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QC Technician 1
full-timeTacoma

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Location

Tacoma

Type

full-time

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About this role

Stella-Jones is a leading manufacturer of essential infrastructure products focused on serving utilities and railroads, as well as supplying big box home improvement stores across North America. Headquartered in Montreal, Canada and publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange, Stella-Jones operates a vast network of facilities that employs more than 3,000 employees across the United States and Canada. Built on strong foundations with a coast-to-coast reach, we offer real opportunities for career success and community impact.

 

 

QC Technician 1 ensures conformance to industry, company, and customer-specific quality standards for untreated and treated material, preservatives, and treating specifications by performing the following duties: 


Principal Responsibilities:

•Administers field and laboratory tests, evaluates results, and makes recommendations on treatment of materials.  
•Ensures and maintains Corporate Quality Policy on quality standards.
•Oversees processing of quality reports and maintenance of quality databases.  
•Assists production departments in driving product quality.
•Assists with the implementation of process improvements.
•Ensures all preservative concentrations in work solutions are monitored on a regular basis to determine they are within specified company and industry standards.
•Oversees boring, inspection, and chemical analysis of all treated charges; issues all treating certificates and certified treating reports.
•Monitors all manufacturing processes to ensure conformance to minimum standards; i.e., incising, shaving, and framing.
•Maintains accurate records of all field and laboratory analysis, inspections, correspondence, specifications, research, or other documents.
•Assures that a high degree of communication with regard to progress and conformance are maintained.  Works closely with independent, government, and company inspectors.  Participates in industry "round robins."
•Oversees regulatory compliance activities including field and laboratory sampling, analysis, and compliance reporting.
•Coordinates 3rd party quality control inspections.
•Works closely with the treating supervisor in providing information to optimize treating cycles and solution strengths. 
•Participates on company audit team, conducting quality audits of operating plants.
•Completes necessary daily, weekly, and monthly reporting to plant leadership regarding inspection and compliance results.
•Participates and contributes to company safety program.  
•Performs other related duties as assigned. 

This position may also be designated as the EHS contact for a facility and may be assigned additional related duties.
 
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Employee Benefits:

As a Stella-Jones employee, you will have access to excellent benefits and incentives including:

  • The security of working for a company designated as an essential workplace
  • Comprehensive total benefits package with 3 medical plans to choose from
  • Several company-paid benefits including:
    • Dental and Vision coverage
    • Life insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) policies
    • Long-Term Disability Coverage
    • Access to a robust employee assistance program
  • Competitive compensation
  • Annual bonus program opportunity
  • 2 weeks paid vacation and 9 holidays
  • Career advancement opportunities 
  • Ability to purchase Company stock 

 

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

 

Other facts

Tech stack
Quality Control,Laboratory Testing,Data Analysis,Regulatory Compliance,Process Improvement,Communication,Record Keeping,Inspection,Chemical Analysis,Field Testing,Quality Reporting,Safety Program Participation,Team Collaboration,Audit Participation,Problem Solving,Material Treatment

About Stella-Jones

Stella-Jones is a leading North American manufacturer of products focused on supporting infrastructure that are essential to the delivery of electrical distribution and transmission, and the operation and maintenance of railway transportation systems. It supplies the continent’s major electrical utilities companies with treated wood and steel utility poles and steel lattice towers, as well as North America’s Class 1, short line and commercial railroad operators with treated wood railway ties and timbers. It also supports infrastructure
with industrial products, namely timbers for railway bridges, crossings and construction, marine and foundation
pilings, and coal tar-based products. Additionally, the Company manufactures and distributes premium treated residential lumber and accessories to Canadian and American retailers for outdoor applications, with a significant portion of the business devoted to servicing Canadian customers through its national manufacturing and distribution network.

Team size: 1,001-5,000 employees
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Industry: Manufacturing
Founding Year: 1992

What you'll do

  • The QC Technician 1 is responsible for ensuring conformance to quality standards for materials and preservatives by conducting tests and evaluations. They also oversee quality reporting, regulatory compliance, and assist in process improvements.

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What does a QC Technician 1 do at Stella-Jones?

As a QC Technician 1 at Stella-Jones, you will: the QC Technician 1 is responsible for ensuring conformance to quality standards for materials and preservatives by conducting tests and evaluations. They also oversee quality reporting, regulatory compliance, and assist in process improvements..

Why join Stella-Jones as a QC Technician 1?

Stella-Jones is a leading Manufacturing company.

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The QC Technician 1 position at Stella-Jones is based in Tacoma, Washington, United States. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.

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