Field Quality Control Manager – Ready-Mix & Aggregates

Heidelberg Materials; Bothell (WA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with match

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Health insurance

Dental & Vision

HSA/HRA/FSA

Job summary

Heidelberg Materials North America seeks a QC Manager to lead field quality planning, testing, and coordination across ready-mix and aggregate projects in Washington state. You will route testing priorities, safety expectations, and communication paths among production, dispatch, sales, and customers.

Ideal candidates have a technical degree and strong knowledge of concrete production, testing, and quality systems, with proficiency in MS Office and testing equipment.

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
• Prior materials, field/lab, and testing procedure experience 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 high-risk placements to confirm roles, testing requirements, safety expectations, communication paths, and escalation protocols.
• Collaborate with QC Supervisor to translate production schedules, pour plans, project requirements, and customer commitments into clear field QC priorities.
• Identify execution risks including logistics, site access, delivery windows, weather, placement readiness, plant capacity, mix performance, and customer-specific requirements.
• Serve as liaison between Production/Dispatch, Sales, QC, Field teams, Lab, and customers to align expectations before and during placements.
• Oversee field QC execution by reviewing testing cadence, coverage plans, documentation quality, technician availability, and escalated quality issues.
• Support quality 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

Concrete testing

Quality systems

ASTM standards

ACI Level 1

Data-driven improvement

Education

Technical degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Quality reporting systems

Testing equipment

Job description

Heidelberg Materials North America seeks a QC Manager to lead field quality planning, testing, and coordination across ready-mix and aggregate projects in Washington state. You will route testing priorities, safety expectations, and communication paths among production, dispatch, sales, and customers.

Ideal candidates have a technical degree and strong knowledge of concrete production, testing, and quality systems, with proficiency in MS Office and testing equipment.