Certified Welding Inspector

Job Summary:

Ensure that all welding processes and completed welds meet strict quality standards, regulatory requirements, and safety protocols. Your expertise will help maintain the integrity of our products, uphold quality assurance systems, and support continuous improvement initiatives. This position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to high-quality manufacturing operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct thorough visual and dimensional inspections of welded components using precision measuring instruments such as height gauges and vision inspection systems
• Verify that welding procedures adhere to industry standards.
• Review and interpret mechanical blueprints, production documents, and technical specifications to ensure compliance with quality standards in production.
• Perform non-destructive testing (NDT) methods where applicable to assess weld integrity and detect defects.
• Document inspection results accurately, compile data for quality audits, and generate detailed reports for management review.
• Collaborate with production teams to address quality issues promptly and implement corrective actions in line with regulatory/legal compliance standards in production.
• Participate in internal and external quality audits, ensuring adherence to ISO standards and quality management systems.
• Certify full-time welders to D1.1by conduction weld test and bend test of the coupons in house.
• Give weld tests to welding applicants before they being hired.
• Develop Weld Procedure Specifications (WPS’s) and weld sequencing plans to ensure weld quality and product quantity.
• Develop Weld Procedure Specifications (WPS’s) and weld sequencing plans for future robotic welding.
• Continuously improving our processes. Proactively find issues and fix them.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Proven experience as a Certified Welding Inspector or similar role within a manufacturing environment with a focus on quality assurance (QA/QC)
• Certification from recognized organizations such as AWS (American Welding Society) or equivalent is required
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of welding techniques, metallurgy, and mechanical blueprint interpretation.
• Familiarity with measurement instruments including height gauges, GDT (Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing), coordinate measuring machines (CMM), and vision inspection systems
• Understanding of ISO 9001 and regulatory/legal compliance standards in production processes
• Excellent analysis skills with the ability to interpret manufacturing data and identify deviations from quality standards
• Mechanical knowledge combined with basic math skills for precise measurements and calculations
• Ability to perform quality audits, measurements of dimensional tolerances, and analysis of GD&T specifications.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3–5+ years of welding inspection or quality-control experience
• Previous experience in structural steel, industrial fabrication, pressure vessels, piping, or manufacturing.

Expected hours: 40.0 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person