Welding/Mechanical QA

Required Skills & Experience

7+ years of QA/QC or construction quality experience in industrial environments. Strong experience with welding and mechanical construction, including piping, equipment installation, structural steel, and fabrication. Working knowledge of welding documentation including WPS, PQR, welder qualifications, weld maps, and NDE/NDT. Experience overseeing civil/structural quality, including concrete, reinforcing steel, foundations, structural steel, and equipment supports. Familiarity with applicable ASME, AWS, ASTM, and ACI requirements based on project scope. Experience managing NCRs, ITPs, inspection reports, turnover documentation, punch lists, and contractor quality records. Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, isometrics, fabrication drawings, structural drawings, equipment drawings, and construction specifications. Previous experience working in an existing/brownfield industrial facility. Ability to independently walk construction sites, identify quality concerns, document deficiencies, and drive corrective action.

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

Experience in food processing, grain, corn milling, chemical processing, ethanol, refinery, power generation, or other heavy process facilities. AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) certification. ASNT NDT Level II or experience coordinating VT, PT, MT, UT, and RT inspections. Experience with pressure piping and ASME B31-series requirements. Familiarity with API standards where applicable. Experience supporting shutdowns, outages, tie-ins, equipment replacements, and phased renovation projects. Experience working in facilities where legacy drawings and actual field conditions do not always match. Experience managing third-party inspectors and contractor QA/QC personnel.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced QA Manager to lead quality assurance and quality control activities for construction, maintenance, and capital improvement projects at an established corn processing facility in Bedford Park, IL.

This individual will oversee quality across welding, mechanical, structural, and civil scopes, ensuring contractor work meets project specifications, approved drawings, applicable codes, and owner quality requirements. The facility includes aging infrastructure and equipment, so the ideal candidate will be comfortable working in a brownfield industrial environment where existing field conditions may differ from drawings and projects must be executed around ongoing plant operations.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities Lead QA/QC activities across welding, piping, mechanical equipment, structural steel, concrete, foundations, and other civil construction scopes. Perform and coordinate field inspections to verify contractor work against IFC drawings, specifications, approved submittals, and quality plans. Oversee welding quality, including review of WPS/PQR documentation, welder qualifications, weld maps, inspection records, and NDE/NDT results. Monitor fabrication, installation, alignment, fit-up, bolting, grouting, piping, and equipment installation. Inspect civil and structural activities including excavation, reinforcing steel, concrete placement, foundations, structural steel, embeds, and equipment supports. Manage ITPs, inspection records, turnover packages, NCRs, punch lists, RFIs, and quality documentation. Identify non-conforming work and coordinate corrective actions with contractors, engineering, and site leadership. Work closely with construction managers, engineers, contractors, operations, maintenance, and safety personnel. Verify installed conditions in the field when existing drawings or documentation do not accurately reflect the facility. Participate in pre-construction meetings, contractor quality meetings, walkdowns, system turnover, commissioning readiness, and final acceptance. Maintain traceable quality records and ensure required inspection hold points and witness points are completed. Help resolve field quality issues without compromising safety, production, engineering requirements, or applicable codes.