PCI-Certified Precast Inspector I – Quality Control

Construction Material Testing; Lafayette (LA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Construction Material Testing is seeking a Precast Concrete Inspector I to perform plant quality control on precast and prestressed concrete. You will inspect forms and reinforcement before pours, verify strand records, run concrete tests, cast cylinders, and check finished pieces for dimensions and defects prior to shipment.

The role requires PCI Level I or ACI Grade I certification (or to earn PCI/ACI in the first months) and the ability to work early production hours in a plant setting.

Qualifications

• PCI Level I certification or ACI Grade I with 1+ year in a precast 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 shop drawings before each pour.
• Verify strand tensioning elongation and force records against 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 required values.
• Inspect finished products for dimensions, camber, finish, and defects and tag for shipment or repair.

Skills

Shop drawings interpretation and toler

Tensioning calculations

Attention to numbers

Plant schedule adaptability

Education

PCI Quality Control Personnel Certification Level I

ACI Concrete Field Testing Grade I

Job description

Construction Material Testing is seeking a Precast Concrete Inspector I to perform plant quality control on precast and prestressed concrete. You will inspect forms and reinforcement before pours, verify strand records, run concrete tests, cast cylinders, and check finished pieces for dimensions and defects prior to shipment.

The role requires PCI Level I or ACI Grade I certification (or to earn PCI/ACI in the first months) and the ability to work early production hours in a plant setting.