Granite Construction

Quality Manager

Granite Construction • $80K — $95K *
Vicksburg, MS 39180In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • BS in Engineering or 10 years of related experience in construction materials
  • Registered Professional Engineer certification preferred
  • ISO Internal Auditor Certification desired
  • 10 years of quality management experience or 25 years in the field
  • AASHTO/ASTM accreditation experience preferred

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement corporate Quality Management initiatives
  • Manage quality control activities for aggregate and hot mix asphalt operations
  • Support QC Managers in executing quality management programs
  • Provide technical support for rapid resolution of QC challenges
  • Review RFPs to determine quality requirements and optimal QC plans
  • Lead process improvement activities and disseminate best practices
  • Conduct QM audits and ensure compliance with quality standards

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and succession planning
  • Engagement with regional and state public agency technical staff
  • Ability to positively impact customer satisfaction and operational efficiency
  • Participation in promoting a safe working environment compliant with OSHA and MSHA regulations
Full Job Description
General Summary

This position is responsible for coordinating operating group Quality Management (QM) functions and overseeing QC programs for aggregate and hot mix asphalt (HMA) production operations. This includes responsibility for technical support of QC operations, QM initiative development, and process improvement activities generating/disseminating best practices to ensure compliance with Granite Construction standards of expectations.

Essential Job Accountabilities
  • Actively participate in development of corporate Quality Management initiatives and implementation of them to ensure compliance with quality standards and value added benefit to customers.
  • Direct and manage all quality control activities for aggregate and HMA production facilities including laboratory testing, QA programs, mix design validation, and ensuring QC standards are maintained throughout the manufacturing process
  • Assist and support QC Managers with execution of overall QM programs and establishment of operation specific quality programs to assure compliance with contract requirements.
  • Provide technical support for QC Managers and operations to ensure rapid resolution of technical challenges, customer service, and knowledge transfer needs.
  • Provide technical support for review of RFPs to determine quality requirements, asphalt mix design review, and determination of optimum QC plans to meet requirements while minimizing risk and cost.
  • Continually participate in process improvement activities to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness, then develop and disseminate best practices and standard operating procedures based on them.
  • Be actively involved in QC staff development to assure a highly engaged workforce and succession planning.
  • Perform QM audits of area, region, and project quality operations to assure compliance with project specific and corporate compliance standards.
  • Assist QC Managers with development of quality budgets and forecasts are and use to achieve positive financial performance.
  • Develop, maintain, and leverage relationships with key regional and state public agency technical staff, customers, and engineering firms.
  • Participate in and promote Granite's safety procedures to promote a safe working environment including compliance with OSHA and MSHA rules and regulations.


Education/Certification
  • BS in Engineering desired or equivalent work experience
  • Registered Professional Engineer desired
  • ISO Internal Auditor Certification desired


Work Experience
  • BS in Engineering and 10 years experience or 25 years technical/managerial experience in construction and construction materials.


Knowledge, skills, and abilities
  • Expert knowledge of quality management concepts and audit procedures
  • Extensive knowledge of aggregate processing, hot mix asphalt (HMA) production quality control, including material testing, mix design principles, and laboratory operations
  • Proficient with database operations and Microsoft Office Suite
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills
  • Self-motivated
  • AASHTO/ASTM accreditation experience preferred


Physical Demand

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear.
  • The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit and use hands to operate a computer keyboard.
  • The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms.
  • The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus.
  • Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.


Additional requirements
  • Valid driver's license
  • Ability to travel


The statements included in this job description are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements and criteria necessary to successfully perform the job. Other duties may be assigned as required. Requirements for this job are subject to modification by Dickerson & Bowen Company and their designees, and reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

About Granite Construction

Granite Construction Inc. is an American company, a member of the S&P 600 Index based in Watsonville, California and is the parent corporation of Granite Construction Company. The company is both a heavy civil construction contractor and construction aggregate manufacturer, owning or leasing quarries in several Western states for extracting mostly sands, gravel, and crushed stone products. Incorporated in 1922 and publicly traded since 1990, Granite Construction Company is composed of a construction materials division, and two construction operating divisions. Under each Group are numerous regional offices, quarries, asphalt and concrete plants. Granite does work in both public and private sector transportation infrastructure projects that include: roads and highways, bridges, dams, water reservoirs, railroads, seaports and airports. The materials division produces construction materials such as sand, gravel, ready-mix and asphalt concrete. In 2021, Granite was ranked 25th on ENR's Top 400 Contractors.
Learn more about Granite Construction
Size
1,900 employees
Market Cap
$1.5 billion
Industry
Real Estate & Construction
Net Income
-$101.4 million
Founded
1922
5 Year Trend
+3.7%
Revenue
$3.5 billion
NASDAQ
GVA
* Ladders Estimates

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