Quality/Health & Safety Technician - Night Shift

Covia
paid holidays, 401(k)
United States, Georgia, Mauk
1333 Sand Pit Road (Show on map)
Mar 22, 2025
Description Covia responsibly provides minerals solutions for a better tomorrow. As a leading provider of diversified minerals, our products support a variety of industrial markets, including glass, ceramics, coatings, metals, foundry, polymers, construction, water filtration, and sports and recreation. Long-standing relationships with a broad customer base enable Covia's market-inspired approach to innovation to enhance solutions and customer benefits. Underpinning these strengths is an unwavering commitment to safety and to sustainable development, further enhancing the value that Covia delivers to all its stakeholders. Covia is looking for a dynamic Quality Control/Health & Safety Technician who will have a positive impact on the Operations team at its Junction City, GA location. As a Quality Control/Health & Safety Technician, you will report to and assist the Environmental, Health & Safety/ Quality Supervisor (EHS/QC Supervisor) administer, monitor and ensure compliance of the Company's Safety, Health and Quality Control programs at the Junction City site. The successful candidate will have the following Key Accountabilities: Safety Responsibilities Adhere to, comply with, and assist the Environmental, Safety, and Quality departments manage all MSHA safety rules, regulations and Covia specific requirements. Assist the Environmental, Safety, and Quality departments develop, facilitate, implement, train and manage the health and safety system which will meet or exceed all aforementioned regulatory requirements. Participate in a regular area inspection program and Behavior Based Safety (BBS) observation system that involves all employees at the plant. Assist in conducting industrial hygiene sampling and testing; this includes dust sampling, noise sampling, and ergonomic studies. Assist with environmental inspections and reporting, and act as back-up on monitoring and compliance to Environmental Coordinator. Recommend changes in plant procedures or policy as needed to improve the health and safety or quality program for all employees. Quality Responsibilities Run daily quality control samples and record and save all test results. Perform instrument calibration according to the prescribed schedule. Prepare and ship monthly composites to the corporate lab. Prepare and ship sample requests as necessary. Assist the Environmental, Safety, and Quality departments in the implementation of the Quality Implementation Program (QIP). Prepare customer reports and compile necessary data as requested. This is a night shift position with a preferred schedule of 7pm - 3am. Specific hours have some flexibility based on preference. Overtime and other shifts as necessary Other duties as assigned The successful incumbent will have the following Minimum Qualifications: Associates degree or higher in applicable field preferred but not required. If no college degree is present, then incumbent must have a minimum of five (3) years' relevant experience experience in Health and Safety and or Quality/laboratory work at a mining or manufacturing facility. MSHA Part 46 or 48 Training Certification and/or previous exposure to surface and dredge mining with aggregates in a plant environment a plus. Proficient in Word, Excel and knowledge database systems. Strong experience in industrial/mining safety and health programs and or quality programs. Commitment to Our Culture Our core values - Safety, Team, Customers, Growth, and Courage-guide our work every day and will help us achieve our vision: Covia is the leading minerals solutions provider, and through the passion and commitment of our people, we enable customer success-ensuring a sustainable future for our company. All Covia Team Members are expected to: Live the Life-Saving Rules Build high-performing work teams Focus on customers Demonstrate a growth mindset Do the right thing, always Benefits: Excellent Healthcare Benefits - medical, vision, dental 401K with company matching Vacation + Paid Holidays Disability, Life / AD&D Employee Assistance Program At Covia, we strive for and support a diverse workforce as we firmly believe this lays the foundation of our success. Our compelling culture supports inclusion, individuality and respect within the workplace. We are committed to providing employment opportunities to the most qualified candidate based on work-related factors and without regard to non-work-related factors including race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, or veteran status. The organization offers competitive salaries, advancement opportunities, and a full range of benefits. An Equal Opportunity Employer IND2 Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)