Quality Assurance Technician

Commercial Metals Company; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a Fortune 500 company, Commercial Metals Company (CMC), as a Quality Control Technician in Birmingham, Alabama. You'll conduct chemical and physical tests on steel products, ensuring safety and quality while benefiting from extensive training and advancement opportunities. Be part of a team dedicated to sustainability and innovation in the steel production industry.

Benefits

Day 1 Benefits Coverage with low-cost Medical, Vision, Dental

Day 1 Paid-time Off and Vacation

4.5% Company Match 401(k) plan

Competitive Compensation and Bonuses

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Training and Advancement Opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in Quality Control preferred.
• Capable of lifting 35-50 lbs and performing physical requirements.
• Ability to work a 12-hour rotating shift.

Responsibilities

• Perform chemical analysis of steel samples for quality tests.
• Communicate inspection results to supervisors.
• Maintain and operate testing equipment.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Teamwork

Mathematical skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft applications (Outlook, Word, Excel)

QMOS

SAP

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There’s more to CMC than our products and the buildings, structures, and roads they go into. At CMC, it’s the people inside our recycling centers, fabrication plants, manufacturing facilities, steel mills and offices that make us who we are as a company. Our success comes from finding, retaining, and supporting the highest quality talent by offering:

• Day 1 Benefits Coverage with low cost Medical, Vision, Dental
• Day 1 Paid-time Off and Vacation
• 4.5% Company Match 401(k) plan
• Competitive Compensation and Bonuses
• Company-paid Life and Disability Insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Training and Advancement Opportunities

Why This Job

CMC provides an excellent opportunity to learn the steel, construction reinforcement and ground stabilization industries and to grow in your career. Whether you will spend your day brainstorming in an office cubicle, operating a crane, running manufacturing equipment or troubleshooting technical obstacles, at CMC, you’ll get the training and support from your team that you need to excel in your role and reach your full potential.

What You'll Do

• Perform chemical analysis of steel samples and physical testing of various steel mill rolled products
• Maintain and operate spectrograph and related equipment to test chemical composition of heats
• Maintain and operate tensile test machine and bending test apparatus to check conformity of rolled product to specification physical requirements
• Record, verify and submit test results to insure product quality and mill certification integrity into CMC computer systems
• Participates in the CMC Safety Programs and proactively upholds the CMC Safety Culture
• Support nuclear program compliant quality management system, including 10 CFR Part 21
• Prepare and perform chemistry tests for samples taken from heat samples and when necessary billets and test bars
• Verify test results against product specifications and support billet heat traceability activities
• Cut, prepare, and inspect samples from all rolled products for dimension, weight and workmanship at the rolling process
• Communicate inspection results in real time to the proper supervisor
• Perform tension test and enter test data into computer for Mill test reports
• Use extensometer and recorder as required to enter results into computer system in a timely matter
• Utilize ancillary equipment (eg metallography, potable hardness tester, etc) when necessary
• Communicate non-conforming product with emphasis on weight control, strength level and product specifications per assigned standards
• Advise appropriate personnel to make Thermex adjustments when results indicate need based on test results
• Collect, prepare, test and package samples for use by various State Highway inspectors and others Also support external audits when necessary
• Support lab standardization and document control activities
• Maintain operating condition and standardization of two spectrographs and x-ray analyzer, shears, and argon supply
• Maintain operating condition and standardization of saws and other equipment required for in-process and product testing
• Clean and calibrate tensile test machine and other tools as required in accordance with established practice and procedures
• Obtain water samples and perform hardness test, monitor water softeners, and add salt as needed
• Communicate with caster supervisor concerning hardness of softener water and alert appropriate
• Detect and report nonconforming material and deviations from specifications to supervisor
• Initiate containment, support root cause investigation, and disposition activities
• Support product operations with non-conforming test results and non-standard billet grade usage

What You'll Need

• Use math and knowledge of the job to determine if product is within specs
• Must have Intermediate skills with Microsoft applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc),
• Experience with QMOS, and SAP Preferred
• Capable to perform the physical requirements of the job (lift 35-50 lbs)
• Able to work well and efficiently in teams and cross-functional activities
• Must have an excellent work ethic, attention to detail, communication and organizational skills
• Ability to work a 12-hour rotating shift which may include weekends and holiday
• Previous experience in Quality Control preferred
• Ability to work in non-climate controlled environment

Your Education

• High School Diploma or GED required

We are CMC, a Fortune500 company at the leading edge of our industry. Our construction reinforcement and steel products have supported construction projects and structures around the world. The secret to our success? We’ve built our legacy by assembling a team of innovators and doers to tackle some of the most challenging construction reinforcement problems facing our world for more than 100 years — and we’re just getting started.

If you’re ready to join a team working to make our industry more sustainable, support the bridges, roadways, buildings and infrastructure that connects our communities, and do meaningful work, you’re ready to joinCMC. Apply today and start moving your career — and our world — forward. Let's build a better world!

CMC is committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, or other status protected by federal, state or local law.

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