Quality Associate Manager

Are you ready to build a career driving product quality and performance across a national manufacturing company?

The Quality Coordinator is charged with assisting the Quality Control Manager in carrying out duties and responsibilities to ensure acceptable product quality at each phase of the manufacturing process. In the absence of the QC Manager, the Coordinator assumes the responsibility and authority of that position.

Participates in the improvement of the Plant's technical capabilities. This position has a requirement of elevating the technical knowledge and practices of all facets of the operation. In this regard, the Quality Coordinator will be fundamental to completing the technical triangle of quality-production-maintenance.

• Supervise lab operators, lab facility and maintaining QC equipment
• Detailed knowledge of plant raw materials, products, quality standards
• Perform all tasks in a safe and efficient manner. Observes safety regulations and
• established operational procedures at all times. Promotes safety practices and efforts throughout the plant.
• Present a positive, professional attitude, and communicates information regarding
• Maintains close contact with all phases of plant operation and informs the appropriate personnel of situations detrimental to product quality and production. Coordinate with Production to maintain product inventories
• Initiate, direct and participate in studies designed to optimize cement manufacturing Monitors quality of incoming raw materials and fuels
• Balances rates of additives used so as to maintain quality and minimize cost. Formulate plant specific quality policies and strategies.
• Performs method development for new laboratory analysis
• Provide leadership and training for quality and production members to meet Customer designated channels; and verify the implementation of solutions.
• Maintain effective relations with customer services, sales and all plant departments
• Write and/or contribute to reports.
• Performing other duties as assigned

• Bachelor's degree in science or comparable industry experience
• Prefer minimum 3 years' experience in cement quality control or process engineering.
• Prior experience in a cement-manufacturing environment with increasing responsibilities for quality product compliance
• Ability to learn numerous software systems
• Problem solving:
  Ability to conduct Root Cause Analysis for quality related issues
• Requires good computer skills, must be able to effectively communicate, coordinate, interface, and correspond with customers and plant staff.

• QUIKRETE® offers attractive salaries and benefits including competitive base pay, medical, dental and vision coverage, basic life and personal loss insurance, supplemental life insurance, and a 401k retirement plan with a generous company match policy.