Epic Piping has an exciting opportunity available for a Weld Out Inspector to be an integral part of our Quality Control team. Epic takes pride in our quality of work and has a goal of building our workforce with the most talented employees. Our team has collaborated on a wide range of projects, including Leviathan in Israel and Marathon Star in Texas. We can meet you at any skill level, whether you are just starting your career or have years of experience under your belt. 

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure compliance with safety and environment guidelines, policies, and regulations.

• Perform visual inspections on welded products in progress and completed jobs. 

• Inspect weld jobs for defects such as cracks, porosity, undercut etc.

• Record results of tests and welding inspections.

• Plans and conducts the analysis, inspection, test, and/or integration to assure the quality of assigned product or component.

• Reviews all welded products or components and provides input to the decision of whether to accept or reject the product.

• Documents data obtained during all quality assurance activities, consistent with company policies and procedures.

• Communicates significant issues or developments identified during quality assurance activities and provides recommended process improvements to management.

• Maintains a working knowledge of government and industry quality assurance codes and standards.

• Inspect, test, or measure materials, products, installations, or work for conformance to specifications. 

• Measure dimensions of products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as rulers, calipers, gauges, or micrometers. 

• Read blueprints, data, manuals, or other materials to determine specifications, inspection and testing procedures, adjustment methods, certification processes, formulas, or measuring instruments required. 

• Record inspection or test data, such as weights, temperatures, grades, or moisture content, and quantities inspected or graded. 

• Mark items with details such as grade or acceptance-rejection status. 

• Notify supervisors or other personnel of production problems. 

• Discard or reject products, materials, or equipment not meeting specifications. 

• Collect or select samples for testing or for use as models. 

• Write test or inspection reports describing results, recommendations, or needed repairs. 

• Compare colors, shapes, textures, or grades of products or materials with color charts, templates, or samples to verify conformance to standards. 

• Recommend necessary corrective actions, based on inspection results. 

• Analyze test data, making computations as necessary, to determine test results. 

• Clean, maintain, calibrate, or repair measuring instruments or test equipment, such as dial indicators, fixed gauges, or height gauges. 

• Read dials or meters to verify that equipment is functioning at specified levels. 

• Check arriving materials to ensure that they match purchase orders, submitting discrepancy reports as necessary. 

• Fabricate, install, position, or connect components, parts, finished products, or instruments for testing or operational purposes. 

• Inspect or test raw materials, parts, or products to determine compliance with environmental standards. 

• Compute defect percentages or averages, using formulas and calculators. 

• Position products, components, or parts for testing. 

• Stack or arrange tested products for further processing, shipping, or packaging. 

• Monitor production operations or equipment to ensure conformance to specifications, making necessary process or assembly adjustments. 

• Adjust, clean, or repair products or processing equipment to correct defects found during inspections. 

• Monitor machines that automatically measure, sort, or inspect products. 

• Compute usable amounts of items in shipments. 

• Interpret legal requirements, provide safety information, or recommend compliance procedures to contractors, craft workers, engineers, or property owners. 

• Disassemble defective parts or components, such as inaccurate or worn gauges or measuring instruments. 

• Administer tests to assess whether welders or operators are qualified to use equipment. 

• Perform other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree from four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.   

• Experience: 2-3 years related experience

• Computer Skills:  None specifically required

• Certification/Licenses: Certified Welding Inspector AWS-CWI/SCWI,SCWIP 3.1/3.2, ASNT VT Level II/III

WHY WORK FOR EPIC PIPING?

• Industry-leading training and development programs

• Competitive insurance and benefit options

• Company-paid life insurance and long-term disability insurance

• Paid vacation and holiday time

• Traditional and Roth 401(k) plans available (50% company match up to 6% contributed by the employee)

• Career growth opportunities

• Work alongside industry leaders and mentors

• Epic Piping is one of the largest privately owned and the fastest-growing pipe fabrication firms in the world. With over three decades of experience and backgrounds extending from engineering to welding, Epic Piping provides unmatched experience servicing the chemical, power, refining, offshore, and oil & gas industries.