Quality Control Engineer

Overview

The quality control engineer is responsible for ensuring the quality of raw materials and concrete at plant locations. Working within the highly competitive Ready-Mix Concrete (RMC) industry, this role requires maintaining superior product standards and service excellence to support profitable and efficient plant operations as infrastructure demands increase.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct demonstrations of VAC products to clients to explain their functionalities and benefits.
• Address and resolve daily customer complaints regarding issues such as cracks, slump control, pumping difficulties, and cube failures; implement corrective and preventive measures based on site feedback.
• Maintain the quality control laboratories, ensuring they are well equipped, clean, and display relevant BIS codes appropriately.
• Keep detailed quality records in the Labsys system as per QCI and ISO standards, including calibration logs for all testing equipment.
• Test raw material quality rigorously and reject supplies that fail to meet required standards.
• Coordinate with third-party labs for cube testing when necessary, and conduct in-house testing of concrete cubes to verify adherence to quality benchmarks.
• Perform trials for performance and dosage levels of various admixtures and special materials to ensure compliance with quality parameters.
• Monitor production processes to ensure concrete workability and cohesiveness both at the plant and pouring sites.
• Implement moisture adjustments during production to maintain product consistency.
• Ensure the correct dosage of admixtures is administered at batching plants during manufacturing.

Job Context and Challenges

With the RMC sector being highly fragmented and competitive, maintaining superior quality and efficient service delivery is critical for margin protection. There is significant infrastructure growth, leading to commercial and dedicated plant setups which must be cost-effective and optimized for maximum capacity utilization. Employees at plant locations must deliver consistently high performance against their key responsibilities.