Weld Out Inspector

Weld Out Inspector Job Highlights

Company Profile

Epic Piping (a United Weld Holdings Company) is the premier global turn-key pipe systems manufacturer (pre-fabricator) and master distributor of pipe, fittings, and flanges.

Job Profile

The company is seeking a Weld Out Inspector to join its Fabrication team.

Education Level

• Bachelor’s Degree from a 4-year College
• 1-2 years of related experience or training
• An equivalent combination of education and experience

Work Experience

• 2-3 years of related experience

Duties/Responsibilities

• Adjust, clean, or repair products or processing equipment to correct defects found during inspections.
• Analyze test data, making computations as necessary, to determine test results.
• Check arriving materials to ensure that they match purchase orders, submitting discrepancy reports, as necessary.
• Clean, maintain, calibrate, or repair measuring instruments or test equipment, such as dial indicators, fixed gauges, or height gauges.
• Collect or select samples for testing or for use as models.
• Communicates significant issues or developments identified during quality assurance activities and provides recommended process improvements to management.
• Compare colors, shapes, textures, or grades of products or materials with color charts, templates, or samples to verify conformance to standards.
• Compute defect percentages or averages, using formulas and calculators.
• Compute usable amounts of items in shipments.
• Disassemble defective parts or components, such as inaccurate or worn gauges or measuring instruments.
• Discard or reject products, materials, or equipment not meeting specifications.
• Document the data obtained during all quality assurance activities, consistent with company policies and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with safety and environmental guidelines, policies, and regulations.
• Fabricate, install, position, or connect components, parts, finished products, or instruments for testing or operational purposes.
• Inspect or test raw materials, parts, or products to determine compliance with environmental standards
• Inspect Weld JobsIns for defects such as cracks, porosity, undercut, etc.
• Inspect, test, or measure materials, products, installations, or work for conformance to specifications
• Interpret legal requirements, provide safety information, or recommend compliance procedures to contractors, craft workers, engineers, or property owners.
• Maintains a working knowledge of government and industry quality assurance codes and standards.
• Mark items with details such as grade or acceptance-rejection status.
• Measure the dimensions of products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as rulers, calipers, gauges, or micrometers.
• Monitor machines that automatically measure, sort, or inspect products.
• Monitor production operations or equipment to ensure conformance to specifications, making necessary process or assembly adjustments.
• Notify supervisors or other personnel of production problems.
• Perform visual inspections on welded products in progress and completed jobs.
• Read blueprints, data, manuals, or other materials to determine specifications, inspection and testing procedures, adjustment methods, certification processes, formulas, or measuring instruments required.
• Read dials or meters to verify that equipment is functioning at specified levels.
• Recommend necessary corrective actions, based on inspection results.
• Record inspection or test data, such as weights, temperatures, grades, moisture content, and quantities inspected or graded.
• Record results of tests and welding inspections.
• Reviews all welded products or components and provides input to the decision of whether to accept or reject the product.
• Stack or arrange tested products for further processing, shipping, or packaging.
• Write test or inspection reports describing results, recommendations, or needed repairs.
• Plans and conducts the analysis, inspection, test, and/or integration to assure the quality of the assigned product or component.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Problem-Solving – Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group problem-solving situations; Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.

Certification/Licenses

• Certified Welding Inspector AWS-CWI/SCWI 3.1/3.2, ASNT VT Level II/III

Benefits/Perks

• Career growth opportunities through hands-on training and mentorships
• Coaching from experienced leaders
• Company-paid life insurance and long-term disability insurance
• Competitive insurance and benefit options
• Industry-leading training and development programs
• Paid vacation and holiday time
• Traditional and Roth 401(k) plans available (50% company match up to 6% contributed by the employee)
• Training and development programs

Employer’s Statement

Epic Piping is an Equal Opportunity Employer.