Coating Surface Inspector

ASMACS; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 195,000 - 285,000; Full time

Job summary

ASMACS is seeking a Coating Surface Inspector to verify steel pipe surfaces before, during, and after coating operations, ensuring compliance with customer specifications, approved procedures, and international quality standards.

The role requires checking surface cleanliness, surface profile, environmental conditions, coating thickness, adhesion, and coating defects to ensure the final product meets required quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Inspect steel pipe surfaces before coating application.
• Verify surface cleanliness after abrasive blasting.
• Check surface preparation against ISO 8501-1 and SSPC/NACE standards.
• Measure surface profile with profile gauges.
• Inspect ambient temperature and humidity conditions.
• Measure steel surface temperature and dew point.
• Inspect coating application and measure Dry Film Thickness (DFT).
• Check coating uniformity, holidays, pinholes, and other defects.
• Perform holiday detection testing and adhesion testing when required.
• Verify coating materials, batch numbers and expiry dates.
• Prepare coating inspection reports and maintain quality records.
• Coordinate with coating operators, production and QA/QC teams.
• Ensure final coating acceptance before product release.

Job description

Role & responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

A. Surface Preparation Inspection

• Inspect steel pipe surfaces before coating application.
• Verify surface cleanliness after abrasive blasting.
• Check surface preparation according to approved standards, such as ISO 8501-1 and SSPC/NACE requirements.
• Measure surface profile using appropriate profile gauges.
• Check for dust contamination, oil, grease, rust, and other surface defects.
• Verify abrasive blasting quality and cleanliness.
• Inspect pipe surfaces for visible defects before coating.

B. Environmental Condition Inspection

• Monitor ambient temperature and relative humidity.
• Measure steel surface temperature.
• Check dew point and ensure the required temperature difference is maintained.
• Verify environmental conditions meet coating procedure requirements.
• Record environmental inspection results.

C. Coating Inspection

• Inspect coating application on steel pipes.
• Measure Dry Film Thickness (DFT) using a calibrated coating thickness gauge.
• Check coating uniformity and coverage.
• Inspect for pinholes, holidays, bubbles, cracks, runs, sagging, and other coating defects.
• Perform holiday detection testing according to the approved procedure.
• Conduct adhesion testing when required.
• Verify coating materials, batch numbers, and expiry dates.

D. Quality Control & Documentation

• Verify coating inspection requirements against approved ITP and QCP.
• Prepare coating inspection reports and maintain quality records.
• Identify non-conforming coating and surface preparation conditions.
• Raise or report Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) when required.
• Coordinate with coating operators, production, and QA/QC teams.
• Verify corrective actions and re-inspect repaired areas.
• Ensure final coating acceptance before product release.

Preferred candidate profile

The Coating Surface Inspector is responsible for inspecting steel pipe surfaces before, during, and after coating operations to ensure compliance with customer specifications, approved coating procedures, and international quality standards.

The inspector verifies surface cleanliness, surface profile, environmental conditions, coating thickness, adhesion, and coating defects to ensure the final product meets required quality standards.