QA Inspector

Fives; Kolkata District; On-site; INR 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Fives is seeking a quality inspection professional in Kolkata to identify defects, perform tests, and ensure compliance with drawings and standards. You will read specifications, coordinate NDT activities and monitor fabrications to guarantee final welds and assemblies meet quality requirements.

You'll collaborate with manufacturing, engineering and suppliers, maintain records, and drive continuous improvements in inspection practices.

Qualifications

• Read and interpret engineering drawings, specs and quality docs.
• Knowledge of NDT techniques and inspection standards.
• Experience inspecting welds, machining, coatings, and incoming materials.
• Strong reporting and communication skills.
• Coordinate with internal teams, suppliers and subcontractors.

Responsibilities

• Identify quality issues and support root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Ensure inspections follow drawings, ITPs, procedures and standards.
• Continuously improve inspection practices and quality processes.
• Stay updated with inspection standards and NDT techniques.
• Inspect incoming materials such as slabs, plates, bars, forged items.
• Read engineering drawings and quality documentation.
• Perform visual and dimensional inspections of components.
• Coordinate with production, engineering and suppliers to resolve issues.
• Maintain inspection records and reports.

Skills

Quality inspection

NDT techniques

Root cause analysis

Communication

Reading engineering drawings

Coordination

Documentation

Job description

Position Summary

• Identify quality issues, non-conformities and recurring defects and support root-cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions.
• Ensure inspection activities are carried out in accordance with approved drawings, specifications, inspection and test plans (ITPs), procedures and applicable codes and standards.
• Continuously improve inspection practices and quality control processes.
• Stay updated with applicable inspection standards, NDT techniques, welding requirements and manufacturing quality practices.
• Inspect incoming raw materials such as slabs, plates, round bars, forged items, cast items and other manufactured components.
• Read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, inspection procedures and quality documentation.
• Carry out visual inspection and dimensional inspection of components and assemblies.
• Perform and/or coordinate NDT activities including VT, PT, MT, UT and RT as per approved procedures and applicable standards.
• Inspect welding and fabrication activities, including fit-up, welding parameters, weld appearance and final weld quality.
• Monitor machining activities and verify dimensional accuracy against approved drawings and specifications.
• Inspect assembly activities and ensure components are assembled according to approved drawings and requirements.
• Inspect surface preparation and painting activities, including surface condition, coating application and related quality requirements.
• Verify material certificates, inspection reports, test reports and other quality documentation.
• Identify and report non-conformities and follow up on corrective actions.
• Coordinate with production, engineering, procurement, suppliers and subcontractors to resolve quality-related issues.
• Monitor manufacturing progress and support expediting activities to ensure inspection milestones and delivery schedules are maintained.
• Maintain inspection records, NDT reports, quality documentation and other relevant reports.
• Support inspection activities at vendor/manufacturer locations and project sites as required.
• Basic understanding of process line equipment and related manufacturing activities.
• Good communication and reporting skills.
• Ability to coordinate with internal teams, suppliers, customers and third-party inspection agencies.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, engineering, production and quality teams to resolve inspection and quality issues.
• Coordinate with suppliers and subcontractors regarding inspection requirements, quality concerns and corrective actions.
• Support cross-functional teams in identifying manufacturing risks and ensuring compliance with project quality requirements.