QC/QA Inspector (Freeport, TX) Austin Industrial at Strategic Management Solutions, LLC.

Freeport, Texas, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

18 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

20 Mar, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Welding Inspection, MIG Welding, TIG Welding, Arc Welding, Laser Welding, Butt Welding, Steel, Aluminum, NDE Inspections, Hydrostatic Testing, Code Compliance, ASME B31.36, ASME Sec VIII, NBIC, AWS CWI, ASNT Level II

Industry

Construction

Description

About Austin Industrial Austin Industrial delivers premier maintenance, construction, and soft craft services to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries. Our team of 4,000 employee-owners, equipped with innovative technology and optimized procedures, helps owners improve safety, productivity, profit margins, and cost-efficiency. QAQC Technician Summary: Ensures welding work is safe and ready to function as part of the structure or device it is a part of. This role is vital in ensuring that safety regulations are followed and that welders and their workplaces are safe. The QA/QC Inspector is expected to be fully conversant with welding processes such as MIG, TIG, arc, laser and butt with metals, including steel and aluminum for use on tubes, non-tubular bars, plates and tanks. This is conducted by performing the following essential duties and responsibilities. Other duties may be assigned. Specific Duties: * Daily Construction Surveillance: * Perform daily inspections at project sites, focusing on welding, structural, and civil work. * Monitor the progress of construction and ensure all processes are compliant with standards. * Reporting: Draft daily reports based on site observations, highlighting discrepancies or safety issues. * Report non-compliance or other issues to the QA/QC Manager and Project Manager. * Code Compliance Inspections: Coordinate inspections to ensure that work aligns with client specifications and state laws. * Map out welds to be performed and flag those for Non-Destructive Examination (NDE) when needed. * NDE Inspections: Perform Non-Destructive Examinations (NDE) of welds, as necessary. * Fully inspect welds before and after the hydrostatic testing of welded piping or vessels. * Hydrostatic Testing: Witness the hydrostatic testing (hydro) of welded piping or vessels to ensure integrity and compliance. * Collaboration with Client QA Personnel: Collaborate effectively with client QA teams to address quality concerns and ensure quality assurance standards are met. * Indirect Supervision of Welders: Oversee the work of welders in the Operations Department, ensuring they adhere to Austin Industrial’s policies, procedures, and safety standards. * Supervisory Tasks: Interview, hire, and train employees, as necessary. * Plan, assign, and direct work to ensure successful project completion. * Evaluate employee performance, reward accomplishments, and address issues like complaints or non-performance. * Other duties as assigned. * Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. * Austin is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position. Qualifications Required for this Position: * 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 needed. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Education and/or Experience - High school diploma or general education degree (GED); Associate degree preferred, and five years related experience as an inspector and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Eight or more years’ experience with ASME B31.36 and ASME Sec VIII and NBIC AWS CWI. ASNT Level II in VT, MT and PT. Minimum of 8 years of Quality Control experience in the industrial industry. Certified Weld Inspector (CWI) ASNT (SNT-TC-1A) Level II in one or more method: PT, UTT (thickness readings), or RTI (film interpretation) preferred or equivalent education. Engineering degrees can substitute for some or all the CWI and ASNT certifications Civil, structural, mechanical, and minor electrical inspection experience needed. Auditing experience preferred. Read and interpret project drawings and specifications. Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee must regularly sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is often required to stand; walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds and may often lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Education: Associate degree preferred Certification/License: Valid Driver's License, AWS CWI CERT & NCCER. Experience: 8 years' experience in an Industrial setting preferred. Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer. * See the “Know Your Rights” poster available in English [https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights_10_20.pdf] and Spanish [https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRightsSp_10_20.pdf]. * See the “Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision” poster available in English [https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf] and Spanish [https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp_formatted_Spanish2-27-18ESQA508c.pdf]. No Third-Party Inquiries Please * This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes, or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (e., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement). Accessibility Note If you are a job seeker with a disability and require reasonable accommodation to apply for one of our jobs or have accessibility concerns, please contact the People Services Team at (877) 831-1217

Responsibilities

The QA/QC Inspector ensures welding work is safe and functional by performing daily surveillance on welding, structural, and civil work, and drafting compliance reports. This role also involves coordinating code compliance inspections, performing Non-Destructive Examinations (NDE) of welds, and witnessing hydrostatic testing.