Quality Manager

Job ID: 530069

Ash Grove family of companies is one of North America's leading cement manufacturers, with a legacy of innovation and excellence dating back to 1882.

The company operates 12 world-class cement plants and a vast network of 41 terminals across the United States and Canada.

Renowned for its forward-thinking approach, Ash Grove combines technical expertise, robust safety standards, and empowered talent to deliver high performance and better serve our customers.

At Ash Grove, we stand together to reinvent the way our world is built.

To learn more about us go to www.ashgrove.com

At Ash Grove Cement, people are our first priority.

We offer a complete benefits package to include:



* Health Insurance



* Dental Insurance



* Vision Insurance



* Retirement Plan



* Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays



* Tuition Reimbursement



* Employee Assistance Program



* Disability Pay



* Life Insurance



* Growth Opportunities and more!

Summary:

The Quality Manager supervises and administers all plant laboratory activities, including quality control and the proportioning of materials used in the cement manufacturing process.

This position ensures the efficient operation of the plant laboratory facility.

The position is required to remain available on a 24-hour basis to assist with the lab and processing problems.

What you'll be contributing:



* Promote and follow all plant safety guidelines.


* Additional duties as assigned by supervisor.


* Ensures efficient plant quality control procedures.

Monitors quality control and collaborates with plant management regarding current quality control status and actions needed for improving product quality.


* Establishes, communicates, and assigns job responsibilities to plant laboratory employees.


* Provides indirect supervision over plant personnel affecting product quality or control of production processes.

In addition, supervises and evaluates the job performance of laboratory personnel.


* Establishes technical director and sales department the cement quality control parameters needed to be competitive in the marketplace.


* Reviews and interprets cement and other raw material research data stored in the lab computer.


* Calculates and reviews daily production activities and results.


* Supervises and ensures test procedures are conducted according to established standards and guidelines.


* Maintains continual awareness of changes in the production process and evaluates their impact on the quality of the product.

Recommends processing changes.


* Generates instructions for setting and adjusting equipment to make raw meals and cement to obtain a uniform quality.

Establishes laboratory quality control parameters for slurry, clinker, and cement.


* Confers regularly with other department managers regarding quality control issues such as harvesting raw material to obtain the desired mix, optimum utilization of raw m...