SUMMARY
To ensure the quality of our product as produced and delivered to the customer by ensuring the quality of our materials used daily as well as qualifying new products based on Thomas Concrete performance standards.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: (Other duties may be assigned)
- Concrete specimen testing
- Perform aggregate gradations
- Sampling of materials and concrete
- Assist in keeping the lab stocked with appropriate materials
- Running trial lab batches
- Have fundamental understanding of all lab testing equipment
- Keeping a clean work environment
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
QUALIFICATIONS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
High school diploma or General Education Degree.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports and business correspondence. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
REASONING ABILITY:
Ability to use common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with basic issues that arise with lab equipment and lab mixes.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
None required to start. ACI strength technician certification required within the first 6 months after the start date.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; bend at the waist; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to the risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. All safety equipment required for the position is provided. The employee will be exposed to the elements at certain points. This includes rain, heat, and cold. We try to minimize exposure to the elements as much as is possible. Zero tolerance policy for any sort of discrimination, prejudice, and drugs or alcohol.
