Quality Technician I
Amrize · Smithland, KY
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Quality
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 9 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level quality role at Amrize (industrial) in Smithland, KY. Provide “troubleshooting” guidance and advice, for various customers both internal and external.
- Tools it names
- Control plans
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Quality Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $52k–$75k.
Median of the low and high ends of 26 live postings that list pay, out of 528 quality technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 8 other live quality postings in Kentucky.
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Similar roles usually ask 60+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Control plans 56%
- Root cause 44%
- SPC 44%
- ISO 9001 44%
- Lean 33%
- CAPA 33%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
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Pick 2–3 people on the Quality team at Amrize
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Send a short, curious note
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Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Which standards drive the work here: ISO 13485, IATF 16949, AS9100?
- How much of the job is customer complaints versus prevention?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
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Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
Quality Technician I at Amrize in other locations
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Full description from AmrizeAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
About the role
You will be responsible for performing quality control tests on materials (sand/rock) for specific product lines using ASTM and AASHTO standards.
Requirements
- ✓This job requires shift work, callouts, scheduled and unscheduled overtime, weekend and holiday work. Employees may have the work schedule adjusted on short notice.
- ✓Successful candidates must adhere to all safety protocols and proper use of Amrize approved Personal Protection Equipment ("PPE"), including but not limited to respirators. Employees that are required to wear respirators must be clean shaven where the respirator seal meets the face in order to pass the qualitative and quantitative fit tests.
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Join Amrize as a Quality Technician I and help construct what's next. If you're ready to put your skills to work on projects that matter — and build a career with a company that’s building North America — we want to hear from you!
What you'll accomplish
- •Carries out ongoing lab and field sampling. Testing to ensure that material produced and shipped meet State, project and customer specifications.
- •Conducts in depth problem-solving, detailed data and trend analyses and troubleshooting, reporting results associated with aggregate material performance.
- •Assist with the documentation of material control plans and material performance data, procedures and project- specific quality control.
- •Performs some service, repair, and calibration of laboratory and field testing equipment
- •Carries out regular updates to appropriate Quality Control and Quality Assurance test databases and spreadsheets and provides report summaries or analyses as needed.
- •Self-motivated with a solid work ethic
- •Highly dependable, ability to work cooperatively in fast paced environment.
- •Ability to learn plant flow and plant operations.
- •Observe and enforce all Amrize US Safety Standards, Advisories, and Policies.
- •Be a responsible advocate for on-the-job safety and the environment.
- •Provide “troubleshooting” guidance and advice, for various customers both internal and external.
- •Work under general / minimal supervision; customarily works with limited supervision.
- •Ability to travel to multi-region locations and work overtime as required.
- •Demonstrate a commitment to communicating, improving and adhering to health, safety and environmental policies in all work environments and areas. Promote a culture of safety and exhibit these behaviors.
What we're looking for
Education: High School diploma/GED; two years of post-secondary technical education or course work in Sciences that deals with laboratory functions is preferred. This is a great entry level position for a Geology, Chemistry or Earth Sciences graduate.
Experience: At least two years of experience as materials Q.C. Laboratory Technician, preferred. Experience working in varying weather elements preferred. Ability to learn the basic operations of aggregate plants.Computer proficiency including MS Word, Excel and Google applications. Ability to lift and carry 50lbs over uneven ground for a distance.
Additional
What we offer
- •Competitive salary
- •Retirement Savings: Choose from 401(k) pre-tax and/or Roth after-tax savings
- •Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- •Medical, Dental, Disability and Life Insurance
- •Holistic Health & Well-being programs
- •Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) & Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) for health and dependent care
- •Vision and other Voluntary benefits and discounts
- •Paid time off & paid holidays
- •Paid Parental Leave (maternity & paternity)
- •Educational Assistance Program
- •Dress for your day