Quality Control Technician - Asphalt

About the Role

Perform all testing and sampling of materials in the lab or on the job site to ensure products meet specifications of customer and/or State.

Responsibilities

• Ensure a safe work environment in compliance with all federal, state, local, and company safety policies and procedures using the appropriate tools and equipment for the task.
• Update and maintain current asphalt mix designs.
• Select products for tests at specified stages in the production process.
• Perform quality and gradation tests on aggregates and bituminous mixtures.
• Record test data into computer and evaluate results.
• Field test product (monitor temperature of mixtures, rolling patterns and roller speeds, paver speed and operation, appearance of paved material for consistent quality, and/or perform in-place density tests).
• Troubleshoot problems with product as required.
• Inspect and calibrate lab equipment.
• Maintain the cleanliness of the lab.
• Prepare and distribute test reports on a timely basis.
• Communicate with plant foremen and road crew.
• Perform all other duties deemed necessary or assigned.

Requirements

• High School Degree required.
• Minimum 2 years of prior experience in quality control, asphalt environment preferred.
• Certificate in Basic Aggregates and HMA technician preferred.
• Asphalt Field Level I & II preferred.
• Good math skills.
• Valid driver’s license and able to drive a company vehicle as required.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and customer service skills.
• Ability to lift 90 lbs (asphalt & aggregate samples).

Physical Demands

• Job requires the following motions: pushing, pulling, reaching, bending, and lifting.
• Ability to lift 90 lbs (asphalt and aggregate samples).

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Paid time off.
• Retirement savings.
• Professional development.

About Branscome

For more than 60 years in Virginia, our crews have been safely delivering the infrastructure that our communities are built on. We take immense pride in building the things that you can see, but also those you can’t. Camaraderie in the field, with our clients, and out in the community is the spirit that drives our dedication and commitment to excellence.

Branscome’s vertically integrated services provide a streamlined end-to-end scalable solution for our customers. It’s the satisfaction of a job well done, recognition of team effort, and the delight of our customers that keep us creating infrastructure and connecting people.

When you work for Branscome, you join our innovative team in completing the area’s most important large-scale, fast-track projects. You help us provide excavation, site work, underground utilities, asphalt paving, ready-mix concrete, and more to a slew of satisfied clients, including VDOT, Norfolk International Terminal, numerous local governments, private developers, and corporate entities. At Branscome, workers take pride in their work and inspire each other with their teamwork, innovation, and enthusiasm.