Quality Trades Support

Austal USA • Mobile, AL

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About The Position

The Quality Trades Support employee assists Quality and/or Accuracy Control Inspectors with daily tasks and performs visual testing inspection duties throughout the facility. The role verifies attributes of welds, structures, and components; performs measurements, material preparation, and cleanup; and assesses products during vessel construction, documenting surface defects requiring correction or providing dimensional assessments. It also involves auditing Quality and Accuracy-related processes and completing administrative and document-related tasks. The employee must be willing to work any shift, follow company policies and procedures, and comply with applicable safety and environmental rules.

Requirements

• At least one year of experience in a maritime, welding, or surveying environment, or one year of experience and/or education in a similar Quality/Accuracy-related position. Internal candidates must have at least three months of experience as a Quality Trades Assistant.
• Internal candidates must have successfully completed classroom Visual Testing Level II training in accordance with ASNT-TC-1A.
• Willingness and ability to learn new NDT methods and/or skills as assigned by management.
• Basic knowledge of shipyard practices and operational principles of shipbuilding.
• Basic understanding of quality principles.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, work under pressure, and be self-motivated.
• Good organizational skills and demonstrated ability to read, write, and comprehend correspondence and follow written, oral, and diagrammatic instructions.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to perform basic arithmetic and measurements using the metric system.
• Ability to read a tape measure and calculate measurements in Imperial (SAE) and metric units.
• Good mechanical aptitude.
• Willingness and ability to increase understanding of applicable standards and job requirements.
• Familiarity with the use and function of basic power and hand tools.
• Must be at least 18 years old at the time of application and able to provide proof of US Person Status.
• Must meet the stated background eligibility guidelines: no felony convictions for theft/deception or violent crimes within seven years of disposition, and no felony drug-crime convictions within three years of disposition.
• Must be willing to submit to a drug screen and background check.
• Must be able to tour all vessels and work sites and meet the stated physical requirements, including climbing, working at heights above 12 feet, lifting/pushing/pulling specified loads, and working in confined spaces.
• Must be able to safely use required tools, equipment, and personal protective equipment and work in the described environmental conditions.

Nice To Haves

• Certificate of Completion for comprehensive Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) training and/or certifications from an industry-recognized NDT training school in accordance with ASNT-TC-1A requirements.
• Formal education supporting Metrology, AutoCAD, or Geological Surveying.

Responsibilities

• Perform visual testing inspection duties throughout the facility, verifying attributes of welds, structures, and components.
• Perform measuring tasks, material preparation, and cleanup.
• Assess products during vessel construction, documenting surface defects requiring correction or providing dimensional assessments.
• Audit Quality and Accuracy-related processes.
• Perform administrative and document-related tasks.
• Assist Quality and/or Accuracy Control Inspectors with daily tasks as directed.
• Perform other tasks as assigned.
• Comply with the employee handbook, company procedures and policies, and applicable company, federal, state, and local safety and environmental rules.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed