Quality Inspector

Orcapod Consulting Services; Mangaluru; On-site; INR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Orcapod Consulting Services in India is seeking a Quality Inspection Engineer to perform source inspections at supplier facilities, verify conformity to drawings, POs, and ITPs, and ensure product quality across stages.

You will review records, calibrate equipment, raise NCRs, and communicate findings to stakeholders, upholding safety, integrity, and compliance. Prior experience in piping and structural fabrication preferred.

Qualifications

• Read fabrication drawings for piping and structural fabrications.
• Knowledge of ASME and AWS welding inspection and NDE requirements.
• Ability to review project specifications and incorporate them into ITPs.

Responsibilities

• Perform source inspections at supplier facilities to verify conformity with contractual requirements.
• Conduct receiving, in-process, final, and pre-shipment inspections against drawings, POs, and ITPs.
• Verify calibration status and suitability of inspection equipment.
• Review manufacturing records including certificates and traceability docs.
• Monitor supplier processes and identify quality risks and improvement opportunities.
• Document findings and communicate status to stakeholders.
• Raise and manage NCRs and verify supplier corrective actions.

Skills

Read fabrication drawings

ASME & AWS inspection knowledge

Communication

IPC ITPs review

Project Quality Plans

Welding gauges & measurement

MS Office

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Perform source inspections at supplier and sub-supplier facilities to verify product conformity and compliance with contractual requirements.
• Conduct receiving, in-process, final, and pre-shipment inspections of materials, fabricated components, assemblies, and finished products against drawings, specifications, purchase orders, and Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs).
• Verify calibration status, condition, and suitability of inspection, measuring, and test equipment used during manufacturing and inspection activities.
• Review manufacturing and quality records including material certificates, inspection reports, NDE records, certificates of conformity, and traceability documentation.
• Monitor supplier manufacturing processes and inspection activities, identifying quality risks, recurring issues, and opportunities for process improvement.
• Participate in supplier pre-production, kick-off, and quality review meetings to ensure inspection requirements and quality expectations are clearly communicated.
• Document inspection findings accurately, prepare detailed inspection reports, and communicate inspection status and quality concerns to internal and external stakeholders.
• Raise and manage Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs), verify supplier corrective and preventive actions, and elevate significant quality concerns that may impact safety, reliability, delivery, or customer satisfaction.
• Promote a strong culture of quality, safety, integrity, and compliance while working independently at supplier locations and representing the organization's quality expectations

Preferred candidate profile

• Be able to read fabrication drawings for piping, and structural fabrications
• Knowledge of ASME and AWS welding inspection and NDE requirements
• Must be able to communicate in a professional manner
• Ability to review project and customer technical specifications and incorporate the requirements into Project Quality Plans and ITPs
• Worked with a medium to heavy manufacturing facility with machining, welding and assembly processes. Ability to handle welding gauges, measuring equipment's
• Proficient in Microsoft Windows, Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.