Quality Manager / CWI (Structural Steel Fabrication)

Quality Manager/Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) – Structural Steel Fabrication

Our client, a well-established structural steel fabrication company, is seeking a hands-on Quality Manager/Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) to support a planned leadership transition while driving quality, compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead and maintain the company's Quality Management System in compliance with AISC
• Serve as the primary QA/QC authority across all fabrication projects and production operations
• Perform and oversee visual, dimensional, ultrasonic (UT), and magnetic particle (MT) inspection
• Interpret NDT results and make accept/reject quality decisions
• Cookordinate and manage third-party inspection vendors, including radiographic testing providers
• Maintain welder qualifications, continuity logs, WPS/PQR documentation, and material records
• Identify quality concerns proactively and partner with production teams to reduce defects
• Lead root cause investigations and implement corrective actions
• Standardize inspection procedures, reporting, and documentation practices
• Support the transition from paper-based quality processes to digital workflows

Qualifications

• AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) certification required
• 5+ years of QA/QC experience within structural steel fabrication required
• Experience working in an AISC-certified fabrication environment required
• Experience supporting bridge projects and/or fracture-critical structural steel work required
• Hands-on experience performing and interpreting NDT inspections required

Benefits

• 100% Paid Medical- [Employee and Families!]
• Dental, Vision, Life
• 401(k) w/10% match
• Holidays
• PTO