Certified Welding Inspector

As a Certified Welding Inspector, you'll play a key role in making sure our work meets the highest standards. This position gives you the opportunity to work closely with skilled teams in both shop and field settings, supporting a wide variety of projects and helping ensure each one is done right.

You'll be part of a company that values your experience and provides consistent hours, competitive pay, solid benefits, and room to grow. With a strong focus on safety, teamwork, and doing quality work, RK is a place where you can feel confident in what you're building and supported in where you're headed.

RK Overview

RK Industries (RK) is a second-generation family-owned business built on hard work and strong values. Led by brothers Rick and Jon Kinning, we take pride in delivering a wide range of hands-on services including construction, manufacturing, custom fabrication, and building services. With seven specialized business units working in close coordination, we ensure every job is done right from start to finish. Our proven methods, focus on safety, and commitment to quality help bring our customers' biggest ideas to life.

Position Summary

The Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) is responsible for ensuring conformance with internal quality standards and external accreditation requirements (ISO 9001, AISC, and ASME). CWIs conduct inspections, support audits, and collaborate with production teams to ensure high-quality fabrication practices. This role plays a key part in maintaining certifications and creating a culture of continuous quality improvement. The role and responsibilities expand with each level of experience and competency.

Role Responsibilities

• Responsible for assessing corporate conformance to the Quality Management System (QMS), AISC Certification, and ASME Certification

• Assist with all inspection and testing services provided by RK

• Monitor activities relating to client expectations of the company.

• Report QMS progress, activities, and observations to Quality Manager.

• Review plans to ensure they meet building codes, local ordinances and zoning regulations

• Monitor construction sites/fabrication facilities to ensure overall compliance

• Use survey instruments, testing equipment, and other systems to ensure that product meets code and requirements

• Verify alignment, level, and elevation of products

• Keep daily logs, including photographs taken during inspection

• Provide written feedback related to the findings

• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Indirect supervision.

• Fully competent in all conventional aspects of subject matter or functional area.

• Plans and conducts work requiring judgment in independent evaluation, selection and substantial adaptation/modification of standards.

• Devises new solutions to problems encountered.

• Independently performs most assignments with instruction

• Receives guidance for unusual or complex problems and supervisor approval for changes in standards.

• College/university graduate or equivalent combination of skills and experience generally expected for specified technical roles.

• CWI Required

Minimum Physical Requirements and Accountability

• Work outside, inside, and in dusty, noisy and hazardous areas.

• Work in high places, tight places, confined spaces and/or other adverse locations.

• Climb, balance, squat, kneel and crouch.

• Work in all types of weather.

• Must have working knowledge of all trade materials and tools.

• Ability to lift, move, and/or carry 50 lbs.

What Sets RK Industries Apart

• Safety: Our unmatched culture of safety is our foremost core value, guiding everything we do each day:Health, Safety, & Environmental

• Awards: Whether in Construction, Manufacturing, Fabrication, or Service, RK Industries is highly recognized and accredited throughout the industry:Accreditations & Recognition

• Benefits: RK Industries offers competitive benefits to support your growth and well-being:Benefits & Rewards

• Philanthropy: RK Industries not only builds our community through our projects, but also invests in it by supporting local services for over a decade through the RK Foundation:RK Foundation

• Development: Through RK University, we provide hands-on training and development opportunities that empower employees to advance their careers and grow within the company, to include leadership and technical learning opportunities, we well as our accredited apprentice program:RK University&RK Apprenticeship Program

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

RK Industries, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law