Technical Quality & Compliance Program Manager

LANNON STONE PRODUCTS INC•Sussex, WI

1d•$100,000 - $110,000

About The Position

The Technical Quality & Compliance Program Manager serves as Lannon Stone’s single point of assurance for both aggregate product quality and environmental compliance. This role owns the systems, processes, and data that protect our customers, our reputation, and our permits. It is a senior, high-trust position with direct access to company ownership and cross-departmental decision-makers. This is not a rule-policing job. It is a system-building, risk-reduction, and culture-shaping leadership role. The right candidate replaces intuition-driven processes with durable, standardized systems and ensures that quality and compliance failures become rare, visible, and rapidly corrected. The company maintains a Responsibility & Priority Grid for this position, clearly defining decision rights, authority boundaries, and escalation paths.

Requirements

3+ years in a lab, compliance, or quality control role in an industrial or construction environment (WisDOT and/or IDOT Aggregate Technician Certification preferred).
Typical hours: 6:00 AM – 4:30 PM, M–F, with some evening/weekend communication as needed.
Strong math, reading, and written communication skills (Spanish fluency a plus).
Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Google Drive.
Valid driver’s license and clean driving record.
Must pass a pre-employment functional test, physical, and drug screen.
Punctual and reliable with excellent attendance.

Nice To Haves

WisDOT and/or IDOT Aggregate Technician Certification preferred.
Spanish fluency a plus

Responsibilities

Own all QC and environmental compliance programs end-to-end
Provide data and technical clarity to Sales, Production, Engineering, and regulators
Ensure zero missed inspections, permits, or regulatory deadlines
Establish durable systems that replace fragile, memory-dependent workflows
Maintain the company’s credibility with DOT, municipal regulators, major civil contractors, and strategic customers
Direct lab priorities and sampling urgency daily
Personally pulls samples from the field as needed
Personally runs samples in the lab
Set and enforce daily sampling priorities across sites; hold final authority on “test now” escalations
Oversee all QC testing, verification, documentation, and data integrity
Analyze test results, identify patterns, and escalate consecutive failures immediately
Ensure labs remain certified, clean, audit-ready, and compliant with WisDOT/IDOT standards
Maintain and continuously improve QC dashboards, SOPs, schedules, and training tools
Provide rapid, accurate technical information to sales team & customers during customer or DOT escalations
Oversee lab technicians and ensure testing discipline, accuracy, and communication standards
Own all environmental programs end-to-end, including: WPDES Stormwater Water withdrawals Spill prevention Air emissions and FID tracking Annual DNR submissions and renewals
Conduct monthly and quarterly inspections, audits, and reporting
Serve as primary contact for DNR and regulatory partners
Maintain compliance calendars, documentation systems, and dashboards
Ensure SPCC compliance and deliver annual refresher training
Deliver light, practical training—especially terminology, sampling methods, and situational awareness
Participate in morning meetings, audits, and reviews as a key influencer
Collaborate daily with Production, Sales, Engineering, and Customers
Normalize discipline, accuracy, and system reliability across teams
Provide clear explanations of QC and compliance decisions without relying on authority
Lead annual company wide environmental and compliance training
Build upon and reinforce a culture of safety
Model outstanding safety behavior across all sites
Ensure safe, orderly, compliant lab and office environments
Provide visitor and inspector safety briefings