Precast QC Inspector I (PCI Level I) - Early-Shift Plant Role

Construction Material Testing; Rapid City (SD); On-site; USD 50,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Construction Material Testing seeks a Precast Concrete Inspector I to perform plant quality control on precast and prestressed concrete, checking forms and reinforcement before pours, verifying strand tensioning records, running fresh concrete tests, casting cylinders, and inspecting finished pieces for dimensions and defects.

Requires PCI Quality Control Personnel Certification Level I or ACI Concrete Field Testing Grade I with plant experience; travel to multiple plants may be involved; work

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 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

Shop drawings reading

Tensioning calculations

Quality control

Attention to detail

Record-keeping

Education

PCI Quality Control Personnel Certification Level I

ACI Concrete Field Testing Grade I

Tools

Concrete testing equipment

Job description

Construction Material Testing seeks a Precast Concrete Inspector I to perform plant quality control on precast and prestressed concrete, checking forms and reinforcement before pours, verifying strand tensioning records, running fresh concrete tests, casting cylinders, and inspecting finished pieces for dimensions and defects.

Requires PCI Quality Control Personnel Certification Level I or ACI Concrete Field Testing Grade I with plant experience; travel to multiple plants may be involved; work