Quality Control Inspector

Epic Piping has an exciting opportunity available for a Quality Control Manager - ASME III to be an integral part of our team. Epic takes pride in our quality of work and has a goal of building our workforce with the most talented employees.

Perform comprehensive quality control inspection activities across all phases of nuclear pipe fabrication — including receiving material inspection, in-process inspection, final inspection, nonconformance reporting, and fabrication traveler preparation — in accordance with ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section III, applicable client specifications, and the site Nuclear Quality Assurance program (NQA-1 / 10 CFR 50 Appendix B). Serve as the primary QC interface between engineering, procurement, production, and the customer or Authorized Nuclear Inspector (ANI) on all matters relating to product quality and code compliance.

• Prepare fabrication travelers and inspection work packages for nuclear piping systems in accordance with ASME Section III requirements, engineering drawings, isometric sketches, bill of materials, applicable WPS/PQR designations, and client‑specific quality requirements.
• Identify and insert all required inspection hold points, witness points, and review points into the traveler at the appropriate sequence steps, ensuring mandatory NDE, dimensional, and documentation verifications cannot be bypassed by production.
• Review engineering drawings, design specifications, and purchase order quality requirements prior to traveler issuance to ensure that all applicable code requirements, supplementary requirements (e.g., ASME Section III NCA‑3800 Owner requirements), and client quality notes are captured in the inspection sequence.
• Assign the correct applicable WPS to each weld joint on the traveler based on base material P‑number, filler metal F‑number, thickness range, and process, in coordination with the welding engineer.
• Coordinate with engineering and production planning to resolve drawing interpretation questions, missing dimensions, or specification conflicts prior to releasing a traveler to the shop floor.
• Revise and reissue travelers as required to incorporate engineering changes, design revisions, or corrective actions; ensure superseded revisions are retrieved from the shop floor and replaced with current controlled copies.
• Maintain traveler log and status tracking to provide real‑time visibility of work package status, open hold points, and pending inspections to production supervision and QC management.

• Identify, document, and initiate NCRs for any material, component, weld, or process that fails to meet ASME Section III requirements, engineering drawing requirements, purchase order specifications, or the approved QA program.
• Ensure physical segregation or clear identification of nonconforming items immediately upon NCR initiation; apply hold tags or quarantine labels and verify that nonconforming material cannot be inadvertently used or shipped.
• Describe nonconformances on the NCR with sufficient technical detail — including applicable code paragraph, drawing dimension or note, or specification requirement — to support an accurate engineering disposition.
• Track open NCRs to closure; follow up with engineering, production, and procurement on overdue dispositions; elevate aging NCRs to the QC Supervisor and Quality Manager as required.
• Review engineering dispositions (Use‑As‑Is, Repair, Rework, Reject/Scrap) for technical adequacy and confirm that the proposed disposition is permitted under ASME Section III prior to releasing the NCR for implementation.
• Verify completion of approved repair or rework activities; perform re‑inspection to the original inspection requirements and confirm re‑examination by NDE Examiners where required; close the NCR only after all corrective actions are verified complete and acceptable.
• Analyze NCR trends by defect type, weld process, welder, material, or production area; prepare periodic NCR trend summaries for QC management review and input into the Corrective Action Program (CAP).
• Communicate significant…