QC Tech 1

Stella-Jones•Tacoma, WA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

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. The QC Technician 1 ensures conformance to industry, company, and customer-specific specifications for untreated and treated material, preservatives, and treating work solutions. The Quality Control Technician plays a critical role in ensuring the integrity, safety, and compliance of preserved wood products. This position is responsible for conducting inspections, identifying nonconformances, and supporting corrective actions throughout the production process, from raw material intake to post-treatment evaluation.

Requirements

Ensures conformance to industry, company, and customer-specific specifications for untreated and treated material, preservatives, and treating work solutions.
Plays a critical role in ensuring the integrity, safety, and compliance of preserved wood products.
Responsible for conducting inspections, identifying nonconformances, and supporting corrective actions throughout the production process, from raw material intake to post-treatment evaluation.
Apply industry standards such as AWPA, ANSI O5.1, CSA O15, CSA O80, and ASTM D25.
Follow internal policies and customer specifications as outlined in the QC Manual or ISO procedures as applicable.
Administer field and lab tests, evaluate results, and recommend treatment adjustments.
Maintain and enforce the Corporate Quality Policies and Procedures; oversee quality reports and databases.
QC preservative concentrations, incising, shaving, framing, and other manufacturing processes to ensure compliance with standards.
Conduct boring, inspection, and chemical analysis of treated charges; issue treating certificates and reports.
Ensure lab and inspection equipment is appropriately calibrated at recommended compliance intervals.
Maintain accurate records of inspections, analyses, specifications, and correspondence.
Work closely with treating supervisors to optimize cycles and solution strengths.
Initiates corrective actions as necessary, supports root cause analysis, implements actions, and completes effectiveness checks as assigned.
Complete daily, weekly, and monthly compliance reports for plant leadership.
Manage external quality control inspections.

Nice To Haves

This position may also be designated as the EHS contact for a facility and may be assigned additional related duties.

Responsibilities

Evaluate treated materials for compliance with AWPA, ANSI O5.1, CSA O15, CSA O80, or ASTM D25 and customer-specific requirements. Segregate and mark nonconforming materials for rework or retreatment as needed.
Identify incidents of nonconformance and communicate to stakeholders. Collaborate with production supervisors to determine disposition—rework, scrap, or escalation. At ISO certified facilities initiate and document nonconformance incidents per the QS-017 Control of Nonconformance protocol.
Ensure critical treatment steps are being performed including moisture content verification, and sterilization. Ensure adherence to documented procedures in the QC Manual and ISO procedures as applicable.
Maintain accurate inspection logs, assay forms, and reject material records. Ensure traceability of reworked materials.
Apply industry standards such as AWPA, ANSI O5.1, CSA O15, CSA O80, and ASTM D25. Follow internal policies and customer specifications as outlined in the QC Manual or ISO procedures as applicable.
Administer field and lab tests, evaluate results, and recommend treatment adjustments.
Maintain and enforce the Corporate Quality Policies and Procedures; oversee quality reports and databases.
QC preservative concentrations, incising, shaving, framing, and other manufacturing processes to ensure compliance with standards.
Conduct boring, inspection, and chemical analysis of treated charges; issue treating certificates and reports.
Ensure lab and inspection equipment is appropriately calibrated at recommended compliance intervals.
Maintain accurate records of inspections, analyses, specifications, and correspondence.
Work closely with treating supervisors to optimize cycles and solution strengths.
Initiates corrective actions as necessary, supports root cause analysis, implements actions, and completes effectiveness checks as assigned.
Complete daily, weekly, and monthly compliance reports for plant leadership.
Manage external quality control inspections.
This position may also be designated as the EHS contact for a facility and may be assigned additional related duties.

Benefits

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
401(k) savings plan with generous Company match (150% on the first 4% deferred)
2 weeks paid vacation and 9 holidays
Career advancement opportunities
Ability to purchase Company stock