Asphalt QC Technician

Operations Services West Lakeland, Minnesota


Description

Martin Marietta is looking for applicants for Asphalt Quality Control Technicians.  This position offers the opportunity to work with your hands and get outdoors. Candidates with experience are preferred, but if you are willing to learn, we are willing to teach! This position is seasonal. We are looking for candidates that will be based out of Stillwater, with support to various metro asphalt plants as needed.
 
Essential Functions
  • Sampling and testing of Asphalt mixtures as well as aggregate products.
  • Analyzing test data and record and report results.
  • Calibrate, clean, and maintain production tools and testing equipment.
  • Understanding the process of keeping materials in specification.
  • Communicating with production staff and direct supervisor.
Competencies
  • Safety Acumen
  • Communication
  • Motivation
  • Critical Thinking
  • Analytical Skills
  • Problem-Solving
  • Teamwork
Work Environment
This position operates 80% of the time in a laboratory environment, 20% outdoors.
 
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to feel, or handle objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, bend, crouch or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee must frequently lift or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
 
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time seasonal position that regularly requires long hours, regularly exceeding 40+ hours per week. Night and weekend work is a possibility. Overtime and night work shift differentials apply. This job will require travel to multiple sites. There will be times when outside assignments may require periods of work in all weather conditions-heat, cold, wet, or dry. May have exposure to dust, sand, gravel, diesel exhaust, etc.
 
Required Education and Experience
  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • 1+ year related experience
  • Valid, unrestricted driver’s license with clean driving record
  • Strong computer and organizational skills
  • Willing to travel to various plant locations on a day-to-day basis
  • Desire for hands on work in a fast-paced environment
Additional Eligibility Qualifications
  • MNDOT Aggregate Production Certification, or ability to obtain within 12 months
  • MNDOT Bituminous Plant 1 Certification, or ability to obtain within 12 months
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
 
The hiring range for this position is $23.50 -$28.00 exclusive of benefits or bonuses (discretionary and non-discretionary). The offered base compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, business need, market conditions, proficiencies, skills, education, and experience. Additionally, at Martin Marietta we place a high value on internal pay equity and will consider the compensation for those in similarly situated roles and direct team members. The hiring range for this role represents the base compensation we expect to pay for the position at time of hire and does not represent the total possible base pay of the position.
In addition to our base compensation, we also offer a competitive benefits package for full-time employees, including medical, dental and vision coverage; prescription drug coverage; health savings accounts; flexible spending accounts; life, AD&D and disability insurance; 401(k) with a company match and an employer-funded defined benefit pension plan. Other benefits include paid time off, paid holidays, education/tuition assistance, an employee discount program, adoption assistance, wellness programs and more.
Part time employees are eligible to participate in the 401k plan and receive a company match. In addition, they are eligible to start accruing service for the pension plan.
 
This is a safety-sensitive role and Martin Marietta will continue to require drug testing that does include testing for cannabis/THC.

A member of the S&P 500 Index, Martin Marietta is an American-based company and a leading supplier of heavy building materials – including aggregates, cement, ready-mixed concrete and asphalt. Through a network of operations spanning 28 states, Canada and the Bahamas, dedicated Martin Marietta teams supply the foundational resources upon which our communities thrive. Martin Marietta's Magnesia Specialties business produces high-purity magnesia and dolomitic lime products used worldwide in environmental, industrial, agricultural and specialty applications.

At Martin Marietta, we strive to work with the best and the brightest – those who have the potential to become our company's future leaders. Each of our roughly 9,500 people shares a common purpose regardless of their professional role or work environment. Together, we utilize our diverse skills and experiences to drive our company and its extraordinary culture forward. Our aim is to build on our foundation of success and help values-driven and hardworking people realize their full potential. When you decide to invest your career in Martin Marietta, you'll know what it's like to be respected, challenged and rewarded.

In return, we offer a highly competitive benefits package, including: 

  • Medical
  • Prescription Drug
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Health Care Reimbursement Account
  • Dependent Care Reimbursement Account
  • Wellness Programs
  • Employee Assistance Plan
  • Paid Holidays and Vacation
  • 401(k) with Company matching
  • Pension
  • Salary Continuation – Short-Term Disability
  • Long-Term Disability Options
  • Employee Life Insurance
  • Spouse & Dependent Life Insurance
  • Business Travel Accident Insurance
  • Direct Deposit Payroll
  • Educational/Tuition Assistance Plan
  • College Scholarship Program – for dependent children
  • Matching Gift Program
  • New Auto Purchase Discount Plans

At Martin Marietta, we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all qualified applicants and teammates. We celebrate diversity and commit that qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.