Certified Welding Inspector – Pipe Fabrication QC Lead

Hilton Mechanical Contractors, LLC; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, and life

Paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Hilton Mechanical Contractors, LLC is hiring a Certified Welding Inspector to own weld quality across our carbon steel and stainless pipe fabrication shops. You will qualify and certify welders and visuallyinspect every weld leaving our shops, while building and maintaining the QC program for owners, engineers, and AHJs.

CAWI candidates working toward full CWI will be considered and will perform inspections under the direction of a CWI. Travel to job sites is occasional as needed.

Qualifications

• Certification as Welding Inspector (AWS CWI) is required.
• Experience inspecting carbon and stainless pipe welds in fab shops preferred.
• Ability to read isometrics and fabrication drawings.

Responsibilities

• Run the welder qualification program - WPS/PQR development, performance testing, continuity tracking
• Visual inspection of carbon and stainless pipe welds (GTAW, orbital GTAW, GMAW/FCAW)
• Coordinate third-party NDE and review results
• Maintain weld maps, MTRs, material traceability, inspection reports, and turnover packages
• Enforce ASME B31.1/B31.3/B31.9 and AWS D1.1 compliance
• Final inspection of pipe spools and skids before shipment
• Root cause analysis and corrective action on rejects
• Occasional travel to job sites

Skills

Welding inspection

WPS/PQR development

Reading isometrics

Fabrication drawings reading

Education

AWS CWI certification

Tools

ASME Section IX

B31 piping codes

WPS writing

Job description

Hilton Mechanical Contractors, LLC is hiring a Certified Welding Inspector to own weld quality across our carbon steel and stainless pipe fabrication shops. You will qualify and certify welders and visuallyinspect every weld leaving our shops, while building and maintaining the QC program for owners, engineers, and AHJs.

CAWI candidates working toward full CWI will be considered and will perform inspections under the direction of a CWI. Travel to job sites is occasional as needed.