Reporting to the General Manager, the Quality Control Technician is responsible for coordinating internal & external testing on and off site while maintaining a safe working environment by complying with all safety guidelines.

This position is based out of Kirkfield and may have increasing responsibilities for various site locations which currently include Kirkfield, Stouffville and Erin as well as possible future locations depending on work demands. This position works very closely with Operations, Dispatch and Sales teams.

Responsibilities:

• Ensures all aspects of his/her role are executed in a safe manner; ensures the lab and any vehicle is operated and maintained to the highest standards while ensuring all safety guidelines are met.
• Work collaboratively with the Sales and Operations Teams to efficiently conduct laboratory and field samples and laboratory tests in compliance with various standards and procedures.
• Complete all reports as required, while documenting and notifying the appropriate personnel of any trends, outliers and issues immediately.
• Work with the various teams on recognizing and resolving production or shipping challenges or opportunities for improvement.
• Become familiar with all products that are produced and/or delivered; as well as our customer’s various requirements.
• Coordinate third party testing as and when required.
• Ensure timely sampling, testing and reporting of all required gradation & physical property testing.
• May occasionally be asked to work (in the strictest of confidence) on projects related to creating mining plans or exploring our physical assets for strategic/creative business implementation strategies.
• May be asked to do other work that relates to the site, a production plant, or administrative work during the season.
• Proper maintenance of all assets that support QC operations including lab equipment and vehicles.
• May occasionally be asked to work outside the listed hours.

Qualifications:

• Technical knowledge of aggregates an asset.
• Ability to routinely obtain and lift aggregate samples that weigh 50 lbs.
• Must possess a valid Ontario G-class or G2 driver’s license, with an acceptable driver’s abstract.
• Must be available to work 7am-5pm Monday to Friday (some weekends may be required) with adjustment of hours as per requirements of work.
• Must have excellent attention to detail and able to work independently.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Team player.
• Comfortable working both indoors and outdoors.

While we appreciate all applications we receive, only candidates under consideration will be contacted.

Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all stages of the selection process