Quality Control Field Technician

Build Your Future with Southern Concrete Materials

At Southern Concrete Materials, we don’t just pour concrete—we build communities, careers, and lasting relationships. Since 1958, our family‑owned company has been a trusted partner across Western North Carolina and Northern Georgia, known for quality, service, and heart. When you join SCM, you become part of a team that treats you like family, values your voice, and invests in your success.

With competitive pay, strong benefits, and direct access to leadership, this is more than a job—it’s a place to grow, belong, and make a real impact.

Manages product quality while promoting products, concrete knowledge and Company image to customers by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors and subordinates.

• Visits job sites, attends pre‑pour meetings and calls on customers promoting value‑added products, collecting market and job information.
• Supervises and plans for efficient use of materials, equipment and employees.
• Performs ongoing ACI & ASTM concrete and raw materials testing.
• Records test data, applying statistical quality control procedures.
• Evaluates data, writes reports and generates graphs and charts to validate or indicate deviations from existing standards.
• Evaluates existing quality or productions standards and procedures, recommends modifications and leads their implementation.
• Reviews and supervises the work of Concrete Testing Services.
• Trains operating personnel on product quality, features and benefits.
• Advises upper management on product development issues arising from product problems identified through technical support calls with customers.
• Conducts audits and makes ongoing improvements to the Quality Performance System.
• Completes all required paperwork (reports, forms, letters, etc.).

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• Work in a fast‑paced environment with a need to respond to ever changing scenarios.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, toxic or caustic chemicals, and outside weather conditions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to communicate with customers and employees. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms and climb or balance. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.

This is a full‑time position, and hours of work and days are Monday through Friday. Occasional early morning, evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.

• This position requires some travel.

• ACI Level I certification or ability to achieve such certification

• Strong interpersonal skills
• Well‑developed project management skills

Southern Concrete Materials has been laying the foundation of our community since 1958 by supplying the area with ready‑mix concrete and other construction materials. We have served as partners on many notable commercial building projects across the region, as well as for our neighbor’s residential and homeowner DIY projects. There is no job too small for us to take on! Our commitment to excellence in service and products has helped us grow to over 27 locations across three states.

With multiple divisions served by over 30 plants, we offer extensive coverage throughout Western North Carolina and Georgia for all your concrete needs.