Precast QC Inspector I – Start Early, Ensure Quality

Construction Material Testing; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 33,000 - 44,000; Full time

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, reinforcement, and strand records, run fresh concrete tests, cast cylinders, and ensure finished pieces meet specs before shipment.

The role requires PCI Level I certification or ACI Grade I with plant experience, reading shop drawings, and willingness to work an early production schedule.

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 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 them for shipment or repair.

Skills

Attention to detail

Reading shop drawings

Manual dexterity

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, reinforcement, and strand records, run fresh concrete tests, cast cylinders, and ensure finished pieces meet specs before shipment.

The role requires PCI Level I certification or ACI Grade I with plant experience, reading shop drawings, and willingness to work an early production schedule.