Precision Coatings QA Inspector – Structural Steel

Owen Industries

Carter Lake (IA)

On-site

USD 52,000 - 76,000

Full time

4 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
AD&D coverage
Disability coverage
401(k) with company match
Paid time off
Holidays

Job summary

Owen Industries, through its PVS Structures division in Carter Lake, IA, seeks a Quality Assurance Coating Inspector for structural fabrication. The role focuses on ensuring coating integrity on fabricated steel, with responsibilities spanning environmental monitoring and thickness inspections, reporting, and NCR initiation.

The ideal candidate has at least 1 year of coating inspection experience, strong blueprint reading skills, and familiarity with zinc, epoxy and urethane systems.

Qualifications

  • Minimum 1 year of industrial coating inspection experience.
  • Proficiency in blueprint reading.
  • Familiarity with coating systems including zincs, epoxies and urethanes.
  • AMPP/NACE Level 1 certification strongly preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct random inspections of fabricated structural steel products to verify coating specs.
  • Monitor air temperature, dew point and RH in coating environment.
  • Inspect wet film thickness (WFT) and dry film thickness (DFT).
  • Verify calibration of paint lines and inspector equipment daily.
  • Prepare accurate inspector reports and NCRs as required.
  • Support continuous quality improvement and reduce coating-related rework.

Skills

Coating inspection
Blueprint reading
Zincs
Epoxies
Urethanes
NACE Level 1
Self-motivated
Technical skills
Communication
Leadership mindset
Detail oriented

Job description

Owen Industries, through its PVS Structures division in Carter Lake, IA, seeks a Quality Assurance Coating Inspector for structural fabrication. The role focuses on ensuring coating integrity on fabricated steel, with responsibilities spanning environmental monitoring and thickness inspections, reporting, and NCR initiation.

The ideal candidate has at least 1 year of coating inspection experience, strong blueprint reading skills, and familiarity with zinc, epoxy and urethane systems.

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