QC Tech 1

Locweld - A Stella-Jones Company; Tacoma (WA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

3 medical plans

401(k) company match

2 weeks paid vacation

Stock purchase option

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

Stella-Jones is seeking a QC Technician to ensure conformance to industry and customer specifications for treated and untreated materials throughout production. The role supports nonconformance handling, testing, and documentation from raw material intake to post-treatment evaluation.

The position emphasizes accuracy, adherence to QC manuals and ISO procedures, and collaboration with treating supervisors to optimize processes and maintain safety standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in quality control or inspection in a manufacturing environment.
• Familiarity with industry standards such as AWPA, ANSI O5.1, CSA O15/O80, and ASTM D25 or equivalent.
• Ability to document findings, maintain inspection logs, and support corrective actions.

Responsibilities

• Post-Treatment Inspection: evaluate materials for compliance with standards and customer requirements.
• Identify nonconformances and communicate with stakeholders; disposition rework, scrap, or escalation.
• Monitor treatment steps, verify moisture content, and ensure procedures are followed.
• Maintain inspection logs, assay forms, and material traceability.
• Apply ISO procedures and QC Manual requirements across operations.
• Conduct field and lab tests, evaluate results, and suggest adjustments.
• Prepare reports for plant leadership and coordinate with treating supervisors on improvements.

Job description

Stella-Jones is a leading manufacturer of essential infrastructure products focused on serving utilities and railroads, as well as supplying big box home improvement stores across North America. Headquartered in Montreal, Canada and publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange, Stella-Jones operates a vast network of facilities that employs more than 3,000 employees across the United States and Canada. Built on strong foundations with a coast-to-coast reach, we offer real opportunities for career success and community impact.

QC Technician 1 ensures conformance to industry, company, and customer-specific specifications for untreated and treated material, preservatives, and treating work solutions. The Quality Control Technician plays a critical role in ensuring the integrity, safety, and compliance of preserved wood products. This position is responsible for conducting inspections, identifying nonconformances, and supporting corrective actions throughout the production process, from raw material intake to post-treatment evaluation.

Principal Responsibilities

• Post-Treatment Inspection: Evaluate treated materials for compliance with AWPA, ANSI O5.1, CSA O15, CSA O80, or ASTM D25 and customer-specific requirements. Segregate and mark nonconforming materials for rework or retreatment as needed
• Nonconformance Management: Identify incidents of nonconformance and communicate to stakeholders. Collaborate with production supervisors to determine disposition—rework, scrap, or escalation. At ISO certified facilities initiate and document nonconformance incidents per the QS-017 Control of Nonconformance protocol.
• Process Monitoring: Ensure critical treatment steps are being performed including moisture content verification, and sterilization. Ensure adherence to documented procedures in the QC Manual and ISO procedures as applicable.
• Documentation and Reporting: Maintain accurate inspection logs, assay forms, and reject material records. Ensure traceability of reworked materials.
• Compliance and Standards: Apply industry standards such as AWPA, ANSI O5.1, CSA O15, CSA O80, and ASTM D25. Follow internal policies and customer specifications as outlined in the QC Manual or ISO procedures as applicable.
• Testing & Evaluation: Administer field and lab tests, evaluate results, and recommend treatment adjustments.
• Quality Assurance: Maintain and enforce the Corporate Quality Policies and Procedures; oversee quality reports and databases.
• Process Oversight: QC preservative concentrations, incising, shaving, framing, and other manufacturing processes to ensure compliance with standards.
• Inspection & Certification: Conduct boring, inspection, and chemical analysis of treated charges; issue treating certificates and reports.
• Calibration: Ensure lab and inspection equipment is appropriately calibrated at recommended compliance intervals.
• Documentation: Maintain accurate records of inspections, analyses, specifications, and correspondence.
• Collaboration: Work closely with treating supervisors to optimize cycles and solution strengths.
• Corrective Actions: Initiates corrective actions as necessary, supports root cause analysis, implements actions, and completes effectiveness checks as assigned.
• Reporting: Complete daily, weekly, and monthly compliance reports for plant leadership.
• Third-Party Coordination: Manage external quality control inspections.

This position may also be designated as the EHS contact for a facility and may be assigned additional related duties.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Employee Benefits

• The security of working for a company designated as an essential workplace
• Comprehensive total benefits package with 3 medical plans to choose from
• Several company-paid benefits including:
• Dental and Vision coverage
• Life insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) policies
• Long-Term Disability Coverage
• Access to a robust employee assistance program
• Competitive compensation
• Annual bonus program opportunity
• 401(k) savings plan with generous Company match (150% on the first 4% deferred)
• 2 weeks paid vacation and 9 holidays
• Career advancement opportunities
• Ability to purchase Company stock

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled