Concrete Technician

Lehigh Hanson, Inc. is one of the largest construction materials companies in North America with more than 550 active operations in the U.S. and Canada. Lehigh Hanson and its affiliated companies produce aggregates, cement, slag, concrete and other related building materials. Lehigh Hanson is part of HeidelbergCement, one of the world’s largest integrated manufacturers of building materials with leading market positions in aggregates, cement and ready mixed concrete.

Under the direction of the Sr Technical Services Manager, the Concrete Technician is responsible for monitoring properties of ready mixed concrete at the batch plant and/or at the point of delivery by observation and performance of physical tests to assure that job requirements and being met consistently. Additional responsibilities include acting as the liaison between Distribution, Fleet, Sales, and the customer.

* Create an attitude of Safety, contribute to the safe operation of the department; maintain a safe, clean work area * Responsible for ensuring the proper mix design, scale weights and water demand of mix designs at batch plants. * Performs physical tests on ready mix concrete at plant, such as slump, entrained air, unit weight and yield. * At point of delivery, spot checks same physical properties as above and discusses necessary adjustments in batch weights with Manager, plus observes workability, finish ability, and contractor’s use or misuse of product. * Performs physical tests on ready mix concrete aggregates, such as gradations, decants, sand equivalency, specific gravity and density, absorption. * Prepares and performs physical tests on laboratory mix concrete batches such as slump, entrained air, unit weight and yield, time of setting and compressive strength. * Performs on site surveys of fleets and facilities producing products so as to be able to identify delivery problems and recommend solutions. * Develops and maintains appropriate working relationship so that individuals will be able to inform Distribution, Production and/or Sales of conditions that could adversely effect good, efficient delivery service, and, when possible, take necessary action to correct the condition. * Keeps a written daily log of activities and observations. * Investigates and reports complaints pertaining to quantity, quality, or performance. * Writes job inspection reports when required. * Maintains QA/QC database(s) current. * Other duties as assigned.

* High School diploma required; Bachelor’s degree preferred. * Minimum 3 years directly related experience. * ACI Field Grade I Testing Technician * ACI Aggregate or Laboratory Certification; NRMCA Certification is a plus * Experience in the collection, testing and reporting of concrete and/or aggregate samples. * Knowledge of the aggregate and concrete manufacturing process. * Working knowledge of ACI, ASTM, DOT and Regional standards and specifications. * Solid communication skills, both oral and written. * Strong computer skills. * Must be able to frequently lift 50lbs. * Ability to work varying schedule based on customer & business needs.