Quality Control Manager

Line of Business: RMCPay Range: $104,220.00 – $138,953.32

About Us

Heidelberg Materials is one of the world's largest suppliers of building materials. Heidelberg Materials North America operates over 450 locations across the U.S. and Canada with approximately 9,000 employees.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead planning and kickoff meetings for critical or high-risk placements to confirm roles, testing requirements, safety expectations, communication paths, and escalation protocols.
• Work with the QC Supervisor to translate production schedules, pour plans, project requirements, and customer commitments into clear field QC priorities.
• Proactively identify execution risks including logistics, site access, delivery windows, weather, placement readiness, plant capacity, mix performance, and customer-specific requirements
• Serve as the liaison between Production/Dispatch, Sales, QC, Field teams, Lab, and customers to align expectations before and during placements.
• Maintain oversight of field QC execution by reviewing testing cadence, coverage plans, documentation quality, technician availability, and escalated quality issues.
• Support quality concern response by coordinating containment actions, increased monitoring, customer communication, internal follow-up, documentation, and closure.
• Backfill QC Manager coverage during absences by triaging escalations, supporting containment actions, maintaining stakeholder communication, and ensuring proper handoff.

What Are We Looking For

• Degree in a technical, engineering, construction materials, or related field, or an equivalent relevant experience.
• Strong knowledge of ready mix concrete production, concrete field testing practices, quality systems, and applicable ASTM, ACI, WAQTC, and AASHTO standards.
• ACI Field Level 1, Strength Testing Technician, and Aggregates Technician
• Prior materials, field/lab, and testing procedure experience preferred, with emphasis on aggregates and ready-mix concrete sampling and testing.
• Technical proficiency with quality reporting systems, Microsoft Office applications, testing equipment, and data driven process improvement.

Work Environment

• Primarily works in the field at ready mix and aggregate facilities, customer job sites, and construction projects throughout the Washington market.
• Frequent coordination with materials testing laboratories, operations teams, dispatch, contractors, customers, and regulatory agencies.
• Regular exposure to outdoor weather conditions, uneven terrain, moving equipment, traffic hazards, noise, dust, and construction environments.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and work occasional Saturdays, early mornings, or extended hours based on project and operational needs.

What We Offer

• Competitive base salary and participation in our annual incentive plan.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with an automatic company contribution as well as matching contributions.
• Highly competitive benefits programs, including:
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision along with Prescription Drug Benefits
  • Health Saving Savings Account (HSA), Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • AD&D, Short- and Long-Term Disability Coverage as well as Basic Life Insurance
  • Paid Bonding Leave, 15 days of Paid Vacation, 40 hours of Paid Sick Leave and 10 Paid Holidays

Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority / Female / Veteran / Disabled.