Quality Fabrication Inspector

ISC pays 100% of the premium for health, prescription drug and vision insurances. Our employees make no contribution, through payroll deductions, to this coverage.

SUMMARY: Inspects raw materials, in-process work, and finished products for conformance to shop drawings, specifications, and codes by performing the following duties. Must have “people skills” as this position will be dealing a lot with our customer's representatives as well as employees. Organizational skills are a must along with, record keeping and computer use. Should be proficient with Microsoft Excel and Word.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Read and understand shop fabrication drawings for steel bridge fabrication.
• Read and understand specifications.
• Read and understand codes and code requirements for:
  • Highway bridges
  • Railroad bridges
  • State DOT’s
  • Welding & Bolting
  • Cleaning & Painting
• Examine raw materials and compare to ASTM codes.
• Verifies dimensions of product or material to match shop drawings.
• Visually inspect welds for conformance to code.
• Enforce non-conformance procedure as required.
• Understand requirements for testing of welds, bolts, blast profile, coats, etc.
• Operates any diagnostic equipment needed to perform job.
• Control of calibration for equipment.
• Complete all require quality control inspection reports and distribute to appropriate personnel.
• Performs related duties as needed by supervision.
• Additional duties may be assigned.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Be detail oriented and have excellent organizational skill.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• High School diploma or general education degree (GED);
• Minimum of three years related experience and/or training in steel fabrication; or an equivalent combination of higher education and experience in the steel fabrication industry or closely related fields.
• AWS CWI or ability to obtain an AWS CWI within 3 to 6 months of employment.
• Strong communication skills - written and verbal.
• Must be proficient with MS Office platforms (Excel, Word, etc.)

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.
• Ability to understand geometry.
• Ability to read and interpret measuring devices for both English units and metric units.

REASONING ABILITY:

• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Must be able to read and understand shop fabrication drawings.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee frequently is required to talk and hear. The employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, and climb.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.