Quality Control Inspector

Central States•Springdale, AR

20d

About The Position

The Quality Control Inspector performs inspections and audits to assess the quality of welding and manufactured products, support plant personnel, and ensure compliance with company standards. The role includes dimensional checks, visual weld inspections, ultrasonic inspections when required, and process, finished-goods, and load audits. The inspector provides technical guidance on raw materials, components, consumables, welding, shop drawings, and fabrication standards. The position also includes following safety and operating procedures, maintaining accurate records, reporting machinery issues, keeping the work area clean, cross-training, and assisting in production positions as needed. Duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice. The work is primarily in a plant or job-site environment around machinery and moving objects or vehicles. Conditions may include loud noise, lack of temperature control, and exposure to outdoor weather. The role may involve working at other facilities, weekends, other shifts, and being on call.

Requirements

High school diploma.
Two years of welding and/or welding inspection experience.
Ability to use and read common welding inspection measuring tools and ultrasonic testing equipment.
Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations and use a calculator.
Ability to interpret welding symbols.
Ability to learn production operations.
Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills.
Customer- and detail-oriented approach.
Ability to verbalize ideas for process and workflow improvements.
Willingness to obtain new trade-related skills and certifications.
Ability to work at job sites and other facilities, work weekends and other shifts, and be on call.

Nice To Haves

AWS CAWI or CWI certification.
ASNT weld NDT or IAS S2 certification.

Responsibilities

Follow plant safety procedures and use applicable personal protective equipment; hold team members accountable for safety, environmental, process, and quality-control practices.
Follow setup procedures and work instructions documented in the Operations System.
Promptly report machinery issues to Maintenance.
Clean and reset the work area at the end of each shift, including sweeping, returning items to storage, stacking pallets, restocking packaging, and removing trash.
Accurately update written and electronic records and visual tracking.
Cross-train as directed and work in any production position in the plant as needed.
Complete work as directed by plant management.
Perform inspections, including dimensional checks and visual weld inspections of products released by welders, to evaluate the effectiveness of the work performed.
Use gauges and tools for dimensional checks and visual weld inspections, including tapes, squares, V-WAC, bridge cam, and fillet weld gauges.
Perform ultrasonic inspection as required by company standards or directed by plant management.
Perform process, finished-goods, and load audits according to company standards and as directed by plant management.
Provide technical support to plant personnel concerning the quality of raw materials, parts, components, consumables, welding, shop drawing interpretation, and fabrication standards.
Lift or move materials and finished products manually or with hoists or cranes.