Regional QA Manager

Summit Materials • Phoenix, AZ

71d

About The Position

The Regional Quality Assurance Manager oversees concrete quality across their region, ensuring compliance with specifications, QA procedures, and material standards. They monitor mix performance, review test data, and make adjustments to maintain consistency and strength. This role involves both field and office work-supporting testing, reviewing submittals, coordinating with operations and sales, and maintaining documentation for governing agencies. The manager also assists with training, specialty testing, and customer education on proper concrete practices.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the quality of concrete produced for all areas in the region
• Ensures batching and raw material control procedures are followed as specified in the QA Program
• Spend roughly 25-50% of their time in the field performing testing and assessing mix designs in their plastic state
• Evaluate mix strength performance using key performance indicators to make necessary mix adjustments to maintain adequate overdesign
• Work collaboratively with the QC Field Supervisor to build 'cylinder lists' based on priorities and data needs
• Assist in gathering additional strength data for these mixes at their plants
• Review aggregate test data, mill certs and pozzolan test reports for their materials to track consistency and quality
• Create or review all the project submittals for their corresponding regions
• Attend all preconstruction and other project related meetings for projects within their regions
• Request specialty testing from 3rd party labs to ensure we meet project-specific requirements
• Communicate with operations, dispatch, transportation and sales to address all daily quality concerns
• Work with the QC Field Supervisor to help determine QC coverage priorities and communicate project specific testing needs
• Maintain required documentation, certifications and mix data for annual and biannual submittals to ADOT, COP and other governing bodies having authority
• Assist the Quality Manager in planning and performing quarterly training meetings
• Investigate potential quality deficiencies through evaluating available data and observing in-place concrete characteristics and environmental factors
• Aid sales in educating customers in proper concrete placement, finishing and curing techniques
• Coordinate trial batching in anticipation of high priority or technical concrete placements
• Participate in the in-place strength investigation process, when necessary, by performing rebound hammer testing and overseeing concrete coring, curing and breaking
• Complete and update environmental product declaration surveys for each plant in their region
• Review project specifications and general structural notes to recommend appropriate mix designs for the required applications
• Assist the Quality Manager in writing technical letters addressing quality related items
• Monitor next-day and future orders to help catch potential ordering errors or potential QC issues
• Answer internal questions regarding mix design characteristics and help dispatch and sales recommend the ideal mix designs for customers' unique applications
• Facilitate ordering of specialty admixtures for specific project needs.

Benefits

• Recession Resistant Industry
• Consistent work, with a work/life balance
• Overtime Opportunities
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• 401(k) Plan w/ employer match contribution
• Medical / Dental / Vision plan offered
• Life Insurance - Company Paid
• Short-term / Long-term Disability Insurance - Company Paid

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees