Entry-Level Precast QC Inspector

Construction Material Testing; Las Cruces (NM); On-site; USD 33,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Construction Material Testing seeks a Precast Concrete Inspector I to join our plant QC team. You will perform forms and reinforcement checks, run fresh concrete tests, and ensure components meet shop drawings before shipment.

This role starts with certification requirements and offers hands-on growth in a busy precast environment. The position requires PCI Level I or ACI Grade I, the ability to read drawings and tensioning calculations, and a willingness to work early shifts with strict

Qualifications

• PCI Quality Control Personnel Certification Level I, or ACI Concrete Field Testing Grade I with 1+ years in a precast or prestressed plant.
• Reads shop drawings and tensioning calculations.
• Comfortable with plant hours and an early production schedule.
• Consistent, careful, and honest with the numbers.

Responsibilities

• Inspect forms, reinforcement, embeds, and blockouts against the shop drawings before each pour.
• Verify strand tensioning elongation and force records against the calculated values.
• Run fresh concrete tests (slump, air, temperature, unit weight) and cast cylinders per ASTM C31.
• Perform stripping and release strength breaks and record them against the required values.
• Inspect finished products for dimensions, camber, finish, and defects and tag them for shipment or repair.

Skills

PCI Level I

ACI Field Testing Grade I

Shop drawings

Tensioning calculations

Job description

Construction Material Testing seeks a Precast Concrete Inspector I to join our plant QC team. You will perform forms and reinforcement checks, run fresh concrete tests, and ensure components meet shop drawings before shipment.

This role starts with certification requirements and offers hands-on growth in a busy precast environment. The position requires PCI Level I or ACI Grade I, the ability to read drawings and tensioning calculations, and a willingness to work early shifts with strict