Quality Control Technician – Infrastructure Materials

Locweld - A Stella-Jones Company; Silver Springs (NV); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

3 medical plans to choose from

Dental and Vision coverage

Life insurance and AD&D

Long-Term Disability

401(k) with company match

2 weeks paid vacation and 9 holidays

Career advancement opportunities

Stock purchase option

Job summary

Stella-Jones is seeking a Quality Control Technician to help ensure the quality, safety, and integrity of wood products across North America. You will conduct inspections, monitor processes, and support corrective actions to meet customer specifications and regulatory requirements.

The role involves collaboration with operations, documentation of quality data, and participation in continuous improvement initiatives. On-site work with opportunities for growth and a comprehensive benefits package.

Responsibilities

• Perform post-treatment inspections to verify compliance with AWPA, ANSI O5.1, CSA O15, CSA O80, ASTM D25, and customer-specific requirements.
• Identify, segregate, and mark nonconforming materials for rework, retreatment, or further evaluation.
• Conduct inspections, boring, and chemical analyses of treated charges and issue treatment certificates and reports.
• Apply industry standards and customer specifications while ensuring compliance with internal quality procedures and ISO requirements, where applicable.
• Monitor critical treatment processes, including moisture content verification and sterilization requirements.
• Verify preservative concentrations, incising, shaving, framing, and other manufacturing processes meet established quality standards.
• Support and uphold Corporate Quality Policies and Procedures.
• Maintain quality databases, reports, and documentation to ensure process consistency and compliance.
• Perform field and laboratory testing to evaluate product quality and treatment effectiveness.
• Analyze test results and recommend treatment adjustments when necessary.
• Ensure laboratory and inspection equipment is properly calibrated and maintained according to required compliance schedules.
• Identify and communicate quality nonconformances to appropriate stakeholders.
• Collaborate with production and operations teams to determine appropriate disposition, including rework, retreatment, scrap, or escalation.
• At ISO-certified facilities, initiate and document nonconformance incidents in accordance with the QS-017 Control of Nonconformance procedure.
• Support root cause investigations, implement corrective actions, and perform effectiveness checks as assigned.
• Maintain accurate inspection logs, assay forms, reject material records, and quality documentation.
• Ensure traceability of reworked materials and maintain complete records of inspections, analyses, specifications, and correspondence.
• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly compliance reports for plant leadership.
• Partner with treating supervisors and operations teams to optimize treating cycles and solution strengths.
• Coordinate with internal teams and external inspectors to support quality initiatives and regulatory compliance.
• Manage and facilitate third-party quality control inspections.
• This position may serve as the Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) contact for the facility.
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Job description

Stella-Jones is seeking a Quality Control Technician to help ensure the quality, safety, and integrity of wood products across North America. You will conduct inspections, monitor processes, and support corrective actions to meet customer specifications and regulatory requirements.

The role involves collaboration with operations, documentation of quality data, and participation in continuous improvement initiatives. On-site work with opportunities for growth and a comprehensive benefits package.