Quality Assurance Technician

CMC; Martinsburg (WV); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

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.

Qualifications

• Must have Intermediate skills with Microsoft applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc)
• Experience with QMOS, and SAP Preferred
• 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
• Previous experience in Quality Control preferred
• Ability to work in non-climate-controlled environment
• Capable to perform the physical requirements of the job (lift 35-50 lbs.)
• Ability to work a 12-hour rotating shift which may include weekends and holiday

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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
• 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
• Support lab standardization and document control activities
• Clean and calibrate tensile test machine and other tools as required in accordance with established practice and procedures
• Detect and report nonconforming material and deviations from specifications to supervisor
• Initiate containment, support root cause investigation, and disposition activities
• Operating lab testing equipment such as spectrometers, x-ray slag analyzer, calipers, scales,micrometers and others as required
• Participate in CMC Safety Programs and proactively uphold the CMC Safety Culture

Skills

Microsoft Office

QMOS

SAP

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Spectrograph

Tensile test machine

X-ray slag analyzer

Calipers

Job description

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

it’s what’s inside that counts

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
• $500 Annual Company-paid Lifestyle Benefit
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Support lab standardization and document control activities
• Clean and calibrate tensile test machine and other tools as required in accordance with established practice and procedures
• Detect and report nonconforming material and deviations from specifications to supervisor
• Initiate containment, support root cause investigation, and disposition activities
• Operating lab testing equipment such as spectrometers, x-ray slag analyzer, calipers, scales,micrometers and others as required
• Participate in CMC Safety Programs and proactively uphold the CMC Safety Culture

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
• 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
• Previous experience in Quality Control preferred
• Ability to work in non-climate-controlled environment
• Capable to perform the physical requirements of the job (lift 35-50 lbs.)
• Ability to work a 12-hour rotating shift which may include weekends and holiday

Your Education

• High School Diploma or GED required

We are CMC, a Fortune 500® 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 join CMC. 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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