QUALITY CONTROL- LEAD

About the role

The Lead Quality Control Technician is responsible for setting the standard and leading the Quality team in inspecting and testing products to ensure conformance with PCI standards and design specifications detailed on the pour sheet. This position is critical to ensuring the quality and safety of products.

Responsibilities

• Review and interpret project plans and specifications to understand requirements.
• Perform pre- and post-pour inspections, including dimensions, reinforcement placement, and overall product quality.
• Conduct material testing (wet and hardened), including slump, temperature, air content, unit weight, and cylinder strength.
• Prepare and test concrete specimens; perform cylinder breaks and analyze results for compliance.
• Perform aggregate gradations and sieve analysis.
• Support and monitor tensioning operations, recording elongations and verifying accuracy.
• Maintain accurate Quality Control documentation and ensure compliance with standards and procedures.
• Identify, document, and help resolve quality issues in collaboration with Production.
• Ensure proper calibration, maintenance, and validation of testing equipment.
• Lead or support team coordination, reporting, training, continuous improvement efforts, and other assigned duties.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant industry experience.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with teams at all levels.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Basic math skills, including the ability to read a tape measure.
• Knowledge of safety procedures and commitment to maintaining a safe work environment.

Working Conditions / Physical Requirements

• Ability to perform physically demanding work, including lifting up to 75 lbs occasionally and frequent bending, climbing, kneeling, twisting, squatting, crawling, and repetitive hand/arm use.
• Capable of standing, walking, and moving throughout the facility for extended shifts of up to 12 hours.
• Comfortable working at heights using ladders, scaffolding, swing stages, and man lifts frequently.
• Ability to work safely in a production or field environment with moderate to high exposure to safety risks and hazards.
• Willingness to work in varying environmental conditions, including wet, hot, humid, and cold weather, and outdoors (depending on location).
• Ability to wear all required PPE, including but not limited to safety boots, safety glasses, hearing protection, high visibility vest, hard hat, and other PPE as required by the task, department, or work area.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Company-paid disability and life insurance.
• Wellness incentives.
• Paid holidays and PTO.
• Flexible spending accounts and HSA options.
• 401(k) with profit sharing.
• Access to Nice Healthcare and employee assistance resources.
• Pet insurance and additional voluntary coverage such as critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity plans.
• Health and family care leave available to both union and non-union employees.