Summary
Location
Truro
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.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Quality Assurance and Environment Technician ensures conformance to industry, company, and customer-specific quality standards for untreated and treated wood, preservatives, and treating specification, through sample collection and analysis. This position also ensures that environmental inspections and documentation are completed as specified by regulatory agency and provides technical consultation and troubleshooting of water treatment.
responsibilities
- Collects wood samples as required
- Analyzes samples and compare to standards for compliance
- Identifies conforming / non-conforming materials
- Sends quality control samples to outside laboratories
- Works with third-party inspectors as required
- Participates in environmental audits in conjunction with Treaters
- Works with treaters to collect and organize audit documentation
- Reports non-compliances to Plant Manager
- Abides by workplace health and safety standards
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
- Grade 12 required
- Post-Secondary Education in Chemistry or Environmental Science
Years of experience:
- 2 years of laboratory experience
Languages required:
- Proficiency in English, spoken and written
Core competencies:
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Must work well independently and in team environments
- Good time management
- Attention to detail
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
- Knowledge of wood preservation standards (an asset)
- Ability to be flexible regarding work assignments
- Chemistry knowledge
- Willingness to work outside in all weather conditions
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- Extended health and dental coverage
- Life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D)
- Short-Term and Long-Term disability coverage
- Retirement program (RRSP) with generous Company match
- Company Share Purchase Program with Company contribution match
- Career advancement opportunities
This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Stella-Jones makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.
Other facts
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.
What you'll do
- The Quality Assurance and Environment Technician ensures compliance with quality standards for wood and preservatives through sample collection and analysis. They also conduct environmental inspections and provide technical consultation for water treatment.
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