Quality Inspector

Company: First Recruitment Group
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Location: Padeswood
Job Description:

Ready to take ownership of quality from fabrication through to installation? Join a major industrial project and play a key role in ensuring the highest welding and fabrication standards are delivered.

Our Client has a requirement for a Fabrication & Welding Quality Inspector, who will be required to work on a contract basis in Padeswood.

Role Purpose

  • Provide independent inspection and quality surveillance of fabrication and construction activities.
  • Ensure compliance with approved procedures, specifications, codes, standards, and quality requirements.
  • Support both workshop fabrication and site installation activities.
  • Verify welding, NDT, material traceability, testing, and quality documentation.

Job Role Responsibilities

  • Inspect fabrication and welding activities, ensuring compliance with WPS, WPQRs, and welder qualifications.
  • Verify material certification, traceability, dimensional control, and fabrication quality records.
  • Witness inspections, hold points, and NDT activities (RT, UT, MT, PT).
  • Review weld maps, inspection reports, material certificates, and quality dossiers.
  • Identify and manage non-conformances through NCR processes.
  • Support installation, hook-up, tie-ins, field welding, and testing activities on site.
  • Witness pressure testing and hydrotesting activities.
  • Support mechanical completion, punch listing, walkdowns, and handover activities.
  • Produce inspection reports and quality updates while liaising with project stakeholders.

Experience / Skills / Knowledge / Qualifications

Essential

  • CSWIP 3.1 Welding Inspector (3.2 preferred).
  • PCN Level 2 RT, UT, MT and PT certifications.
  • Pressure testing competency.
  • Valid CSCS card.
  • Welding inspection experience within industrial, energy, power, petrochemical, oil & gas, or infrastructure projects.
  • Experience of both fabrication-shop and site-based inspection activities.
  • Strong knowledge of welding processes, NDT methods, fabrication records, and quality documentation.
  • NACE CIP Level 2 or ICorr Level 2 certification.
  • Coating and insulation inspection experience.
  • Experience using electronic quality management systems.
  • 12-month initial contract with extension potential.
  • Opportunity to work across both fabrication and construction phases.
  • Involvement in complex welding, NDT, testing, and commissioning activities.
  • Collaborative, multidisciplinary project environment.

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Posted: November 8th, 2026