Job Description

Job Description

Overview

The Quality Control Manager will be an integral part of the team. This individual will manage all quality activities ensuring the correct personnel, systems, and regulations are followed for each job, as well as the Company Quality Management System. This will include light to intermediate structural steel, miscellaneous steel, architectural ferrous and nonferrous materials, NDT, and coatings inspection. This position travels up to 5-10% of the time.

This role is responsible for overseeing quality control (QC) activities across projects, ensuring compliance with contracts, specifications, codes, and certifications. The position manages QC plans, audits, welding procedures, inspections, and personnel training while supporting production needs and maintaining accurate documentation. It also involves coordinating with internal teams, third-party inspectors, and leadership to resolve issues, uphold safety standards, and ensure project success.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Review contracts, drawings, and specifications, and develop project-specific QC plans and checklists.
• Manage quality certifications, audits, and jurisdictional requirements (AISC, LADBS, AWS, etc.).
• Oversee welding qualifications, procedures (PQR/WQTR), and continuity, as well as NDT, coatings, and bolting compliance.
• Supervise QC personnel training, performance, and staffing levels.
• Conduct and document inspections, audits, and non-conformance resolutions.
• Coordinate with production teams, inspectors, safety professionals, and leadership to support project needs.
• Maintain equipment calibration, consumables, QC logs, reports, and documentation.
• Participate in meetings (project kickoff, production, sector, and QC manager meetings) and communicate updates to the QA/QC Director.

Education

• High School Diploma or equivalent.

Must-Have Skills

• 5 years' experience in working with iron or structural steel inspection.
• AWS CWI or similar certification
• NDT Level II (preferred)
• AWS D1.1, structural steel experience and/or experience with AISC preferred.
• Ability to understand the working mechanisms of tools and machinery to be used.
• Ability to do simple math and/or algebraic formulas as deemed necessary by work type.
• Must be dependable, reliable, and mature enough to handle equipment in a safe sensible manner and complete work assignments in a timely, professional manner.
• Stay current with codes, standards and contract documents.

Job Tags

Contract work,

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