Quality Control Technician

Job Introduction

At Tarmac, ‘who you are’ matters.  We want to get to know you.  If you share our values and are proud of a job well done, collaborative in working well with others and ambitious to make things better, then have a read of what we have on offer. 

We are currently looking for a Quality Control Technician to join our friendly team based in our Linford site, Stanford-Le-Hope, Essex on a fixed term contract for 9 to 12 months.

Here at Tarmac, we are working hard to create a dynamic and inclusive environment and it’s important that our people come from a variety of different backgrounds.

Role Responsibility

Reporting directly to the Manufacturing Manager, the successful Quality Control Technician will focus on the all quality aspects for the manufacture and production of concrete aircrete blocks at a site-based level, this role is there to provide support to the site operational team as well as the central Quality Management with the day to day QA/QC testing associated to aggregate block manufacture.

Key Accountabilities:

• Undertake testing to ensure that raw materials comply with the target specifications
• Train staff to ensure that employees working in production are aware of the quality requirements, capable of controlling the process and responsible for managing their own quality standards.
• Undertake strengths and density tests to ensure compliance with relevant standards to ensure excellent customer service via quality.
• Develop and monitor continuous improvement programs, aiming to reduce the number of defects and improve levels of quality.
• Review of statistical data from the production lines to identify quality problems. To analyse the data and recommend changes to production processes or quality controls to eliminate the problems.

The Ideal Candidate

As the successful candidate for Quality Control Technician, you will ideally possess previous experience working as a Quality Technician or Quality Inspector within a Concrete manufacturing environment.
However, we are willing to consider candidates with general Quality Control knowledge and higher A-level grades in Chemistry.

Specific Requirements;

• Experience in concrete technology
• A-Level chemistry - Desirable
• Be IT Literate

Why Us

In addition to the role of Quality Control Technician, we offer an extensive range of career development opportunities and industry-leading rewards, incentives and benefits: 

• Bonus scheme
• Enhanced holiday entitlement 
• Contributory pension scheme 
• Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc. 
• Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice 
• Access to join our Employee Communities inc. BAME; LGBTQ+; Working Parents 
• Training and development opportunities 

Interested? Why not click here to find out more?  Go on… are you ready to build your future? 

Tarmac is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. 

Tarmac Trading Limited