QC Inspector 1

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