Quality Control Technician

Why work for Lafarge?:
As the global leader in innovative and sustainable building materials, we’re committed to shaping a
**greener**,
**smarter** and
**healthier** world. At Lafarge Canada Inc.,
**safety** comes first,
**collaboration** matters and
**diversity** is celebrated with people who share our desire to continually
**make our materials better.**

Do you have the drive, the skills, and the passion to join us?

Overview:
The Quality Control Technician’s goal is to ensure the final quality of Asphalt products, ensuring the highest customer satisfaction for the products. Areas of responsibility include the QC testing of raw materials, asphalt and the control of asphalt mix designs.

**Responsibilities**:
**General Duties**:

- Quality control through the active testing of raw materials, work in progress and finished goods
- Design and development of asphalt products to service our customers needs (design aggregate skeleton of the various mix types, i.e. Marshall, Superpave, SMA, OGFC, etc)
- Responsible for the testing, evaluation and preparation of the above noted mix design types
- Assist in asphalt plant operation, with a focus on the optimization of mix designs and ensuring production cost is kept to a minimum
- Maintain quality as per specification requirements
- Accurate and on-time reports
- Maintain and develop strong working relationship with plant staff, customers and/or representatives
- Performs precise field and laboratory sampling and testing services on construction materials to determine suitability of materials
- To interpret calculations, specifications, tolerances, standards, etc.
- Rejects defective work and materials ensuring quality of construction materials
- Communicates both orally and in writing on the findings of tests results and analysis
- Provides detailed daily testing reports of laboratory testing results, and keeps records organized
- Performs additional duties as assigned

**Safety and Environment**:

- Adhere to all company safety and environmental practices and policies - training provided
- Enforce safety on the work site (truckers, visitors, and plant crew)
- Contribute toward the overall success of the safety program by following set rules procedures and practices
- Identify and report workplace hazards and make positive suggestions for their elimination or control
- Generally, perform duties in the safest manner prescribed
- Required PPE must be worn at all times

**Maintenance**:

- Complete recommended routine maintenance and calibrations on the lab equipment
- Responsible for updating and maintaining all equipment maintenance and calibration records

Qualifications:

- Civil Technology or Engineering is preferred or the equivalent combination of education
and work experience
- Able to understand and work with QC lab equipment
- Experience working in lab environment
- CCIL Technician Certifications would be an asset
- Ability to work evenings and weekends, which may include night shifts and overtime
- Pre-employment medical including drug & alcohol testing and a criminal record check may be required.

**Competencies**:

- Attention to detail and ability to troubleshoot
- Effective written and oral communication skills
- Strong team player with a positive attitude and is a self startera
- Ability to motivate and influence others, as well as following direction
- Able to multi-task effectively and work in fast pace environment while being flexible
- High level of time management and prioritization skills

**_ As part of our dedicated focus on the health and safety of all employees, a pre-employment medical, including drug and alcohol testing and a criminal record check, may be required._**

LafargeHolcim:
As we are reinventing the way the world builds, we need world-class talent to join our Lafarge Canada team: people who are
**passionate**, driven by
**curiosity** and keen to
**grow**,
**learn, develop** and
**thrive** in our high-performance culture.

Whatever you do, you will make a difference here. Because we know that your passion and curiosity are the natural resources the world needs.