Precast QC Inspector I (PCI Level I) – Early Hours

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

Benefits offered by this job

Per diem

Job summary

Construction Material Testing seeks 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 tensioning and run fresh concrete tests, cast cylinders, and ensure finished pieces meet specifications before shipment.

Certification in PCI Level I or ACI Grade I with plant experience is required or to be earned in the first months, with travel to multiple plants as needed.

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

Reads shop drawings

Tensioning calculations

Plant hours awareness

Accurate data entry

Education

PCI Quality Control Personnel Certification Level I

ACI Concrete Field Testing Grade I

Job description

Construction Material Testing seeks 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 tensioning and run fresh concrete tests, cast cylinders, and ensure finished pieces meet specifications before shipment.

Certification in PCI Level I or ACI Grade I with plant experience is required or to be earned in the first months, with travel to multiple plants as needed.