Weld Inspector - 2nd Shift

Weld Inspector - 2nd Shift

Cardinal Consulting Group is recruiting a Weld Inspector on behalf of our client, a large federal systems manufacturer in York, PA. The plant custom designs and manufactures large chilled-water HVAC and refrigeration systems for federal/defense contracts.

Pay and shift
Pay is $41.31 per hour base, $43.31 per hour on 2nd shift. This is a 2nd-shift position.

The role
You will inspect welds and welded assemblies on the shop floor, on guarded platforms and ladders, and at welding tables. You will work from isometric drawings, digital 3-D models, operational method sheets, welding symbols, and code specifications.

What you will do
- Check welds, fit-up, gaps, alignment, and offsets, and check welder certification
- Inspect for leaks, dirt, cracks, and surface condition, including dryness, cleanliness, and appearance
- Perform corrosive coating, mass spectrometer, and tube expansion tests as required
- Monitor and check hydrostatic, strain, underwater, and refrigerant tests, and verify flame-out tests
- Identify and prepare data plates, investigate problems, and follow non-conforming material disposition procedures
- Make calculations and recommendations and maintain inspection records

Requirements
- Ability to qualify in and perform non-destructive examination procedures, including magnetic particle (dry MT), penetrant testing (PT and water-wash PT), and ultrasonic testing
- High school diploma or GED
- Ability to use related inspection tooling, gauges, test equipment, and material handling equipment
- Working knowledge of health and safety and environmental policy responsibilities
- Ability to perform continuous physical work, including moving heavy materials, handling chain falls and structural shapes, and working in strenuous positions

Preferred
- Technical or vocational welding schooling, or equivalent welding experience
- Experience welding to code standards
- Rigging and overhead crane operation experience
- Knowledge of military code requirements
- Experience welding exotic materials
- Ability to use weld gauges, including fillet gauges and V-Wac gauges

Terms
This is a union (UAW) position. Benefits begin on the first day of employment. The package includes a 5% quarterly gainshare bonus, a $200 boot voucher, and uniforms provided. $5,000 relocation assistance is available for candidates outside a 50-mile radius (conditions apply).

Because the work supports federal contracts, U.S. citizenship and a background check and drug screen are required.

Equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.