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Structural Steel Quality Inspector – 1st Shift
Job Type: Contract-to-Hire
Shift: 1st Shift
Starting Pay: Up to $32/hour, depending on experience
Position Summary
Seeking a Quality Inspector with hands-on structural steel fabrication experience to verify materials, welding, coatings, and finished components meet project specifications and applicable industry standards.
This is primarily a shop-floor position in an active manufacturing environment with limited office work. The facility is non-climate-controlled, so candidates should be comfortable working in varying temperatures and being on their feet throughout the day.
\n- Perform inspections of structural steel components throughout the fabrication process.
- Check welding, materials, and finished work against drawings, specifications, and quality requirements.
- Verify compliance with AWS D1.1, AWS D1.5, AISC, and other applicable standards.
- Inspect incoming materials, parts, and welding consumables.
- Document inspection results and maintain QC records, logs, and related documentation.
- Use and maintain inspection equipment and welding-related quality tools.
- Calibrate welding equipment and quality inspection instruments as required.
- Support welder qualification and certification activities.
- Assist with training involving welding, fitting, and quality requirements.
- Maintain drawing control and other QC processes.
- Work with production and management to identify and correct quality issues.
- Participate in continuous improvement and company training programs.
- Promote safe work practices throughout the fabrication facility.
- At least 2 years of structural steel fabrication experience.
- Previous experience in quality control, inspection, or manufacturing.
- Working knowledge of AWS D1.1, AWS D1.5, and AISC standards.
- Ability to read and interpret fabrication drawings and specifications.
- Experience using inspection tools such as:
- Fillet weld gauges
- V-WAC gauges
- Squares
- Tape measures
- Other standard QC inspection equipment
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Strong attention to detail with a focus on quality and safety.
- Current Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) certification.
- Experience with nondestructive testing methods, including:
- Ultrasonic Testing (UT)
- Magnetic Particle Testing (MT)
- Penetrant Testing (PT)
- Additional certifications in structural steel fabrication, bolting, coatings, or welding inspection.
- Previous experience in a steel manufacturing or fabrication environment.
- Primarily performed on the production floor.
- Limited office work.
- Non-climate-controlled manufacturing facility.
- Regular standing, walking, and inspection of steel materials throughout the workday.