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Kelso Industrial Services

Quality Site Manager

Inspection & TestUpdated on Nov 10
Full-timeLucedale, MS, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Current AWS Certified Welding Inspector certification.
  • At least 5 years of industrial construction, welding, fabrication, QA/QC, or related experience.
  • Previous experience performing welding inspection and quality oversight in an industrial construction environment.
  • Strong knowledge of welding processes, procedures, discontinuities, inspection methods, and welding quality.
  • Working knowledge of applicable ASME, AWS, NBIC, customer, and project-specific requirements.
  • Experience reviewing Welding Procedure Specifications, Procedure Qualification Records, welder qualifications, weld maps, nondestructive examination reports, and quality documentation.
  • Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, piping drawings, isometrics, specifications, weld symbols, and project documentation.
  • Valid driver’s license and ability to meet company driving requirements.
  • Ability and willingness to travel extensively and work at project locations for extended periods.
  • Strong leadership and field decision-making skills to manage quality priorities across active projects.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills to communicate quality concerns professionally to employees, supervision, customers, and inspectors.
  • Strong organizational and documentation skills and attention to detail.
  • Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and maintain accurate project quality records.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office and electronic documentation.
  • Ability to work in active industrial construction environments around welding, fabrication, and heavy equipment.
  • Ability to walk and stand for extended periods and navigate uneven surfaces, stairs, ladders, scaffolding, and elevated work areas.
  • Ability to wear required personal protective equipment.
  • Ability to work indoors and outdoors in varying weather and environmental conditions.
  • Ability to work extended hours, weekends, nights, shutdowns, or outage schedules when required.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage the project-specific QA/QC program at assigned jobs.
  • Ensure construction and fabrication activities comply with approved drawings, specifications, procedures, Inspection and Test Plans, applicable codes, and standards.
  • Perform and oversee visual welding inspections and verify compliance with approved Welding Procedure Specifications.
  • Verify welder qualifications and certifications before employees perform applicable welding.
  • Review welding documentation, weld maps, material documentation, inspection records, and other required quality documents.
  • Coordinate welder testing and qualification activities.
  • Monitor welding, piping, boiler, pressure vessel, structural, and other mechanical construction activities for compliance with project requirements.
  • Support compliance with applicable ASME, NBIC, AWS, customer, and project-specific requirements.
  • Coordinate required inspections with customers, Authorized Inspectors, third-party inspectors, nondestructive examination personnel, and project leadership.
  • Review nondestructive examination results and coordinate repairs, reinspection, and documentation.
  • Identify, document, communicate, and track nonconforming work and corrective actions.
  • Conduct routine field inspections and quality surveillance of active projects.
  • Verify required hold points, witness points, examinations, and inspections are completed before work proceeds.
  • Maintain organized and accurate project quality records, turnover packages, data books, weld documentation, and inspection records.
  • Participate in pre-job planning, project kickoff meetings, quality meetings, customer meetings, and project closeout activities.
  • Communicate quality expectations to field supervision and craft personnel, and provide guidance regarding workmanship, welding quality, documentation, and code compliance.
  • Collaborate with Operations, Safety, Project Management, and field leadership to resolve quality concerns while maintaining code, customer, and project requirements.
  • Immediately escalate significant quality concerns that could affect project integrity, schedule, customer requirements, or regulatory compliance.
  • Travel extensively to project and customer locations and work at those locations for extended periods.

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