Field QC Lead: Concrete Quality & Compliance

01604 HM Pacific Northwest, Inc.; Bothell (WA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

HSA

HRA

FSA

AD&D

Job summary

Heidelberg Materials North America seeks an experienced Quality Control professional to lead field QC planning and kickoff meetings for critical placements across Washington state. You will translate production schedules into clear QC priorities and proactively identify execution risks affecting delivery and quality.

The role requires a degree in a technical field or equivalent experience, strong knowledge of ready-mix concrete, and proficiency with quality systems and MS Office.

Qualifications

• Degree in a technical, engineering, construction materials, or related field, or an equivalent relevant experience.
• Strong knowledge of ready mix concrete production, concrete field testing practices, quality systems, and applicable ASTM, ACI, WAQTC, and AASHTO standards.
• ACI Field Level 1, Strength Testing Technician, and Aggregates Technician preferred, with emphasis on aggregates and ready-mix concrete sampling and testing.
• Technical proficiency with quality reporting systems, Microsoft Office applications, testing equipment, and data driven process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and kickoff meetings for critical or high-risk placements to confirm roles, testing requirements, safety expectations, communication paths, and escalation protocols.
• Work with the QC Supervisor to translate production schedules, pour plans, project requirements, and customer commitments into clear field QC priorities.
• Proactively identify execution risks including logistics, site access, delivery windows, weather, placement readiness, plant capacity, mix performance, and customer-specific requirements.
• Serve as the liaison between Production/Dispatch, Sales, QC, Field teams, Lab, and customers to align expectations before and during placements.
• Maintain oversight of field QC execution by reviewing testing cadence, coverage plans, documentation quality, technician availability, and escalated quality issues.
• Support quality concern response by coordinating containment actions, increased monitoring, customer communication, internal follow-up, documentation, and closure.
• Backfill QC Manager coverage during absences by triaging escalations, supporting containment actions, maintaining stakeholder communication, and ensuring proper handoff.

Skills

QC Planning

Ready-mix Concrete

Quality Systems

MS Office

Education

Technical/engineering field degree

Tools

Testing equipment

Job description

Heidelberg Materials North America seeks an experienced Quality Control professional to lead field QC planning and kickoff meetings for critical placements across Washington state. You will translate production schedules into clear QC priorities and proactively identify execution risks affecting delivery and quality.

The role requires a degree in a technical field or equivalent experience, strong knowledge of ready-mix concrete, and proficiency with quality systems and MS Office.