CERTIFIED WELDING INSPECTOR

Job Description

Description:

Directs and coordinates activities involved with welder/fitters, visual testing inspectors and the production of customer demands throughout facility.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following for associates. Other duties may be assigned.

Ensures welding processes, procedural instructions, evaluations, inspection processes, etc. are held to customer and code requirements of all fabrication performed.

Assists the Quality Manager with the implementation, interpretation, and maintaining Company quality assurance standards.

Trains internal visual testing inspectors and fabrication employees in inspection procedures and processes.

Maintains oversight of visual testing inspectors to ensure conformity to company and customer weld inspection programs and regulations.

Provides Quality Manager and Factory Manager with status reports for internal control on quality issues concerning fabrication processes and procedures.

Assist Company personnel in the determination of root cause for quality issues related to the welding process.

All other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Certified Welder Inspector

Minimum five years knowledge of fabrication within the steel industry

Three-year minimum experience using Microsoft Office applications

Three years of quality system coordination or supervision in a manufacturing environment required

Familiarity with ISO9000 required

Three years of supervisory skills preferred

Ability to maneuver up to 200 lbs. independently

Ability to safely lift 50 lbs. without assistance

Ability to read blue prints, tape measures, calipers, and micrometers

· Education: May require a high school diploma or its equivalent with at least two to five years of experience in the field or in a related area.Requirements:

PHYSICAL TASKS / FREQUENCY

Sitting / Occasional

Walking / Frequent

Bending / Frequent

Squatting/Stooping / Frequent

Crawling / Occasional

Climbing/Heights / Occasional

Kneeling / Frequent

Twisting / Occasional

Standing / Frequent

Reaching Above Shoulder / Frequent

Hand Dexterity/Tool Usage / Frequent

Operation of Motor Vehicle/Forklift/Crane / Occasional

Work Around Non-Contained Machinery / Occasional

Work in Tight/Confined Spaces / Frequent (may also require some type of respirator)

Physical Activity / Constant

Length of Work Day / 8 or 10 hours plus OT when required depending upon shift

LIFTING REQUIREMENTS:

50 pounds

PUSHING/PULLING REQUIREMENTS:

50 pounds

Full-time