About this role
POSITION: Welding Quality Control Inspector 1 or 2
SHIFT: 6:00 am - 4:30 pm, Monday - Friday (OT Friday/Saturday as needed)
PAY RATE: $21.42-$24+ per hour DOE + Full Benefits Package
LOCATION: Lubbock, TX
SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsible for inspecting products to ensure TrueNorth Steel meets quality, contract specifications, and meets external certification standards.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
- Follow all company safety and quality requirements.
- Ensure that all materials and workmanship are completed in accordance with UL, STI, API, AWS, AISC, or City of LA standards, drawings and specifications, as applicable per site.
- Inspect materials and finished goods to ensure they meet customer requirements and/or contract specifications, including but not limited to checking welds, welding consumables, base material, cut & formed parts, layout work and coatings.
- General knowledge of coatings inspection including blast and paint inspections.
- Review welding specs and/or requirements for each project and work with team to solve fabrication challenges.
- Document and segregate non-conforming fabricated material and workmanship.
- Review and work with site management & shop supervisor to address remedies for non-conformances and their prevention.
- Ensure Welding Specification Procedures (WPS) are current and in place for projects, as applicable per site.
- Ensure all inspection and welding equipment maintains current calibration and verification and pre-qualifications for bolt, as applicable per site.
- Ensure proper bolting and pre-qualification are completed per contract requirements, as applicable per site.
- Understand and support company Quality Management Systems.
- Operate overhead crane safely.
- Willing to work flexible hours and overtime or weekends as needed.
- Prompt and dependable attendance.
- Other duties as assigned.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND QUALITIES
- Complete course requirements for Quality Control Welding Inspectors.
- Any applicable standards knowledge such as AWS, City of LA, API, UL, or STI.
- Thorough knowledge of blueprint reading and contract documents, when applicable
- Excellent math skills
- Leadership skills to motivate co-workers to quality workmanship.
- Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
- Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
- Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.
- Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal.
- Be dependable and trustworthy.
EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE
- High School diploma or GED.
- Minimum of three years welding experience, or equivalent training in manufacturing/structural steel, Quality Control combination.