Quality Control Technician - Wharton, NJ

Position Overview

Responsible for performing quality control testing and monitoring of crushed aggregates, recycle materials and hot mix asphalt mixtures produced at their assigned location. This role is located in Wharton, NJ, but employee may be required to travel to other sites.

Roles and Responsibilities (Essential Duties and Functions)

• Formally and visibly demonstrate support and understanding of CRH and Tilcon’s core values of People, Character, Performance, and Innovation.
• Work safely, complying with all OSHA and MSHA regulations and Tilcon environmental, health and safety policies and procedures.
• Perform quality control testing as required by State and local agencies, private, and in accordance with Tilcon procedures ensuring the highest quality material is being produced.
• Provide test data to plant manager and other pertinent plant personnel in a timely manner.
• Provide process and mix adjustment recommendations as required.
• Maintain current State agency QC/QA certifications, upholding all aspects of the quality control program staying in compliance with agency specifications.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date data base and record logs.
• Support and assist internal customers (sales, construction, estimating, operations and senior management) and external customers by reviewing and providing detail information/insight on material specifications and test results as requested.
• Regular and timely attendance is required.
• Additional duties as assigned or required.

Marginal Duties and Functions

• Share and implement Best Practices for efficient laboratory and plant operations.
• Willingness to work in a team environment and assist co-workers or supervisors with other duties as required.
• Perform business administrative duties such as maintaining records and files, preparing reports and ordering supplies and equipment.

Qualifications

• Education/Experience Required: High School diploma or General Education Degree (GED) or 3 years+ of practical work experience.
• Preferred: Bachelor’s degree (B.S. or B.E.) from four year college or university.
• High level of proficiency with all Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

Work Requirements

• Strict adherence to safety requirements and company procedures as outlined in the company policies.
• Ability to work scheduled overtime and weekends and occasional night shifts.
• Available for emergency overtime when the need arises. This may include occasional weekend hours.
• Ability to travel to various job sites several times a week.
• Ability to carry out standardized laboratory tests in accordance with ASTM and AASHTO standards.

Compensation & Company Benefits:

• Hourly rates starting at $22/hour
• Medical/Dental/Vision/Prescription
• $1,000 Referral Bonuses
• Profit Sharing
• Paid Time Off, Holidays
• 401k with Roth option & Competitive Company Match
• Education Reimbursement Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Short- & Long-Term Disability
• Opportunities for Internal Mobility
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Company Discounts on products, goods, services, electronics, automotive, travel & more!

Physical Requirements

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions.
• The noise level in the work environment in the office is usually quiet.

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• This job will require both office work and field work.

Competencies

• People, Character, Performance, Innovation
• Formally and visibly demonstrate support and understanding of CRH and Tilcon’s core values.
• Collaborates-Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Drives Results-Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
• Cultivates Innovation-Creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful.
• Action Oriented-Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
• Manages Complexity-Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
• Customer Focus-Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Resourcefulness-Securing and deploying resources effectively and efficiently.
• Tech Savvy-Anticipating and adopting innovations in business-building digital and technology applications.

About CRH

CRH has a long and proud heritage. We are a collection of hundreds of family businesses, regional companies and large enterprises that together form the CRH family. CRH operates in a decentralized, diversified structure that allows you to work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of large international organization.

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