Job Summary:

The Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) is responsible for ensuring all welding and fabrication work complies with applicable codes, standards, and customer specifications, while operating within the framework of a unionized workforce. The CWI plays a key role in quality assurance, inspection, and compliance, while also promoting a culture of continual improvement, defect reduction, and customer satisfaction.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Conduct visual and dimensional inspections of welds and fit ups in accordance with applicable codes (particularly AWS D1.1, D1.2, D1.3, and D1.6) and job specifications.
• Perform welder procedure qualification and certification. Ensure welder qualifications and certifications are current and compliant with applicable codes and union jurisdictional requirements.
• Review welding procedure specifications (WPS), procedure qualification records (PQR), and welder performance qualification (WPQ) documentation.
• Inspect cut-&-etch samples. Be an expert on customer retention periods maintaining the retention of samples.
• Maintain detailed and accurate inspection reports, weld maps, and other QA/QC documentation.
• Support continual improvement initiatives.
• Assist in root cause analysis for weld defects or process non-conformances.
• Participate in pre-job planning to align quality expectations and welding procedures with production supervisors and project leads.
• Assist in preparation for third-party inspections, audits, and customer quality assurance visits.
• Input in weld time evaluation for earned hours and costing purposes.
• Performs other duties as assigned.