Quality & Technical Specialist – Concrete, Asphalt & Aggregates

The role:

Swan Materials is looking for a technically minded professional to join our Quality & Technical team as a Quality & Technical Specialist. This is a varied, hands-on role supporting our concrete, asphalt and quarry operations. You’ll combine laboratory analysis, field-based technical support, product investigations and quality improvement, working closely with production, sales, laboratory and technical teams.

You’ll have the opportunity to broaden your technical knowledge across three areas of construction materials while using data and practical problem-solving to improve product quality and performance.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing technical support to operations and ensuring products are consistent, compliant and meet customer requirements.
• Analysing laboratory and field results and providing practical technical recommendations.
• Investigating product and quality issues for internal and external customers.
• Visiting plants, quarries and customer sites to collect samples, investigate issues and provide technical support.
• Supporting product trials, new product development, mix optimisation and technical projects.
• Supporting concrete, asphalt and aggregate testing, sampling and quality control processes.
• Working closely with production and sales teams to resolve technical issues and review specifications.
• Preparing technical reports and communicating results, trends and recommendations.
• Supporting audits, accreditation requirements and corrective actions.
• Working with the laboratory team to maintain testing capability and standards.
• Ensuring product and material changes are accurately managed through relevant systems.

About you:

We’re looking for someone with a strong technical foundation who enjoys applying their knowledge both in the lab and in the field. You’ll be comfortable engaging with customers and operational teams, and able to turn technical information into practical, easy-to-understand advice. You’ll ideally have:

• 5+ years’ experience in construction materials or a related technical/quality environment.
• Experience sampling and testing construction materials such as concrete, aggregates and/or asphalt.
• Experience with concrete and asphalt mixes and applications.
• Knowledge of Main Roads testing standards, Australian Standards and ISO 9001 quality systems.
• A Certificate III in Laboratory Skills or equivalent relevant technical experience.
• A current driver’s licence and Construction Industry White Card.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to turn technical data into practical solutions.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with technical, operational and customer-facing teams.
• Strong organisation, attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• A degree in Civil Engineering or Materials Science will be highly regarded, along with experience using QestLab, QestMix, SAP or Command.

You don’t need to be an expert across all three disciplines. We’re interested in people with a strong background in one area who are curious, adaptable and motivated to broaden their knowledge across concrete, asphalt and aggregates!

Why join us?

This is an opportunity to take on a broad technical role where no two days are the same. You’ll have the autonomy to investigate problems, work directly with operational teams and customers, and make a tangible contribution to product quality and performance.

You’ll receive tailored development and training, combining hands-on coaching with self-directed learning, with a long-term pathway into Technical Management for the right person.

If you’re technically curious, practical and collaborative, and want to broaden your experience across construction materials, we’d love to hear from you.

Benefits:

• Join Adbri, an iconic Australian company - established in 1882, with 200+ plants, 8 brands and 5 joint ventures supplying essential construction materials nationwide!
• Structured learning and development pathways with real career progression opportunities
• Generous discounts including retail, fuel, car rental, Qantas Club and exclusive savings on Adbri products
• Extra leave options such as purchased leave, parental leave and volunteer leave
• Wellbeing support through our confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Service awards and recognition celebrating your contribution and milestones

About Swan Materials:

Now part of Adbri, Swan Materials has been trusted by Western Australians, from its origins on the Swan River to its home today at Cockburn Cement’s Kwinana facility. It has helped build the foundations of our homes, roads, and communities. Now, the Swan name has evolved beyond cement as we grow our presence in Western Australia with the addition of select BGCs concrete, quarries, transport, asphalt, and materials technology centre. We are proud to introduce and unite these businesses as Swan Materials, a new name for a trusted partner.

About Adbri:

Adbri is majority owned by CRH and is a market leader in the manufacture and supply of construction materials and industrial minerals which has been building a better Australia since 1882. Adbri's respected brands employ over 2800 people nationally producing cement, lime, concrete, aggregates, concrete products and industrial minerals.

About CRH:

CRH (NYSE: CRH) is the leading global provider of building materials solutions that build, connect and improve our world. Employing 80,000 people at 4,000 operating locations in 28 countries, CRH has market leadership positions in North America, Europe and Australia. As the essential partner for transportation and critical infrastructure projects, complex non-residential construction and outdoor living solutions, CRH’s unique offering of materials, products and value-added services helps to deliver a more resilient and sustainable built environment. The company is ranked among sector leaders by Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) rating agencies. A Fortune Global 500 company, CRH’s shares are listed on the NYSE and LSE.

For more information visit: www.crh.com

Creating a safe and supportive diverse workforce

Adbri recognises that diversity in our workforce drives innovation, encourages creativity and better equips us to be Always Ready. We are committed to increasing diversity within our workforce and our industry.

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