Construction Materials Quality Control Technician

General Summary

This position is responsible for testing, sampling, and inspecting construction materials or elements in a laboratory or field setting to ensure compliance with the supplier and/or owner specifications.

Essential Job Accountabilities

• Collect/prepare samples of one of the following construction materials; soil, aggregate, hot mix asphalt (HMA) or Portland cement concrete (PCC) in either a laboratory or field setting.
• Perform quality control testing on one of the above materials in either a lab or field setting to ensure compliance with the supplier and/or owner specifications.
• Perform inspections on one of the above materials in either a lab or field setting to ensure compliance with the supplier and/or owner specifications.
• Prepare and communicate testing and inspection results to supervisors to ensure quality control standards are satisfied and process changes can be implemented.
• Participate in and promote Granite’s safety procedures and policies to promote a safe working environment.
• Comply with OSHA and MSHA rules and regulations in order to perform duties in a safe manner.

Education and Work Experience

• A high school diploma preferred.
• Regional or State Agency certification desired.
• Entry-level position (0-2 years).

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Basic computer skills.
• Good oral and written communication skills.

Physical Demand

• Regularly required to talk and hear.
• Frequently required to stand, walk, sit and use hands to operate a computer keyboard.
• Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Specific Vision Abilities

• Close vision.
• Ability to adjust focus.

Additional Requirements/Skills

• Valid drivers license and ability to drive.
• Team player.
• Ability and willingness to consistently abide by Granite’s Code of Conduct.

Benefits

• Salaried employees may choose from two PPO medical plans through Anthem BlueCross, including our most popular plan, for which 100% of the premium is paid by Granite for eligible employees and dependents.
• Employees can also opt into a Health Savings Account (HSA) or a Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• As part of our investment in your future outside of the workplace, Granite provides a 100% match on the first 6% of eligible compensation that salaried employees defer into their 401(k) plans, which vests immediately.

About Granite Construction Incorporated

• Granite Construction Incorporated is a member of the S&P 400 Index and is the parent company of Granite Construction Company, one of the nation's largest heavy civil contractors and construction materials producers.
• Granite is a Drug-Free Workplace and Equal Opportunity Employer.
• Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

Notice to Staffing Agencies

• Granite Construction, Inc. and its subsidiaries ("Granite") will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate.
• Any unsolicited resumes sent to Granite, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Granite mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Granite employees, or to Granite's resume database will be considered Granite property.
• Granite will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.
• Granite will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees.
• Agencies must obtain advance written approval from Granite's recruiting function to submit resumes, and then only in conjunction with a valid fully-executed contract for service and in response to a specific job opening.
• No other Granite employee is authorized to bind Granite to any agreement regarding the placement of candidates by Agencies.