Certified Welding Inspector

About This Role

This hands-on shop-floor position is for an experienced Certified Welding Inspector who will own and administer the AWS welder certification program at a manufacturing facility. The role involves ensuring welding activities meet quality, engineering, and welding requirements, working directly with welders and production leadership to maintain consistent weld quality.

Responsibilities

• Own and administer the AWS welder certification and qualification process for the assigned GPC manufacturing facility
• Coordinate and conduct welder qualification testing and certification activities
• Maintain accurate records of welder certifications, qualifications, test results, and certification status
• Monitor welder qualifications and identify certification or qualification needs within the facility
• Work with the Weld Test Coordinator to schedule testing, maintain documentation, and ensure certification activities are completed efficiently
• Verify welders are working within applicable welding procedures and qualification requirements
• Perform visual weld inspections and evaluate workmanship against applicable drawings, weld specifications, procedures, and quality requirements
• Identify weld defects, welding inconsistencies, or deviations from established requirements and communicate findings to production and quality leadership
• Work directly with Weld Supervisors and Weld Leads to address weld-quality issues and support corrective actions
• Coach welders on welding technique, workmanship, weld quality, and compliance with established welding requirements
• Assist production leadership in determining when additional welding training, testing, or qualification is required
• Read and interpret engineering drawings, blueprints, weld symbols, specifications, and welding documentation
• Partner with Quality, Engineering, and Operations to resolve welding-related quality concerns
• Support investigations into weld failures, defects, rework, and recurring welding problems
• Help drive consistent welding standards and certification practices across GPC manufacturing operations
• Maintain a strong shop-floor presence and serve as the facility's primary resource for welder certification and welding-quality questions
• Promote a culture of safety, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement throughout the welding department

Requirements

• Current Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) certification required
• Must have held CWI certification for a minimum of one year
• Strong knowledge of AWS welding standards, welder qualification requirements, and welding inspection practices
• Strong knowledge of GMAW (MIG/MAG) welding processes
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, blueprints, weld symbols, specifications, and welding procedures
• Strong understanding of weld quality, common welding defects, inspection methods, and corrective actions
• Ability to make measurements and shop calculations necessary to verify compliance with engineering and quality specifications
• Strong documentation and recordkeeping skills
• Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to coach welders and work effectively with production leadership, Quality, and Engineering
• Must be detail-oriented, organized, and committed to maintaining high welding and manufacturing quality standards
• Comfortable working primarily on the manufacturing floor in a fast-paced heavy fabrication environment

Nice to have:

• Several years of hands-on welding, fabrication, inspection, or closely related manufacturing experience
• Experience with heavy-gauge steel welding and fabrication

Important Details

• Contract: Temp-to-Hire (3+ Months)

About the Company

Global Power Components is a privately held, financially sound, and rapidly growing manufacturer of UL heavy-gauge steel fuel tanks, trailers, large generator enclosures, and modular metal enclosures that house fully equipped electrical distribution and control equipment.