Other locations:Carlsbad, NM, US Requisition ID: 108599 Job Level: Mid Level Department: Quality Market: Corporate Home Office Employment Type: Full Time
Position Overview
As a Quality Inspector, you will primarily be responsible for performing quality control inspections and tests, witnessing tests and completing appropriate documentation in the shop or field as directed by supervisor.
District Overview
The 1Kiewit Quality group is a companywide shared service, providing Kiewit's 30+ businesses with highly skilled and qualified professionals to meet the demands of our projects throughout North America.
Location
This position will be initially based out of Carlsbad, NM, and involves travel and relocation throughout your career.
Responsibilities
Listen to and takes appropriate action on client's expressed concerns and observations.
Provide open and honest communications to client representatives regarding the quality of the work.
Develop an understanding of project scope and quality requirements as they pertain to your specific area of responsibility.
Study and understand the Project Quality Plan and other quality documents that pertain to assigned scope of work.
Identify detailed quality requirements required by the contract specifications and applicable codes and standards.
Determine required frequency of inspections and tests
Coordinate with operations to schedule quality inspections and tests to maintain production goals
Perform inspections and tests at the required frequency in the assigned area.
Ensures that required inspections and tests are performed by others as required
Prepare inspection/test reports and maintain the quality files related to area of responsibility
Verify inspection and test compliance with the applicable contract documents, codes and standards
Correctly interpret and utilized codes and industry standards to determine compliance of the work
Maintain effective communications (both orally and written) with supervisor, coworkers and the project management team
Communicate test results to the project team with accurate and complete documentation
Understand typical codes and standards as they apply to the assigned work
Organize quality documents and store per the company and project document management procedures
Identify and report nonconforming work in accordance with the company quality standards and the project quality plan
Verify nonconforming work is properly corrected
Perform source and receiving inspection of permanent materials and plant equipment for project requirements as required
Develop strong working relationship with supervisor, coworkers and the project management team
Be involved in and provide quality input to task planning meetings.
Examine/inspect field conditions and identify problems, inaccuracies, and cost saving measures that arise or that may be encountered. Take corrective actions as needed.
Inspect subordinates' work for compliance with the contract plans and specifications, point out deficiencies and explain and take any corrective action needed.
Listen to other employees and supervisors suggestions, complaints, problems, safety concerns and recommendations, evaluate each and then devise and implement a plan of action based on that evaluation.
Observe functioning of installed equipment or systems to determine hazards and need for adjustments, relocation or replacement.
Identify safety hazards you or other employees may be subject to and take all necessary corrective actions to eliminate or minimize hazards.
Understand and respond appropriately to all safety hazards and warning devices (i.e. back-up alarms, smell of smoke, different colored warning tags, warning sirens.)
Understand and implement lockout/tagout procedures in safe manner.
Qualifications
The Quality Inspector must be a self-starter, be organized and have good interpersonal skills. Must have 5 years experience on Nuclear, Army Corps or COE projects in a quality related field and have working knowledge of the specific trade of discipline they are assigned to with associated special processes, inspection, and testing techniques. Must have working knowledge of construction industry codes relating to their area of expertise (i.e. ASSHTO, ACI, AWS, ASME, NEC, etc.). Current certifications from AWS, ACI, ICBO, ASNT, NACE, API etc. are preferred.
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