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HMAC QC/QA TECHNICIAN AWARDS PROGRAM
3/1/2010
3/1/2010
The Hot Mix Asphalt Center and the Texas Department of Transportation are initiating a program to recognize Quality Control/Quality Assurance Technicians for their efforts to achieve excellence in the performance of their assigned duties.
This will be an annual program to award achievement in Hot Mix Materials Design and Testing by HMAC Certified technicians. QC/QA technicians are an invaluable part of our industry. Good quality begins with the technician and good technicians need to be recognized. This program will honor those who strive to be better than the rest and to those who dedicate their career to helping the industry be the best it can be.
One technician will be chosen from each level of certification, (1A, 1B and Level II). To be considered for selection, a candidate must be nominated by an Industry partner. As an example: A TxDOT certified technician must be nominated by either a Contractor or Consultant partner, A Contractor technician must be nominated by either a TxDOT or Consultant partner. A Consultant must be nominated by a Contractor or TxDOT partner. This process will be referred to as Cross Nomination.
The Nominators can be Owners, Supervisors and peer Technicians. The program is designed where the nominator will take ownership of the nominating and evaluation process. Once someone decides to nominate a technician, that person will call HMAC and request the nomination form. HMAC will then send the nomination form and four evaluation forms to the person who is nominating a technician.
IT IS UP TO the nominator to choose three additional people who knows and will fairly evaluate the nominee, in addition to the nominator. These can be anyone who has personal knowledge of the nominee.
HMAC will then send four evaluation forms to the nominator. These evaluations shall be completed independently and evaluators are prohibited from sharing ideas and thoughts about the nominee to the other evaluators. In the majority of cases, the nominator and evaluators will have personal knowledge and working experience with the nominee. Please rely on this personal knowledge. The nominee will be evaluated in an array of different subjects on a scale from 1 to 10 with 10 being the highest. The evaluation forms have descriptions and definitions of the different subjects.
This is not a Hot Mix Center, TxAPA or TxDOT selection process. This is a program for the industry, by the industry. We want YOU to tell us who receives this award.
Nominations will be accepted beginning annually from January 1 thru March 31. The evaluation process will be from April 1 thru June 30 of each year. A committee comprised of TxDOT, HMAC, Industry and Consultant partners will review these forms, calculate the scores and name the winner in each category.
The awards presentation will take place at the annual Texas Asphalt Pavement Association meeting in September of each year. Winners will be recognized and awarded a plaque and a HMAC awards shirt. In addition, the winners will be acknowledged at the Partners in Quality Seminars held around the state during the year.
We expect a very successful HMAC Quality Control Technician Awards Program.
Please see the next news item "HMAC QC/QA Technician Award Form". These are the forms that need to be filled out and returned to Kyle Swaner. You can also contact us at 512-312-2099 and we will send the nominating forms to you by either email or fax.
This will be an annual program to award achievement in Hot Mix Materials Design and Testing by HMAC Certified technicians. QC/QA technicians are an invaluable part of our industry. Good quality begins with the technician and good technicians need to be recognized. This program will honor those who strive to be better than the rest and to those who dedicate their career to helping the industry be the best it can be.
One technician will be chosen from each level of certification, (1A, 1B and Level II). To be considered for selection, a candidate must be nominated by an Industry partner. As an example: A TxDOT certified technician must be nominated by either a Contractor or Consultant partner, A Contractor technician must be nominated by either a TxDOT or Consultant partner. A Consultant must be nominated by a Contractor or TxDOT partner. This process will be referred to as Cross Nomination.
The Nominators can be Owners, Supervisors and peer Technicians. The program is designed where the nominator will take ownership of the nominating and evaluation process. Once someone decides to nominate a technician, that person will call HMAC and request the nomination form. HMAC will then send the nomination form and four evaluation forms to the person who is nominating a technician.
IT IS UP TO the nominator to choose three additional people who knows and will fairly evaluate the nominee, in addition to the nominator. These can be anyone who has personal knowledge of the nominee.
HMAC will then send four evaluation forms to the nominator. These evaluations shall be completed independently and evaluators are prohibited from sharing ideas and thoughts about the nominee to the other evaluators. In the majority of cases, the nominator and evaluators will have personal knowledge and working experience with the nominee. Please rely on this personal knowledge. The nominee will be evaluated in an array of different subjects on a scale from 1 to 10 with 10 being the highest. The evaluation forms have descriptions and definitions of the different subjects.
This is not a Hot Mix Center, TxAPA or TxDOT selection process. This is a program for the industry, by the industry. We want YOU to tell us who receives this award.
Nominations will be accepted beginning annually from January 1 thru March 31. The evaluation process will be from April 1 thru June 30 of each year. A committee comprised of TxDOT, HMAC, Industry and Consultant partners will review these forms, calculate the scores and name the winner in each category.
The awards presentation will take place at the annual Texas Asphalt Pavement Association meeting in September of each year. Winners will be recognized and awarded a plaque and a HMAC awards shirt. In addition, the winners will be acknowledged at the Partners in Quality Seminars held around the state during the year.
We expect a very successful HMAC Quality Control Technician Awards Program.
Please see the next news item "HMAC QC/QA Technician Award Form". These are the forms that need to be filled out and returned to Kyle Swaner. You can also contact us at 512-312-2099 and we will send the nominating forms to you by either email or fax.
