Precast QC Inspector I: Early Hours, Travel & Per Diem

Construction Material Testing; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Per diem for travel between plants

Certification sponsorship (PCI Level I

PCI Level II

Job summary

Construction Material Testing is seeking a Precast Concrete Inspector I to perform plant quality control on precast and prestressed concrete. Responsibilities include inspecting forms and reinforcement, verifying strand tensioning, running fresh concrete tests, casting cylinders, and inspecting finished pieces before shipment.

PCI Level I or ACI Grade I with plant experience required; travel between plants may be involved.

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 with 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
• Inspect finished products for dimensions, camber, finish, and defects before shipment

Skills

Reads shop drawings

Attention to numbers

Early shifts

Tensioning verification

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. Responsibilities include inspecting forms and reinforcement, verifying strand tensioning, running fresh concrete tests, casting cylinders, and inspecting finished pieces before shipment.

PCI Level I or ACI Grade I with plant experience required; travel between plants may be involved.