Certified Welding Inspector (CWI)

CERTIFIED WELDER INSPECTOR

Position Summary:

The Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) is responsible for inspecting and verifying welded components and assemblies to ensure they meet company specifications, customer requirements, and aerospace industry standards. This role performs visual and dimensional inspections, reviews welding documentation, and ensures compliance with quality and regulatory requirements. The CWI works closely with production, engineering, and quality teams to maintain product integrity and ensure welding processes meet required specifications.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the following satisfactorily; other duties may be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform visual inspections of welded components and assemblies to verify compliance with engineering drawings, welding procedures, and specifications.
• Inspect weld quality, dimensions, and workmanship to ensure conformance with aerospace and customer standards.
• Review welding procedure specifications (WPS), procedure qualification records (PQR), and welder qualifications.
• Verify that welders are properly certified and qualified for the welding processes being performed.
• Document inspection results and maintain accurate inspection records.
• Identify nonconforming welds and work with production and quality teams to determine corrective actions.
• Support root cause analysis and corrective action investigations related to welding defects.
• Assist in the development and review of welding procedures and inspection plans.
• Ensure compliance with applicable quality standards such as AS9100 and welding certification requirements from the American Welding Society.
• Participate in internal and external audits related to welding processes and quality control.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Experience:

MIG welding: 10 years (Preferred)

• Tig Welding: 10 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Certified Welding Inspector (Required)

Education/Experience: High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Ability: Read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos. Write simple correspondence. Effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients and other employees. Must know how to read and write English language.

Mathematical Ability: Add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Compute rate, ratio and percent, and draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability: Apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills: Basic

Certificates and Licenses: High School Diploma or GED, AWS D17.1_D17.1M _D1.1 Mig & Tig welding.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Yes

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Must be comfortable working in a warehouse environment.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Must be able to list up to 40 lbs.

Must be able to work in a standing position up to 8 hours per day.

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance