QUALITY INSPECTOR

QA/QC Manager Quality, Welding & Fabrication Salary Range 115-130K Seeking an experienced QA/QC leader to own the Quality Management System (QMS) end-to-end and ensure fabricated products meet company standards, customer specifications, and applicable industry codes. This is a hands-on leadership roleyou'll manage the QC team while personally conducting inspections at fabricator shops locally and nationwide. Key Responsibilities: Own and continuously improve the QMS, including ISO 9001 compliance, audits, procedures, and inspection criteria. Lead, hire, train, and develop direct-hire QC Inspectors while coordinating third-party inspection resources. Perform hands-on shop inspections, identify non-conformances, and drive corrective actions. Oversee vendor/fabricator quality, Inspection Test Plans (ITPs), quality metrics, and supplier performance. Review drawings, specifications, weld symbols, and technical documentation for code compliance. Manage inspection reports, NCRs, data books, turnover packages, and customer/A.I. interactions. Ideal Background: 10+ years of QA/QC experience in steel fabrication, welding, or manufacturing, with supervisory/management experience. Strong knowledge of SMAW, FCAW, GMAW, GTAW, AWS D1.1, ASME, and fabrication practices. CWI certification is required; ASNT NDT Level II is preferred. Experience owning a QMS, managing third-party inspectors, and working with ISO 9001 is highly valued.