Come join our team and be a part of something great!  We are looking for top talent to join our growing team!

Summary of Position:

• Formulates and maintains quality control objectives complementary to corporate policies and goals.
• Creates and implements inspection criteria and procedures.
• Coordinates objectives with production procedures in cooperation with others to maximize product reliability and minimize costs.
• Provides inspection activity for product throughout production cycle.
• Directs quality control inspections and testing activities to ensure continuous control over materials, facilities, and products.
• Designs and implements quality control training programs to key personnel in conjunction with managers.
• Communicates with engineers concerning questions or problems with drawings or details.
• Prepares company for Precast Concrete Institute (PCI) Audit every 6 months.
• When requested by Plant Manager, participate in GC, Architect, and Owner plant visits and perform plant tours.
• Conducts research and development as needed.

• Involved in pre-production meeting(s) with engineering staff.
• Participates in casting of mock-up panel.
• Reviews orders-to-proceed and erection drawings of upcoming jobs, noting any unusual details, communicating information to production teams.
• Submit concrete mix designs.

• Fresh Concrete Tests
• Pre-pour Inspections
• Post-pour Inspections
• Cured Concrete Testing
• Embed Inspection
• Aggregate and Cement Receiving
• Tracks sample fabrication
• Reviews stressing calculations
• Inspects panels in the yard, noting appearance and overall quality, making sure needed repairs are made.
• Work with production daily on improving overall quality by communicating observations.
• Provide support to Engineering Department as required.
• Reviews drawings of pieces to be produced daily.
• Keeps records of all materials received and panels produced and produces quality control reports.
• Responds to customer or engineering requests.

• Minimum 10 years experience in Quality Assurance
• Advanced math skills
• Ability to read and interpret Building Code requirements
• Ability to read, understand, and interpret architectural and engineering documents
• PCI Level III required
• ACI I
• Solid understanding of plant practices and quality control procedures
• Ability to identify and solve color/texture/pouring issues
• Ability to identify and participate in the solution for repeat casting problems
• Ability to diagnose and remedy concrete strength or consistency problems
• Must be skilled in using computer and Excel and Word software
• Strong problem solving skills
• Strong leadership skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong organizational skills

• Must be able to work in a plant construction environment with extended periods of walking and standing.
• Must be able to occasionally lift up to 50 lbs.
• Must be able to distinguish between slightly different shades of the same color.

• Ability to work in extreme elements. Position requires being outdoors regularly.
• Ability to travel occasionally to jobsites and manufacturing facilities.
• Must be willing to work late on weekdays and weekends as requirement by production or QC testing requirements.
• Occasional inspection of erected panels at jobsite requires working at all heights up to 500 feet on the outside of buildings.
• Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines.
• Strong organizational skills

• Analytical Thinking:  Understands how to work within a business management system. Ability to read architectural and commercial blueprints.   Ability to do mental math quickly and calculate new formulas for improved performance.  Aptitude to learn and apply new technologies.
• Leadership: Able to motivate others to take personal responsibility; mobilize people to face, define, and solve problems; develop capacity of others to adapt to change; lead past status quo to achieve new levels of excellence or change.
• Motivation: Able to present information or new ideas in such a way that others get excited; use a positive approach to motivate others at any level of the organization.
• Strategic Perspective: Able to develop long-term, big picture strategies to enhance competitiveness; recognize broad implications of issues; balance and integrate strategic vision with day-to-day activities.
• Decisiveness: Able to use available information to draw a timely conclusion and take quick and timely action; make quick and timely decisions in stressful situations and when necessary.
• Team Building: Able to develop team effort; confront negative attitudes to build commitment and morale; get facts with competing perspectives to learn from one another; integrate efforts and talents of team members.
• Commitment / Diligence: Able to persevere in accomplishing tasks or objectives; commit to long hours of work; do everything possible to reach goals; have a sense of urgency about getting results.
• Prioritizing: Able to quickly focus on what is important; establish a sequence of tasks and completion dates; set priorities and allocate time and resources when faced with competing demands.
• Communication:  Able to effectively deliver a message to employees, customers, vendors, or management team in a group or individual setting, so that it is received and understood.  Being a good listener is the start of being a good communicator.
• Profitability:  The ability to execute these leadership qualities is an instrumental part of increasing the profitability of the company.