Quality Control Technician (Manufacturing)

Stella-Jones; Silver Springs (NV); On-site; USD 36,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit-sharing bonus

Medical plans

Dental & Vision

Life insurance

AD&D

LTD

401(k) match

Stock purchase plan

Job summary

Stella-Jones in Silver Springs, Nevada seeks a Quality Control Technician to ensure product quality from raw materials through post-treatment, applying industry standards and customer specifications.

You will perform inspections, identify nonconformances, maintain records, and support corrective actions while working with treating and operations teams in a large manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Reading and following specifications, procedures, and technical documentation.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to document inspection results.
• Minimum 2 years in manufacturing, quality control, or related industrial setting.
• Basic computer skills and data entry proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Perform post-treatment inspections to verify compliance with standards.
• Identify nonconforming materials and initiate corrective actions.
• Maintain quality databases, reports, and documentation.
• Coordinate with treating and operations teams to optimize processes.

Skills

Reading specifications

Detail-oriented

Basic computer skills

Data entry

Safety awareness

Quality inspection

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

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. To learn more about the company: https://www.stella-jones.com/en/inside-stella-jones

About our Plant Operations in Silver Springs, Nevada

Our 84-acre manufacturing site in Silver Springs specializes in the production of high-quality utility poles and is located 40 miles east of the Reno/Sparks area. The local Stella-Jones team is made up of 35+ manufacturing professionals across a variety of positions. To learn more about utility pole products manufactured at Silver Springs (including a 1-minute video overview), visit our product page: https://www.stella-jones.com/en/products/utility-poles

Position Overview

The Quality Control Technician at Stella-Jones in Silver Springs ensures conformance to industry, company, and customer-specific specifications for untreated and treated material, preservatives, and treating work solutions. The QC 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.

Key Responsibilities

Quality Inspection & Compliance

• 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.

Process Monitoring & Quality Assurance

• 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.

Testing & Evaluation

• 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.

Nonconformance & Corrective Action Management

• 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.

Documentation & Reporting

• 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.

Additional Responsibilities

• This position may serve as the Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) contact for the facility.
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in manufacturing, production, quality control, quality assurance, laboratory, inspection, wood products, or a related industrial environment.
• Ability to read and follow specifications, procedures, and technical documentation.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to accurately document inspection findings and test results.
• Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Office and data entry.
• Ability to work safely in an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Ability to perform physical inspection activities, including walking, climbing, bending, lifting, and collecting samples.
• Ability to successfully complete company training and qualification requirements.

Note:

Employment at Stella-Jones in the United States is contingent upon the successful completion of a pre-employment drug test and criminal background check. Also, there is no visa sponsorship available for this specific position.

Employee Benefits

As a Stella-Jones team member, you will have access to excellent benefits and incentives including:

• Pay rate of $27.13 per hour
• Annual profit-sharing (bonus) plan
• 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
• 401(k) savings plan with 6% Company match (150% on the first 4% deferred)
• Ability to purchase Company stock

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled