Certified Weld Inspector

Birdon America, Inc. • Portland, CT

21h • Onsite

About The Position

This position is located On-site in our Portland, CT location

Roles and Responsibilities:

The Certified Welding Inspector ensures that the work produced by welders meets specifications for quality and safety. They perform tests on welds to determine whether weld joints can handle stress and ensures that welds are safe for public use. Some of your daily functions will include:

Codes, standards, and specifications: Interpretation of the intent and ensuring the requirements of codes, standards and specifications are met.
Welding procedures: Ensuring that a procedure is available, has been approved and is being employed in production.
Witnessing of welder and procedure approval tests: Witnessing the preparation of test plates and destructive tests and verifying compliance with appropriate standards and specifications.
Welder approvals: Verifying that adequate and valid welder approvals are available, and that only approved welders are used in production.
Welding consumable’s identity: Verification of correctness of welding consumables (electrodes, filler wires, consumable in­serts, gases, fluxes etc.
In process welding inspection and surveillance: Surveillance during welding to verify compliance with specified procedures including any pre­weld, dimensional, pre­heat, interpass temperature control and post heat requirements.
Inspection and Test Plans: Assistance

Requirements

• 2 years' experience as a welder
• Associate's degree in welding technology or related equivalent experience
• CWI certification ACCP Level 2

Responsibilities

• Interpretation of the intent and ensuring the requirements of codes, standards and specifications are met.
• Ensuring that a procedure is available, has been approved and is being employed in production.
• Witnessing the preparation of test plates and destructive tests and verifying compliance with appropriate standards and specifications.
• Verifying that adequate and valid welder approvals are available, and that only approved welders are used in production.
• Verification of correctness of welding consumables (electrodes, filler wires, consumable in­serts, gases, fluxes etc.
• Surveillance during welding to verify compliance with specified procedures including any pre­weld, dimensional, pre­heat, interpass temperature control and post heat requirements.
• Assistance with Inspection and Test Plans

Benefits

• Health/Dental/Vision
• EAP/Life
• STD/LTD
• 401(k) with company match (pre- and post-tax options)
• Vacation/Sick accrual and holiday pay
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Employee referral program
• Pet Insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees