Quality Control Technician
Rex Lumber, LLC.•Bristol, FL
About The Position
Apalachee Pole Company is hiring a Quality Control Technician to inspect, test, and document utility-pole quality throughout manufacturing and preservative treatment. The role ensures products comply with customer specifications, industry standards, and applicable Rural Utilities Service (RUS), American Wood Protection Association (AWPA), and customer purchase requirements. The technician works with treating plant operators and production personnel, supports audits and customer inspections, identifies nonconforming material, and contributes to corrective actions and process improvements.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Ability to read and interpret technical specifications and standards.
- Knowledge of preservative penetration and retention testing requirements.
- Ability to use measuring instruments and inspection tools.
- Ability to walk, climb, or stand for extended periods; bend, stoop, stretch, twist, or reach; and exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously.
- Comfort working around loud equipment and while secured in a harness at heights over 4 feet.
- Ability to lift 50 pounds throughout the work shift.
- Ability to work outdoors in varying weather conditions.
Responsibilities
- Inspect incoming raw logs and finished utility poles for size, straightness, sweep, knots, decay, splits, and other defects.
- Verify pole classification, dimensions, and lengths against customer specifications and ensure poles meet grading requirements.
- Monitor preservative treatment operations and verify treatment schedules, cylinder pressures, vacuum cycles, and treatment times.
- Perform or oversee boring inspections to determine preservative penetration.
- Calculate and document preservative retention levels in accordance with AWPA and RUS requirements.
- Collect and maintain treatment samples and laboratory records.
- Complete inspection reports, treatment records, and other quality documentation.
- Maintain traceability of treated pole lots.
- Assist with audits and customer inspections.
- Identify nonconforming material and initiate corrective action.
- Work with treating plant operators and production personnel, provide feedback on quality issues and process improvements, and assist with root-cause investigations and corrective-action items.
- Safely collect pole borings and treatment samples.
Benefits
- Company-paid health insurance with prescription drug coverage
- Company-paid dental insurance
- Company-paid vision insurance
- Telemedicine program through Teladoc
- Comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Paid vacations
- Seven paid holidays
- Company-paid life and accidental death insurance
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Employee referral program
- Personify Health Rewards Program
- Safety incentives
- Accident and critical care insurance
- Wellness incentives and employee recognition programs
- Conditional tuition assistance
- On-the-job training
- Uniform rental and boot purchase program
- Opportunity for promotion from within
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
