Lab Technician 2

Pavement Restorations Inc.; Loafer's Corner (TN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Pavement Restorations Inc. is seeking a Quality Control Laboratory Technician to sample, inspect, and test road-construction materials, including hot mix asphalt and aggregates, to ensure TDOT specifications and contract requirements are met.

You will support asphalt plant QC operations, perform equipment calibrations, document data, and participate in training and succession planning within a safety-conscious laboratory environment.

Qualifications

• TDOT specifications knowledge and application.
• Ability to interpret test reports and production records.
• Perform volumetric calculations and evaluate mixture properties.

Responsibilities

• Sample, inspect, and test road-construction materials including HMA and aggregates.
• Determine if characteristics meet TDOT specs, approved formulas, and contracts.
• Support QC operations and mix-design activities per TDOT/SOPs and test methods.
• Document data, control charts, and maintain testing equipment.
• Calibrate equipment and develop succession through training.

Tools

Laboratory software

Spreadsheets

Precision measuring instruments

Electronic reporting systems

Computers

Job description

A review of this job description has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties, all duties and requirements are essential job functions.

All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities; however, some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves and/or others.

Reports To

Manager – Quality Control

Basic Function

The Quality Control Laboratory Technician is responsible for sampling, inspecting, and testing road-construction materials, including hot mix asphalt (HMA) and aggregates.

The purpose of this work is to determine whether the characteristics, properties, composition, and quality of these materials meet or exceed applicable Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) specifications, approved job mix formulas, contract requirements, and customer standards.

The technician supports asphalt plant quality-control operations and mix-design activities in accordance with current TDOT Standard Specifications, Supplemental Specifications, Special Provisions, Standard Operating Procedures, and applicable AASHTO and ASTM test methods.

Required TDOT Certifications

The technician must possess, obtain, and maintain the TDOT certifications required for assigned responsibilities, including:

• TDOT Hot Mix Asphalt Certified Plant Technician certification.
• TDOT Hot Mix Asphalt QA/QC Level 3: Mix Design certification as a TDOT Asphalt Mix Design Technician.
• Other TDOT, AASHTO, ASTM, or company-required certifications applicable to assigned testing or inspection responsibilities.

Perform testing in accordance with TDOT quality control system

Understanding test methods and procedures.

Analysis of test data and corrective action to prevent non-conforming products.

Documentation and data control.

Care and maintenance of testing equipment.

Purchasing and calibration of testing equipment.

Developing and training for succession.

Technical Knowledge and Competencies

The technician must understand and be able to apply the current versions of TDOT specifications and the test procedures associated with the TDOT Hot Mix Asphalt Certified Plant Technician and TDOT Asphalt Mix Design Technician programs.

Applicable procedures may include:

The listed AASHTO, ASTM, and TDOT test methods listed in the TDOT SOPs.

The technician must also be able to:

• Interpret approved job mix formulas, test reports, control charts, specifications, and production records.
• Perform volumetric calculations and evaluate mixture properties.
• Recognize test-result trends and take timely corrective action.
• Understand applicable inspection duties for routine asphalt plant and laboratory reviews.
• Use computers, laboratory software, spreadsheets, electronic reporting systems, and precision measuring instruments.
• Safely perform plant and laboratory work around hot materials, moving equipment, chemicals, ovens, ignition furnaces, and other industrial hazards.

Supervision Received

The technician works under general direction. Definite objectives and established procedures are provided, but the technician is expected to plan and organize routine work independently and refer unusual conditions, significant specification issues, and nonconforming-material decisions to appropriate management.

Responsibility for Errors

This position is a first-level control point for recognizing and preventing material, testing, documentation, and production errors.

Errors that are caused or left undiscovered may result in rejected material, removal and replacement work, production delays, material waste, equipment damage, payment reductions, loss of customer confidence, or damage to the company’s reputation.

Contacts With Others

The position requires regular communication with plant personnel, laboratory personnel, paving crews, other departments, supervisors, customers, vendors, and TDOT representatives.

The technician must be able to request and provide technical information, explain test results, discuss corrective actions, and obtain cooperation while maintaining professional and effective working relationships.

Confidential Information

The position requires integrity and discretion in safeguarding confidential or proprietary information, including cost information, mix-design data, test results, customer information, wage information, personnel matters, and other information shared with supervisory or management personnel.

Physical Demands

The position requires moderate physical effort and may include:

• Frequently lifting or moving materials weighing more than 25 pounds.
• Occasionally lifting or moving materials weighing more than 60 pounds.
• Climbing onto or into vehicles and plant equipment.
• Stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, and grasping.
• Sitting, standing, and walking for sustained periods and over uneven industrial or construction surfaces.
• Working

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.