Certified Weld Inspector (CWI)

American SpiralWeld Pipe Company, LLC; Crosby (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

American SpiralWeld Pipe Company, LLC seeks a Certified Weld Inspector to inspect welded, lined, and coated assemblies, ensuring adherence to required standards and procedures. The role includes visual inspections, verification of equipment use, and witnessing tests as needed.

Responsibilities also cover documenting results, ensuring requalification, and interpreting drawings to confirm conformance with drawings and work orders. Strong attention to safety and punctuality are essential.

Qualifications

• Must be able to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Must be able to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Must be able to speak effectively before managers or groups of employees.
• Must be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide into all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Must be able to compute ratio and percent and to interpret bar graphs.
• Must be able to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

Responsibilities

• Perform visual inspections of welded assemblies to verify standards.
• Verify and ensure that appropriate welding equipment is used for the work.
• Verify and ensure that the welding is performed in compliance with the applicable welding procedure.
• Witness and supervise performance testing of outside agencies (as appropriate).
• Verify documentation of procedure qualification test results
• Document results of inspections
• Ensure requalification requirements are maintained
• Interpret drawings and documents
• Inspect and test welded joints of work currently in progress and work that is completed.
• Inspect to ensure that dimensions, linings and coatings are in conformance with contract drawings and work order specifications.
• Perform inspection and testing of production weld samples, linings and coatings.
• Must be reliable and punctual.
• Must follow and enforce all safety standards.

Skills

Reading comprehension

Report writing

Public speaking

Basic math

Data interpretation

Situational awareness

Education

ASNT-TC-1A Level II Certification (MT/PT/UT NDE)

Tools

Hydrostatic test stand

Job description

The Certified Weld Inspector will perform inspections of welded, lined, and coated assemblies to verify that they meet required standards

• Perform visual inspections of welded assemblies to verify that standards are met.
• Verify and ensure that appropriate welding equipment is used for the work
• Verify and ensure that the welding is performed in compliance with the applicable welding procedure.
• Witness and supervise performance testing of outside agencies (as appropriate).
• Verify documentation of procedure qualification test results
• Document results of inspections
• Ensure requalification requirements are maintained
• Interpret drawings and documents
• Inspect and test welded joints of work currently in progress and work that is completed.
• Inspect to ensure that dimensions, linings and coatings are in conformance with contract drawings and work order specifications.
• Perform inspection and testing of production weld samples, linings and coatings.
• Must be reliable and punctual.
• Must follow and enforce all safety standards.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

1. Certification as ASNT-TC-1A Level II in Magnetic Particle (MT), Dye Penetrate (PT), and Ultrasonic Testing (UT) NDE required.
2. Must be physically able to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations.
3. Must be able to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
4. Must be able to write routine reports and correspondence.
5. Must be able to speak effectively before managers or groups of employees.
6. Must be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide into all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
7. Must be able to compute ratio and percent and to interpret bar graphs.
8. Must be able to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
9. Must be able to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
10. Must be able to read, understand and interpret job drawings and specifications.
11. Must be able to operate computer controlled hydrostatic test stand, including reading and interpreting console indicators and gauges, and using control console to conduct tests.
12. Must have valid Certificate of Welding Inspector (AWS QC1 CWI).
13. Must be able to manage a variety of tasks with conflicting priorities.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

1. Ability to work at heights with harness.
2. Bi-lingual (Spanish) a plus.

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL FUNCTIONS

• The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands or feel; and talk or hear.
• The employee is frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must regularly lift and/ or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.