Precast QC Inspector I — Start Your Field QC Career

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

Benefits offered by this job

Per diem

Travel to multiple plants

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 and verifying strand tensioning records. You will run fresh concrete tests, cast cylinders, and inspect finished pieces for dimensions before shipment.

PCI Level I or ACI Grade I certification is required or must be earned in the first months; travel between plants with per diem is expected, and attention to detail

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

PCI Level I

ACI Field Testing Grade I

Shop drawings

Tensioning calculations

Detail-focused

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, checking forms and reinforcement before pours and verifying strand tensioning records. You will run fresh concrete tests, cast cylinders, and inspect finished pieces for dimensions before shipment.

PCI Level I or ACI Grade I certification is required or must be earned in the first months; travel between plants with per diem is expected, and attention to detail