178829: Quality Technician/ Inspector – Structural Steel & Fabrication

PTR Global; Red Lion (York County); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

PTR Global is seeking a hands-on Quality Technician / Manufacturing Quality Inspector to verify that fabricated components and welded assemblies meet drawings, tolerances, and customer specs on the shop floor. You will perform first-piece, in-process, and final inspections, document nonconformances, and collaborate with production to resolve issues.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years of quality inspection experience in metal fabrication and must be comfortable working on the manufacturing floor,

Qualifications

• 2+ years of hands-on manufacturing quality inspection experience.
• Direct experience in fabrication shop, structural steel, welding, or heavy manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Perform first-piece, in-process, and final inspections of metal components and welded assemblies.
• Inspect weld quality and workmanship, identify defects and nonconformities.
• Read and interpret engineering drawings, tolerances, and inspection requirements.

Skills

Quality inspection

Reading drawings

Dimensional measurement

Problem solving

Communication

Tools

Calipers

Micrometers

Gauges

Tape measures

Job description

Position Overview

We are seeking a hands‑on Quality Technician / Manufacturing Quality Inspector with direct experience working in a metal fabrication, structural steel, welding, or similar manufacturing environment.

This position will work full‑time on the supplier’s manufacturing floor and serve as the day‑to‑day quality representative responsible for verifying that fabricated components and welded assemblies meet engineering drawings, dimensional requirements, workmanship standards, and customer specifications before shipment.

This is not primarily a supplier audit, procurement, or desk‑based quality position. The successful candidate must be comfortable working directly in a fabrication shop, inspecting manufactured parts and weldments, reading drawings, taking dimensional measurements, identifying defects, documenting nonconformances, and working with production personnel to resolve quality issues.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform first‑piece, in‑process, and final inspections of fabricated metal components, structural steel parts, welded assemblies, and finished products.
• Inspect weld quality and workmanship, identifying visible weld defects, fabrication issues, dimensional discrepancies, and other nonconforming conditions.
• Read and interpret engineering drawings, manufacturing prints, dimensions, tolerances, weld symbols, specifications, and inspection requirements.
• Perform dimensional inspections using calipers, micrometers, tape measures, gauges, and other standard inspection equipment.
• Verify fabricated components against drawings and specifications, including dimensions, hole locations, part orientation, fit‑up, assembly, and overall workmanship.
• Monitor welding, fabrication, cutting, punching, forming, stamping, assembly, painting, and/or powder‑coating operations, as applicable.
• Conduct final quality inspections before products are released for shipment.
• Identify, document, and communicate nonconforming material, weld defects, fabrication defects, dimensional issues, scrap, and rework requirements.
• Initiate or support NCRs, corrective actions, root‑cause investigations, 5‑Why, 8D, Fishbone, and other problem‑solving activities.
• Analyze scrap, rework, defect, and production‑quality trends to identify recurring manufacturing problems.
• Work directly with production supervisors, welders, fabricators, engineering, and quality personnel to resolve manufacturing‑quality concerns.
• Support ISO 9001 quality‑system requirements, inspection documentation, traceability, calibration, and audit readiness.
• Maintain accurate inspection records, photographs, quality reports, and supporting documentation.
• Verify finished products prior to shipment, including part identification, quantity, labels, packing documentation, and product condition.
• Monitor production progress and promptly escalating significant quality, schedule, or manufacturing concerns.
• Support Lean, Kaizen, 6S, and continuous‑improvement initiatives focused on reducing defects, scrap, rework, and production waste.
• Serve as the company’s onsite quality representative while maintaining a productive working relationship with supplier manufacturing and quality personnel.

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years of hands‑on manufacturing quality inspection experience, preferably within a fabrication or metal‑manufacturing environment.
• Direct experience working in a fabrication shop, structural steel operation, welding environment, or similar heavy manufacturing setting.
• Experience inspecting fabricated parts and welded assemblies/weldments.
• Ability to identify common weld and fabrication quality issues through shop‑floor inspection.
• Ability to independently read and interpret engineering drawings and manufacturing prints.
• Hands‑on dimensional inspection experience using calipers, micrometers, gauges, tape measures, and related measurement equipment.
• Experience performing first‑piece, in‑process, and final inspections.
• Familiarity with NCRs, root‑cause analysis, corrective actions, scrap/rework investigation, and manufacturing‑quality documentation.
• Comfortable spending the majority of the workday on the manufacturing/shop floor.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to identify and elevate manufacturing discrepancies.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Basic Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and quality‑reporting/documentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with structural steel fabrication, weld inspection, GD&T, weld symbols, welding processes, stamping, punching, forming, assembly, powder coating, painting, SPC, FMEA, ISO 9001, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and 6S is highly desirable.

Formal welding inspection certification is a plus but is not required if the candidate can demonstrate strong practical experience inspecting weldments and fabricated components.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate resembles a Quality Technician, Quality Inspector, Fabrication Quality Inspector, Manufacturing Quality Technician, Weld Quality Inspector, or Quality Engineer who remains highly hands‑on on the shop floor.

Candidates whose experience is primarily in supplier audits, procurement, supply chain, documentation, incoming material administration, or general visual inspection without fabrication/weld inspection experience will not be a strong match.

The successful candidate should be able to walk onto a fabrication floor, review a drawing, inspect a fabricated or welded component, take the appropriate measurements, identify workmanship or dimensional problems, document the issue, and work with manufacturing personnel to drive resolution.