas, Inc., Shears Construction, a CRH Company, is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.

CRH is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.