QC Inspector

Description

QC Fitter

Company Overview

Grid Structures, a division of Southland Steel, was launched to provide a better solution for steel poles and structures to the electric utility and renewable energy industries. We have compiled a team of industry experts to serve our clients with solutions that go beyond expectations. With production facilities located in Louisiana, Grid Structures is well positioned to serve projects nationwide. Grid Structures provides the backbone of America’s electric grid with quality, critical infrastructure, reliability, and national security.

Position Summary

A worker who inspects assemblies prior to welding as specified by blueprints, work orders, or oral instructions under direct supervision. Will ensure that products meet the established standards by examining and testing at various stages of production.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Assess blueprints, drawings, and specifications to establish work requirements.
• Organize work orders, and prepare accurate reports regarding tools, equipment, and materials daily.
• Conduct exact measurements, layout, and fitting tasks per drawings/diagrams in accordance with Southlands procedures.
• Inspect, test, or measure materials, products, installations, or work for conformance to specifications.
• Measure dimensions of products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as rulers, calipers, gauges, or micrometers.
• Read blueprints, data, manuals, or other materials to determine specifications, inspection and testing procedures, adjustment methods, certification processes, formulas, or measuring instruments required.
• Record inspection or test data, such as weights, temperatures, grades, and quantities inspected or graded.
• Mark items with details such as grade or acceptance-rejection status.
• Provide visual quality assurance.
• Complete any relevant specific job duties as required by immediate supervision.
• Maintain a clean and orderly workstation.
  
  

Qualifications And Requirements

• High school diploma/GED equivalent.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of basic shop mathematics.
• Experience in heavy structural fitting and fabrication.
• Proficient in reading and understanding blueprints, shop drawings and welding symbols.
• 1-2 years structural steel fitting experience.
  
  

Safety Requirements

• Adhere to all Southland Steel Fabricators, Inc. Safety Rules, Policies, and Procedures
• Maintain an orderly and clean work area.
• Attending all required safety meetings.
• Inspect the tools and equipment prior to work each day to ensure they are free of defects.
• Always use hand and power tools safely with correct guards in place.
• Wear personal protective equipment in accordance with policy and adequate for specific tasks.
• Tacking - Wear specific Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including but not limited to:
• Welders helmet with appropriately shaded filter lens, with safety glasses under helmet.
• Southland does not require FRCs to work in our plant. Can we replace this with Clothing to be in good repair, reasonably free of holes, tears, and frayed edges. Cotton pants & shirts required.
• Heavy flame-resistant gloves.
• Respirators when welding harmful metal alloys or when ventilation is not adequate.
• Steel/hard toe boots.
• Hearing protection.
• Cutting steel with torch:
• Wear either properly shaded safety glasses with a face shield or cutting goggles, hearing protection, steel/hard toe boots, gloves, and fire/flame resistant clothing.
• Use proper friction lighters or other approved devices to light the torch.
  

Physical And Environmental Requirements

To do the job, the following physical requirements are necessary:

• Ability to stand for long periods of time.
• Ability to occasionally pull, push, carry, or lift tools, equipment, or materials 50 lbs. or less.
• Ability to withstand occasional bending, squatting, or crouching.
• Ability to frequently handle (hold, seize, grasp, turn, etc.) tools, equipment, or material.
• Ability to work in inclement weather conditions, including cold, heat, and humidity.
  
  

Join our dedicated team at Grid Structures and play a vital role in the successful completion of projects for the electric utility industry. Apply today and be part of our commitment to delivering exceptional steel fabrication services to the electric utility sector across the nation.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K).

Grid Structures is an EEO employer.

Grid Structures is a drug-free workplace. Position requires pre-employment screens.