Paving Quality Control Technician

Position Title: Paving Quality Control Technician
Location: Richmond / Irasburg, VT
Job Category: VT

Pay Range: $24.00 - $32.00
Salary Interval: Seasonal


Application Instructions

All States Materials Group ® is a regional leader in road building, pavement preservation and distribution of road materials. We see the exciting in what most take for granted: the roads we drive on every day. We strive to be the best at what we do, and we seek to do it better every day, in a safe, environmentally responsible, and technologically advanced way.

Position Description

Provide inspection, testing services, and documentation for paving projects. Develop and maintain relationships with key customers, facility managers, DOT personnel, State, County, and Municipal personnel. The Quality Control Technician is responsible for compaction testing of asphalt mixtures and making any necessary adjustments to the compaction process to ensure compliance for all applications and projects.

Essential Functions:

1. Use accepted methods to inspect and test compaction of asphalt or other materials for the purpose of quality control.
2. Test compaction of mixtures to stay in compliance with contract specifications and quality control tolerance.
3. Monitor and test process functions and materials daily to ensure our products meet or exceed requirements of the appropriate agency or customer.
4. Communicating test results with paving crew and project decision makers in a timely manner.
5. Prepare and record accurate information; documentation of on-site observations and test results.
6. Obtain required certifications in a timely manner.
7. Maintain all testing equipment, keeping track of all certification/calibration paperwork on testing equipment to ensure that these requirements are met.
8. Follow quality control plans and guidelines as assigned.
9. Follow directions of manager as to daily tasks and expectations for each specific duty.
10. Ensure a safe work environment in compliance with all safety policies and procedures using the appropriate tools and equipment for the task. Report any potential safety issues.
11. Follow all company policies and OSHA / MSHA regulations for safe working procedures.
12. Perform general cleaning of work areas.
13. Regular and predictable attendance at assigned times is required.
14. Other duties as may be assigned.

Position Requirements

1. High school diploma or equivalent.
2. Must be at least 18 years of age.
3. Must have a valid driver's license and reliable transportation.
4. Will be required to pass a physical and drug screen.
5. A technical background is preferred with strong communication, organizational, mathematical and computer skills.
6. A technical degree is a plus.
7. NETTCP paving inspector certification preferred.
8. If not currently certified, obtaining certification is required and the company will cover the costs of the hired QC Technician to become certified.
9. Two years of related experience is preferred.
10. Must be able to comprehend MSDS sheets, DOT specifications, policy guidelines and standard operating procedures.
11. Must have or acquire basic computer skills and be able to work with e-mail and simple spreadsheets.
12. Proven ability to develop relationships and to work with teams as both a leader and a participant.
13. Effective interpersonal and communication skills.

Work Conditions

1. Able to work in all weather conditions.
2. Able to work extended hours if needed.
3. Able to stand on hard surfaces for extended periods of time.
4. Must be willing to travel and work away from home when required.
5. Must be willing to work nights and weekends when necessary.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described below 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 frequently required to sit, see, use hands to finger, reach with hands and arms, handle, feel, talk, and listen. The employee must be able to push levers forward and backwards. The employee is required to stand, walk, climb stairs, stoop, bend, twist, kneel and crouch. Employee may sit for an hour or more at a time.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Company maintains a policy of non-discrimination and is fully committed to the principles of equality in employment and opportunity for all employees. It is the continuing policy to recruit and employ the best qualified individuals without discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or partnership status, status as a victim of domestic or sexual violence or stalking, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, protected military or veteran status, and/or any other protected characteristic as established by law.

This policy of Equal Employment Opportunity applies to all policies and procedures relating to personnel actions such as, but not limited to, recruitment and hiring, working conditions, benefits and compensation, training, apprenticeship, performance appraisals, promotion, transfer, discipline, termination and any and all other terms and conditions of employment. Decisions with regard to the above will be based on job related criteria, individual merit and qualifications.

It is the policy of the Company not to discriminate on the basis of gender, age, race, color, religious creed, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or partnership status, status as a victim of domestic or sexual violence or stalking, physical or mental disability, and/or protected military or veteran status or other protected bases with regard to any employment practices, including recruitment, advertising, job application procedures, hiring, upgrading, training, promotion, transfer, compensation, job assignments, benefits and/or other terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, provided the individual is qualified, with or without reasonable accommodations, to perform the essential functions of the job. This policy applies to all jobs at the Company. The Company will continue to take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans and to treat qualified individuals without discrimination based upon their gender, race, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, or protected veteran statuses, in all employment practices.

1. High school diploma or equivalent.
2. Must be at least 18 years of age.
3. Must have a valid driver's license and reliable transportation.
4. Will be required to pass a physical and drug screen.
5. A technical background is preferred with strong communication, organizational, mathematical and computer skills.
6. A technical degree is a plus.
7. NETTCP paving inspector certification preferred.
8. If not currently certified, obtaining certification is required and the company will cover the costs of the hired QC Technician to become certified.
9. Two years of related experience is preferred.
10. Must be able to comprehend MSDS sheets, DOT specifications, policy guidelines and standard operating procedures.
11. Must have or acquire basic computer skills and be able to work with e-mail and simple spreadsheets.
12. Proven ability to develop relationships and to work with teams as both a leader and a participant.
13. Effective interpersonal and communication skills.

Work Conditions

1. Able to work in all weather conditions.
2. Able to work extended hours if needed.
3. Able to stand on hard surfaces for extended periods of time.
4. Must be willing to travel and work away from home when required.
5. Must be willing to work nights and weekends when necessary.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described below 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 frequently required to sit, see, use hands to finger, reach with hands and arms, handle, feel, talk, and listen. The employee must be able to push levers forward and backwards. The employee is required to stand, walk, climb stairs, stoop, bend, twist, kneel and crouch. Employee may sit for an hour or more at a time.

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