TECHNICIAN QUALITY CONTROL

Technician Quality Control

We're looking for a detail-oriented and skilled Quality Control Technician to join our team. In this role, you'll be responsible for ensuring that our products meet the highest quality standards. You will work closely with the Quality Control Supervisor to conduct essential testing and inspections, playing a key role in maintaining the quality that Cemex is known for.

As a Quality Control Technician at Cemex, your daily responsibilities will include:

• Safety Compliance: Follow all Cemex, OSHA, and MSHA safety policies and wear proper PPE at all times.
• Product Testing: Perform ASTM, AASHTO, and ACI testing at cement and Ready Mix plants.
• Quality Monitoring: Verify product compliance with quality specifications and notify management of any quality deviations.
• Mix Design Oversight: Assist with product mix design and understand the impact of changes on kiln processes.
• Documentation: Maintain detailed records of tests and inspections. Prepare reports related to quality and equipment issues.
• Equipment & Lab Support: Perform lab housekeeping and basic equipment maintenance.
• Training & Reporting: Train new team members and complete audits, inspections, and reports as required.
• Additional Duties: Respond to callouts, participate in plant outages, and support other duties as assigned.

To succeed in this role, you should bring:

• Educational and Licensing Requirements: Associate's degree in applied science or at least 2 years of cement plant experience. ASTM certification (or ability to obtain within the first year).
• Experience: 2 to 4 years of experience in a quality-related role in the cement or heavy manufacturing industry.
• Skills: Strong numerical and testing skills, computer proficiency (including Excel and lab software), attention to detail, understanding of ASTM standards, and ability to operate mobile equipment.
• Preferred Qualifications: Associate degree or trade certification, military experience, or journeyman credentials.

Working Conditions:

Safety First: Wearing protective equipment and adhering to safety protocols is a must. Dynamic Environment: You'll work in both lab and plant environments (indoor and outdoor) with exposure to physical labor and harsh conditions (extreme heat, humidity, extreme cold, noise, dust). Physical Requirements: Frequent walking, lifting (up to 50 lbs.), standing, and operating equipment. Ability to communicate effectively and perform physical lab tasks is essential. Must be physically able to perform all essential job functions, including the ability to communicate verbally using a phone and radio, to hear verbal commands and audible alarms in order to safely operate around large mobile equipment and automatic conveyor belt systems. Must be able to pass a physical exam to include back x-ray, vision test, hearing test, functional capability evaluation, respiratory fit test and drug / alcohol screen.

Work Schedule: Employees are expected to work varying shifts as needed, which may include early mornings, late nights, weekends, and holidays to meet operational needs.

Work Location: This position is required to be performed in person at the assigned worksite. Remote work is not available for this role.

Physical Requirements Must be able to perform all job functions which include, but may not be limited to walking, sitting, lifting, pushing, pulling, turning, climbing to a significant degree, and/or pulling of controls Heavy Work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds or force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear, in order to communicate to employees/visitors as well as function safely around heavy rolling equipment

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