QC Inspector 1 or 2 (Night Shift)

Find Your Opportunity•Lubbock, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for inspecting products to ensure TrueNorth Steel meets quality, contract specifications, and meets external certification standards. This role involves ensuring that all materials and workmanship adhere to relevant industry standards such as UL, STI, API, AWS, AISC, or City of LA standards, as well as drawings and specifications. The inspector will examine materials and finished goods for customer requirements and contract specifications, with a focus on welds, welding consumables, base material, cut and formed parts, layout work, and coatings. A general understanding of coatings inspection, including blast and paint inspections, is also required. The position involves reviewing welding specifications, collaborating with the team to resolve fabrication challenges, documenting and segregating non-conforming materials, and working with management to address and prevent non-conformances. Ensuring Welding Specification Procedures (WPS) are current, and that inspection and welding equipment maintain calibration and verification, are key responsibilities. The role also includes ensuring proper bolting and pre-qualification procedures are followed, supporting company Quality Management Systems, and operating an overhead crane safely. Flexibility in working hours, including overtime and weekends, is expected, along with prompt and dependable attendance.

Requirements

Complete course requirements for Quality Control Welding Inspectors.
Any applicable standards knowledge such as AWS, City of LA, API, UL, or STI.
Thorough knowledge of blueprint reading and contract documents, when applicable.
Excellent math skills.
Leadership skills to motivate co-workers to quality workmanship.
Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.
Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal.
Be dependable and trustworthy.
High School diploma or GED.
Minimum of three years welding experience, or equivalent training in manufacturing/structural steel, Quality Control combination.

Responsibilities

Follow all company safety and quality requirements.
Ensure that all materials and workmanship are completed in accordance with UL, STI, API, AWS, AISC, or City of LA standards, drawings and specifications, as applicable per site.
Inspect materials and finished goods to ensure they meet customer requirements and/or contract specifications, including but not limited to checking welds, welding consumables, base material, cut & formed parts, layout work and coatings.
General knowledge of coatings inspection including blast and paint inspections.
Review welding specs and/or requirements for each project and work with team to solve fabrication challenges.
Document and segregate non-conforming fabricated material and workmanship.
Review and work with site management & shop supervisor to address remedies for non-conformances and their prevention.
Ensure Welding Specification Procedures (WPS) are current and in place for projects, as applicable per site.
Ensure all inspection and welding equipment maintains current calibration and verification and pre-qualifications for bolt, as applicable per site.
Ensure proper bolting and pre-qualification are completed per contract requirements, as applicable per site.
Understand and support company Quality Management Systems.
Operate overhead crane safely.
Willing to work flexible hours and overtime or weekends as needed.
Prompt and dependable attendance.
Other duties as assigned.