Welding Inspector - Contract
- Pay
- $45 – $50 per hour
- Location
- Columbus, NE
- Listed
- 3 days ago
About the role
- Location: Columbus, Nebraska
- Pay: $45-$50 per hour
- Start date: Immediate
Assignment schedule: Two visits per week for 8-10 weeks starting immediately
Contract type: 1099 independent contractor
Required certification: AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) or equivalent
Required experience: At least five years of industrial welding inspection experience, including two years in quality assurance, vendor surveillance, or shop inspections
Key Responsibilities
- Inspect and evaluate welding processes, structural steel welds, and related components for compliance with applicable codes, safety standards, ASME requirements, and federal, state, and local regulations.
- Review inspection and test plan (ITP) documentation, welding procedure specifications (WPS), and procedure qualification records (PQR).
- Perform surveillance, visual, and dimensional inspections during site visits; examine completed welds for size, quality, dimensions, penetration, bead formation, and conformance to applicable standards.
- Observe welders and preheating procedures.
- Witness non-destructive testing (NDT) and interpret or verify results and test reports.
- Meet with sub-vendor contacts, report material status provided by the primary vendor, and verify that subcontractors have material in fabrication.
- Document inspection results and non-conformities, investigate causes, and assist with corrective actions or recommendations.
- Prepare detailed inspection reports and provide daily flash reports on status and inspections.
- Communicate effectively with welders, engineers, and other personnel.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Must have AWS CWI certification or equivalent.
- Minimum of five years of industrial welding-related inspection experience, including two years in quality assurance, vendor surveillance, or shop inspections.
- Industrial experience in sectors such as oil and gas, power and utilities, construction, or manufacturing.
- Experience inspecting welds on manufactured products such as pipelines, expansion joints, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, and other equipment.
- Experience witnessing non-destructive examination (NDE), including ultrasonic testing (UT), penetrant testing (PT), magnetic particle testing (MT), and radiographic testing (RT), and verifying test reports.
Additional Information
This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts the company's rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
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About the Assignment
We are seeking Welding Inspectors to inspect structural steel welding and related components for an assignment in Columbus, Nebraska. Inspectors will evaluate welding processes, verify compliance with applicable codes and project requirements, and document inspection findings to support the safety and structural integrity of welded components.
About the Company
We are SGS - the world's leading testing, inspection and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. Our 98,000 employees operate a network of 2,650 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world.
Equal opportunity and legal notices
SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristics protected by law.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.
From SGS's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on November 6, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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