Steel Fabrication Quality Control Manager

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Quality Control Manager to lead the quality function at a steel fabrication facility. This is a high-impact leadership role responsible for ensuring that welding, fabrication, coatings, dimensions, and finished products meet engineering specifications, customer requirements, industry standards, and regulatory expectations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the overall Quality Control department, including QC Inspectors.
• Provide training, technical guidance, performance feedback, and leadership to the QC team.
• Administer and maintain AISC certification requirements and quality programs.
• Manage welder qualification programs, including PQRs, WPSs, and welder certifications.
• Oversee internal and third-party NDT activities, including Ultrasonic Testing (UT) and Magnetic Particle Testing (MT).
• Perform and oversee inspections of welds, structural steel, dimensions, coatings, and fabricated components.
• Review blueprints, engineering specifications, shop drawings, and project quality requirements.
• Coordinate inspections with customer engineers, owner representatives, regulatory agencies, and state inspectors.
• Resolve technical quality concerns and maintain professional relationships with customers and external stakeholders.
• Maintain the Quality Control Manual, inspection procedures, quality records, and project documentation.
• Ensure hold-point logs, inspection reports, and other required documentation are completed accurately and on schedule.
• Identify quality issues and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Work closely with production and engineering teams to maintain quality while meeting production schedules.
• Participate as a member of the Plant Leadership Team and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Apply Lean Manufacturing principles to reduce defects, rework, waste, and production inefficiencies.

Qualifications

• Current Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) certification is required.
• NDT certifications in Ultrasonic Testing (UT) and/or Magnetic Particle Testing (MT) are preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience leading quality control functions involving welding in a heavy manufacturing or steel fabrication environment.
• Strong knowledge of structural steel fabrication, welding, blueprints, shop drawings, and engineering specifications.
• Strong understanding of welding inspection, WPS/PQR requirements, welder qualifications, and NDT methods.
• Experience with AISC Certification and Quality Management Requirements.
• Proficiency with computers and quality documentation systems.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, organizational, and time-management skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to make sound technical decisions.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, heavy industrial manufacturing environment.

Work Environment

• Work Location: In person
• Steel fabrication and heavy industrial manufacturing environment
• Regular interaction with production teams, engineers, customers, inspectors, and regulatory representatives
• Hands-on involvement with shop-floor quality inspections and quality management activities

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance