Welding Inspector – Contract – Columbus, NE
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Job Description
Location: Columbus,
Pay
$45–$50 per hour
Start date: Immediate
Assignment schedule: Two visits per week for 8–10 weeks starting immediately
Contract type: 1099 independent contractor
Required certification: AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) or equivalent
Key Responsibilities
- Inspect and evaluate welding processes, structural steel welds, and related components for compliance with applicable codes, safety standards, ASME requirements, and federal, state, and local regulations.
- Review inspection and test plan (ITP) documentation, welding procedure specifications (WPS), and procedure qualification records (PQR).
- Perform surveillance, visual, and dimensional inspections during site visits; examine completed welds for size, quality, dimensions, penetration, bead formation, and conformance to applicable standards.
- Observe welders and preheating procedures.
- Witness non-destructive testing (NDT) and interpret or verify results and test reports.
- Meet with sub-vendor contacts, report material status provided by the primary vendor, and verify that subcontractors have material in fabrication.
- Document inspection results and non-conformities, investigate causes, and assist with corrective actions or recommendations.
- Prepare detailed inspection reports and provide daily flash reports on status and inspections.
- Communicate effectively with welders, engineers, and other personnel.
Qualifications
- Must have AWS CWI certification or equivalent.
- Minimum of five years of industrial welding-related inspection experience, including two years in quality assurance, vendor surveillance, or shop inspections.
- Industrial experience in sectors such as oil and gas, power and utilities, construction, or manufacturing.
- Experience inspecting welds on manufactured products such as pipelines, expansion joints, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, and other equipment.
- Experience witnessing non-destructive examination (NDE), including ultrasonic testing (UT), penetrant testing (PT), magnetic particle testing (MT), and radiographic testing (RT), and verifying test reports.
- The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.
- This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but a general description of the job.
- Nothing contained herein restricts the company’s rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
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Key details from the source
- Required experience: At least five years of industrial welding inspection experience, including two years in quality assurance, vendor surveillance, or shop inspections
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