Quality Control Coordinator Jobs

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Overview

The Quality Control Coordinator is responsible for safe implementation and effective management of Quality Control and operational support for production and shipping of concrete ready mix and aggregate products. The primary objective of the Quality Control Coordinator is to ensure quality and consistency of the concrete and aggregate products, in addition to solving any issues that arise and quickly and safely dealing with the situation at hand. Area covered shall include primarily all Northwestern-Ontario RMX and Aggregate operations, as well as general support and cooperation with the other Northern Ontario operations. This is a full time salaried position.

Responsibilities

Health & Safety:

• Coordinate relevant safety training for any staff/technicians/students being overseen.
• Implementation of Lafarge Safety Policies, and compliance with government legislation.
• Lead implementation of risk analysis necessary for plant, pit, dock and field activities, as well as development and application of improvement plans in relation to Health & Safety and ergonomics.
• Obeys safety guidelines when on construction sites and Lafarge operations.

Environment

• Demonstrate a commitment to meet or exceed environmental compliance.
• Establish the environment as a priority in daily activities and act as a steward to the environment.

Support To Operations

• Conduct frequent job site and plant visits as part of monitoring protocols and provide expert customer support both internally and externally.
• Troubleshoot plant operational and quality issues.
• Travel to and from various concrete RMX plants to provide assistance with batching, material testing, or other operational duties.
• Ensure the Quality plan for materials produced and shipped is applied and enforced across local area.
• Support administrative and analytical staff through SAP item uploads and setup, sales ticket codes and workflow errors.
• Analyze testing results and share with relevant teams to ensure our products comply with specifications.
• Provide technical expertise and work alongside Operations teams to ensure product performance through accurate batching using available tools and protocols to maintain and minimize deviations.
• Ensure timely entry of all testing results in QC software/database as well as aggregate order processing is up to date in database.
• Coordinate required tracking and testing protocols with Operations to ensure production staff is aligned and keeping up with requirements.
• Coordinate and implement production adjustments as needed.
• Ensure all technical documentation is updated according to Quality Plan.

Technical Support And Quality Control

• Support development, management, and optimization of products in compliance with relevant codes, standards and specifications.
• Participate in and/or deliver technical training to technicians, operations, or sales personnel.
• Participate in Quality Audits and product development (including conducting and reporting on trial mixes as per customer’s requirements) and corrective/preventive action plans preparation and achievement to improve quality and minimize potential cost of Quality Claims.
• Develop and maintain database of aggregate products and identify potential for utilization of long products, blended sand, and any potential improvements to existing materials.
• Manage and lead Quality Incident investigation process, troubleshooting, and corrective actions.
• Obtain and maintain valid ACI Field Testing Technician Certification Monitor and enforce testing KPI’s with regards to Quality commitments, with particular focus to mining operations targets and aggregate shipping tonnage.
• Implement Lafarge quality program, including conducting sampling of concrete and aggregates, testing of plastic concrete air content, slump, temperature, casting of concrete test cylinders, conducting trials, reviewing specifications, record keeping and reporting thereof.
• Provide Customer support by visiting customer job sites for testing and technical troubleshooting.
• Maintain excellent relationships with Sales, Operations and Customer Support teams.
• Generate KPI, Quality Incident Report (QIR) and performance reports and perform analysis on a monthly basis.
• Assist in administrative activities and ensure all documentation is updated in order to maintain Concrete Ontario Certification.
• Support the Sales, Production or Administrative teams (specification review, report and submission documentation preparation, SAP and Salesforce requests, incident investigations, specialty projects).

Relationships With Others

• Reporting to the Technical Manager; the Quality Control Coordinator is to work in conjunction with the QC, plant, operations, and sales team, in an effort to aid in the production and delivery of a quality product that meets and/or exceed the customer’s needs.
• Liaising with the various teams and frequent customer interactions, as well as collaborative efforts with other quality control team members, will be vital for improvement opportunities.

Specific Accountabilities

• Product Performance
• Cost Management
• Quality Policies and Training
• Product Quality Control and Performance
• Customer Service/Support
• Troubleshooting
• Safety

Dimensions

• Hourly direct reports: 0
• Staff reports: 0
• RMX Volume: 750km3

Qualifications

Education & Work Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in a RMX Concrete or similar setting
• Post-secondary education in Civil Engineering/Technology or equivalent

Knowledge & Skills

• Must possess full G-Class (or higher) Driver’s License with a clean driving abstract
• The ideal candidate will have experience in the construction materials (aggregates, asphalt and concrete) industry and have knowledge of industry-specific quality control tests and OPSS & CSA standards. Concrete and/or aggregate testing certifications an asset.
• Must have strong problem solving and analytical skills and the desire to seek solutions.
• Should have excellent written and oral communication skills and capable of creating good relationships internally and externally with our customers.
• Must also be able to work well as part of a team and independently.
• Must be timely with sharing information and provide the information people need to get things done and make decisions as well as be flexible and balance shifting priorities to meet deadlines.
• Good computer skills for Windows-based software. Working knowledge of MS Excel, Command Concrete, Apex, SAP, Quadrel and other Citrix-based applications an asset.

Work Environment

• Must be able to work in outdoor and indoor work environments in all weather.
• Able to perform a variety of tasks, including moderate to heavy lifting, bending, reaching, carrying.
• This role will require the handling of cements, aggregates, concrete and lab equipment.
• Availability for shift work is required. Flexible hours may be required on occasion to meet the demands of our customers which will include overtime and weekend work.

Job-Specific Competency Profile

• Action Oriented
• Customer Focus
• Organizing
• Conflict Management
• Informing
• Problem Solving
• Priority Setting
• Planning

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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.

We thank you for your interest. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Lafarge is committed to the principles of employment equity and encourages the applications from women, visible minorities, and persons with disabilities.

Lafarge Canada Inc. welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. In Ontario, our organization/business is committed to fulfilling our requirements under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.