QC Tech 1

About the role

Stella-Jones is a leading manufacturer of essential infrastructure products focused on serving utilities and railroads, as well as supplying big box home improvement stores across North America. The QC Technician 1 ensures conformance to industry, company, and customer-specific specifications for untreated and treated material, preservatives, and treating work solutions.

Responsibilities

• Conduct inspections, identifying nonconformances, and supporting corrective actions throughout the production process, from raw material intake to post-treatment evaluation
• Post-Treatment Inspection: Evaluate treated materials for compliance with AWPA, ANSI O5.1, CSA O15, CSA O80, or ASTM D25 and customer-specific requirements
• Nonconformance Management: Identify incidents of nonconformance and communicate to stakeholders
• Process Monitoring: Ensure critical treatment steps are being performed including moisture content verification, and sterilization
• Documentation and Reporting: Maintain accurate inspection logs, assay forms, and reject material records
• Compliance and Standards: Apply industry standards such as AWPA, ANSI O5.1, CSA O15, CSA O80, and ASTM D25
• Testing & Evaluation: Administer field and lab tests, evaluate results, and recommend treatment adjustments
• Quality Assurance: Maintain and enforce the Corporate Quality Policies and Procedures; oversee quality reports and databases
• Process Oversight: QC preservative concentrations, incising, shaving, framing, and other manufacturing processes to ensure compliance with standards
• Inspection & Certification: Conduct boring, inspection, and chemical analysis of treated charges; issue treating certificates and reports
• Calibration: Ensure lab and inspection equipment is appropriately calibrated at recommended compliance intervals
• Collaboration: Work closely with treating supervisors to optimize cycles and solution strengths
• Corrective Actions: Initiates corrective actions as necessary, supports root cause analysis, implements actions, and completes effectiveness checks as assigned
• Reporting: Complete daily, weekly, and monthly compliance reports for plant leadership
• Third-Party Coordination: Manage external quality control inspections

Benefits

• Comprehensive total benefits package with 3 medical plans to choose from
• Several company-paid benefits including: Dental and Vision coverage, Life insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) policies, Long-Term Disability Coverage
• Access to a robust employee assistance program
• Competitive compensation
• Annual bonus program opportunity
• 401(k) savings plan with generous Company match (150% on the first 4% deferred)
• 2 weeks paid vacation and 9 holidays
• Career advancement opportunities
• Ability to purchase Company stock