Coatings Inspector II: Lead Hold-Points & Quality Reports

Construction Material Testing; North Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Construction Material Testing is seeking a Coatings Inspector II to lead protective coating inspections on industrial, water, and infrastructure projects. You will plan hold points, verify surface prep, and sign off at each stage, performing adhesion and holiday tests and writing reports relied on by owners and engineers.

The role requires CIP Level 2 certification with 2+ years of experience, strong knowledge of SSPC/NACE standards, and the ability to stop work that deviates from

Qualifications

• AMPP (NACE) CIP Level 2 certification (current) with 2+ years inspecting
• Command of SSPC/NACE surface preparation standards and common industrial coating systems
• Experience on tank, pipeline, water/wastewater, or structural steel coating projects
• Able to stop an application that is out of specification and document it so it closes

Responsibilities

• Plan inspection hold points and testing from the coating specification and the manufacturer's data
• Verify surface preparation, application, and cure with sign-off authority at each hold point
• Perform adhesion, holiday, and cure testing
• Disposition defects and specify repairs
• Supervise Level 1 inspectors on larger projects and review their logs
• Write inspection and nonconformance reports
• Represent the inspection program to the owner and applicator

Skills

SSPC/NACE standards knowledge

Tank/pipeline coatings experience

Apply/stop work per spec

Education

AMPP (NACE) CIP Level 2 certification

Job description

Construction Material Testing is seeking a Coatings Inspector II to lead protective coating inspections on industrial, water, and infrastructure projects. You will plan hold points, verify surface prep, and sign off at each stage, performing adhesion and holiday tests and writing reports relied on by owners and engineers.

The role requires CIP Level 2 certification with 2+ years of experience, strong knowledge of SSPC/NACE standards, and the ability to stop work that deviates from