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Welding Quality Control Inspector

Diamond Mowers

Sioux Falls , SD

Posted/Updated: Today

Job Description

Welding Quality Control Inspector

We are looking for committed, focused, detail-oriented individuals to join our quality team as a Quality Control Inspector for our Sioux Falls, SD site. This position is responsible for inspecting products to ensure they meet company quality specifications and certification standards. If you are perceptive, care about quality, and have an acute concern for detail, apply today to be a “game changer” on the Diamond Mowers night shift. Contribute to our Company foundation of providing a quality product that meets and exceeds our customers’ expectations.

Key Roles:

  • Inspect products to ensure they meet quality and specifications.

  • Contribute to the training and development of new and existing welders.

  • Ensure all materials and workmanship are completed according to AWS standards, drawing and specifications.

  • Address remedies for non-conformance and their prevention.

Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for inspecting products to ensure they meet quality and specifications; meet internal and external certification standards.

  • Follow all company safety and quality requirements.

  • Ensure that all materials and workmanship are completed in accordance with AWS standards, drawings, and specifications.

  • Inspect materials and finished goods to ensure they meet customer requirements and/or specifications, including but not limited to checking welds, welding consumables, base material, cut & formed parts, and layout work.

  • Review welding specs and/or requirements for each product and work with team to solve fabrication challenges.

  • Document and segregate non-conforming fabricated material and workmanship.

  • Review and work with site management & quality supervisor to address remedies for non-conformances and their prevention.

  • Ensure Welding Specification Procedures (WPS) are current and in place for weldments.

  • Supervise and/or conduct Welder Qualification Test Reports (WQTR) to AWS (1G).

  • Annual calibration of welding equipment, QC inspection equipment and pre-qualifications.

  • Remain current with AWS CWI or Inspector licenses, code analysis, industry standards, procedures, and processes.

  • Understand, support, and implement company Quality Management System.

  • Work with Quality Assurance & Operations Managers and Production Supervisor to develop annual training programs for new and experienced employees to minimize product non-conformance.

  • Represent the company, as needed, on field issues requiring investigation and decisions associated with product quality and conformance.

  • Apply and work within appropriate controls related to safety and housekeeping.

  • Train and develop welding staff by contributing to the development and maintenance of a new hire training program.

  • Operate overhead crane safely.

  • Willing to work flexible hours and overtime as needed.

  • Prompt and dependable attendance.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

  • Welding inspection training.

  • Any applicable standards knowledge such as AWI,

  • A thorough knowledge of blueprint reading/weld symbols.

  • Excellent math skills

  • Leadership skills to motivate co-workers to quality workmanship.

  • Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.

  • Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.

  • Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.

  • Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal.

  • Be dependable and trustworthy.

  • Embrace and demonstrate the qualities of Diamond’s quality for the customer foundation.

  • Will train on day shift for 4-6 weeks

EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE:

  • 5 years’ welding experience, or equivalent training in manufacturing/structural steel preferred

  • AWS Certified Weld Inspector or Associate Inspector preferred.

  • 5 year(s): Welding required.

  • 2 years: Inspection/Quality Control required.

  • Attention to Detail

  • Interpersonal Skills

  • Welding Codes

  • Blueprint Reading

Location and Hours:

Location: 1000 E Cherokee Street

Hours: 4:30pm-3:00am

Days of Shift: Monday-Thursday

A full benefits package is available for all full-time employees.

Exhibit Diamond Company Values:

CUSTOMER FOCUSED

  • Meeting and exceeding internal and external customer expectations is the responsibility of everyone.

  • We are committed to being a World Class organization and the greatest partner to our customers.

  • We will listen, support, engage with empathy, our work must drive the success of our internal and external customers and team members.

ACCOUNTABILITY

  • We will be responsible for the commitments we make, and the expectations placed on us.

  • When we fail, we will own it, learn from it and make the appropriate changes.

  • We will act with exceptional integrity in everything we do.

  • We will be open to receiving and giving feedback.

TEAM PLAYER

  • Teamwork and clear communication are paramount to our success.

  • We will seek and provide constructive feedback to one another, work as a collaborator, treat peers with respect and dignity, engage all team members as partners to solve problems and support one another with a positive attitude.

SAFETY

  • We believe safety must be at the forefront of all our decision-making.

  • We will proactively invest in safe solutions and act consciously every day to keep ourselves, team members and customers safe.

GRIT

  • We have passion, determination and work ethic that gives us the ability to push through; to get to the end goal and recognize the obstacles we have overcome along the way.

  • When we tackle a difficult situation, we are determined to never give up and be the best in the industry.

Diamond Mowers is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet.