About This Role
This welding inspector job is crucial for ensuring the quality and compliance of finished welds and welding processes. The role involves performing visual inspections, checking welding techniques, and documenting results to meet applicable codes and customer requirements. It suits a detail-oriented individual with a strong background in welding practices and quality control.
Responsibilities
- Perform visual inspections (VT) of finished welds in process and on completed jobs
- Check weld machine setup and the welding techniques of welders on work in progress
- Record the results of tests and welding inspections
- Ensure all welding is performed in conformance with applicable welding codes, company standards, and customer requirements
- Assist with performing various NDT examination and documentation
- Perform final QC inspections of finished products
- Ensure all QC operations are carried out in a timely manner
Requirements
- Thorough knowledge of welding practices, codes, and procedures per AWS D1.1 and D1.5
- Familiarity with steel fabrication processes and comfort working in a welding shop environment
- Ability to interpret shop drawings and welding symbols
- Familiarity with various forms of NDT examination and documentation
- Ability to generate and process inspection reports in an expeditious and thorough manner
- Good communication and organizational skills, including communicating with Plant Manager and Project Managers to determine specific work order requirements (scope, deliverables, schedules, budget), ensuring services provided align with project requirements and client contracts, maintaining positive relationships between fabrication facility and client, and resolving scheduling issues
- Proficiency in basic computer equipment including cell phones and digital cameras
- Ability to multi-task and properly execute multiple simultaneous assignments without sacrificing efficiency or quality
- Client-oriented approach with emphasis on understanding and fulfilling client needs
- Detail-oriented with a dedication to the quality control and quality assurance process; ability to understand and read complex design and fabrication plans and specifications
- High School Diploma, GED or similar
- Current American Welding Society-Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) certificate
- 5 years of experience in the welding industry
- Background in handling Structural Steel / Bridge Fabrication inspections (D1.5) and/or tubular pole fabrication
- Extensive working knowledge and experience with D1.1 and D1.5
- Current AWS CWI Certification
- Ability to work in the United States without sponsorship