Weld Out Inspector

POSITION SUMMARY

Ensure that work produced by welders meets specifications for quality and safety.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable 

accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable 

qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions Statement(s)

• 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.

• Document’s 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.

• 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.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS 

Competency Statement(s) 

• Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions. 

• Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly. 

• Active Listening - Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of others. 

• Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task. 

• Loyal - The trait of feeling a duty to the employer. 

• Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task. 

• Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy. 

• Research Skills - Ability to design and conduct a systematic, objective, and critical investigation. 

• Responsible - Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one’s conduct. 

• Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word. 

• Communication, Written - Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely. 

• Honesty / Integrity - Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace. 

• Working Under Pressure - Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations. 

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Education: 

- Bachelor’s degree from a 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 

Certifications & Licenses:

- Certified Welding Inspector AWS-CWI/SCWI 3.1/3.2

- ASNT VT Level II/III

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

N (Not Applicable) Activity is not applicable to this position. 

O (Occasionally) Position requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0 - 2.5+ hrs/day) 

F (Frequently) Position requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.5 - 5.5+ hrs/day) 

C (Constantly) Position requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5+ hrs/day) 

Physical Demands Lift/Carry 

Stand O 

Walk O 

Sit C 

Manually Manipulate F 

Reach Outward O 

Reach Above Shoulder O 

Climb N 

Crawl N 

Squat or Kneel O 

Bend O 

Grasp F 

Speak F 

10 lbs or less F

11-20 lbs O 

21-50 lbs N 

51-100 lbs N

Over 100 lbs N

Push/Pull 

12 lbs or less O 

13-25 lbs N 

26-40 lbs N 

41-100 lbs