Travel: CWI Inspector

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QA/QC Lead – Fabrication Shop Job Description

The QA/QC Lead is responsible for overseeing all quality assurance and quality control activities within a mechanical contractor’s fabrication shop. This role ensures that all welded assemblies consistently meet company standards, customer specifications, and applicable regulatory requirements. The QA/QC Lead supervises and supports a team of eight welders, providing inspection, documentation, technical guidance, and driving continuous improvement initiatives across high‑purity mechanical fabrication projects.

This position is ideal for a detail‑oriented, highly technical professional with strong leadership capabilities and extensive experience in welding and mechanical fabrication.

• Lead daily QA/QC operations within the fabrication shop to ensure all welded components meet internal and external quality standards.
• Provide guidance and oversight to a team of eight welders, ensuring strict adherence to welding procedures, process parameters, and safety practices.
• Interpret engineering drawings, piping isometrics, and specifications to verify compliance with project and customer requirements.
• Perform visual weld inspections, dimensional checks, and verification of weld parameters in accordance with Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) requirements.
• Maintain and optimize weld traceability, inspection records, and testing documentation to support accurate reporting and audits.
• Review and approve weld logs, material certificates, non‑conformance reports, and final turnover packages for completeness and accuracy.
• Conduct in‑process and final inspections using appropriate tools, gauges, and QA/QC methodologies to confirm product quality.
• Ensure compliance with ASME Section IX, company standard operating procedures, and customer‑specific quality standards.
• Oversee welder qualification and re‑certification processes, ensuring all welders remain current and competent in required procedures.
• Support the development and continuous improvement of quality procedures, weld procedures, and inspection criteria.
• Utilize QA/QC and production quality software platforms for documentation, reporting, and workflow management.
• Train shop personnel on the proper use of digital quality tools and ensure accurate, real‑time data entry in QA/QC systems.
• Identify quality trends, recurring issues, and improvement opportunities within welding processes and fabrication workflows.
• Lead root‑cause analysis and implement corrective actions to resolve quality issues and prevent recurrence.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, project management, and fabrication teams to optimize quality outcomes and project delivery.
• Apply construction and inspection knowledge to structural steel and pipe welding activities to maintain high standards of workmanship.

• Active Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) credential.
• Minimum 5+ years of QA/QC experience within a welding or mechanical fabrication environment.
• Strong understanding of ASME Section IX, welding metallurgy, orbital welding processes, and sanitary fabrication practices.
• Experience using digital QA/QC systems such as ISNetworld, Procore, Bluebeam, Weld Trace, or comparable platforms.
• Strong documentation skills with the ability to maintain accurate inspection and testing records.
• Clear and effective communication skills for working with welders, engineering, and project teams.
• Proven leadership skills with experience directing and supporting welding personnel.
• Hands‑on experience with structural steel and pipe welding inspection in a construction or fabrication context.
• Demonstrated ability to ensure compliance with welding standards and quality requirements.

• Past experience in a fabrication shop supervisory or lead role.
• Familiarity with GMP environments and pharmaceutical or high‑purity applications.
• Understanding of automated weld inspection equipment and weld data logging.
• Exceptional attention to detail in reviewing welds, documentation, and quality records.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple inspections and documentation tasks.
• Ability to coach and mentor…