Precast QC Inspector I: Early Pours & Field Tests

Construction Material Testing; Dover (DE); 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, checking forms and reinforcement before pours, verifying strand tensioning, and running fresh concrete tests. Certifications like PCI Level I or ACI Grade I with plant experience are required to start, with a path to Level II.

Responsibilities include inspecting forms/reinforcement before pours, recording tensioning data, performing tests per ASTM C31, and

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.

Education

PCI Quality Control Personnel Certification Level I

ACI Concrete Field Testing Grade I with plant experience

Tools

PCI Level I

ACI GRADE I

Job description

Construction Material Testing is seeking a Precast Concrete Inspector I to perform plant quality control on precast and prestressed concrete, checking forms and reinforcement before pours, verifying strand tensioning, and running fresh concrete tests. Certifications like PCI Level I or ACI Grade I with plant experience are required to start, with a path to Level II.

Responsibilities include inspecting forms/reinforcement before pours, recording tensioning data, performing tests per ASTM C31, and