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Job Title: Certified Welding Inspector (CWI)

Job Description

This role focuses on inspecting welding operations, materials, and completed welds to ensure strict compliance with applicable codes, standards, specifications, and quality requirements. The Certified Welding Inspector works closely with production teams, project managers, engineering, and customers to promote quality, safety, and continuous improvement across shop, field, and construction environments.

Responsibilities

• Perform detailed visual inspections of welds and fabricated components to verify quality and compliance with applicable codes and standards.
• Verify adherence to approved welding procedures, drawings, and specifications throughout welding operations.
• Read and interpret welding symbols, blueprints, construction drawings, and engineering documents to guide inspection activities.
• Monitor welding activities in the shop and field to ensure proper techniques, materials, and procedures are followed.
• Document inspection results clearly and accurately, and prepare detailed inspection reports for internal and client use.
• Identify, document, and communicate non-conformances, and follow up to ensure appropriate corrective actions are implemented.
• Coordinate and witness non-destructive testing (NDT) activities as required, and review results for accuracy and completeness.
• Maintain accurate inspection records, quality documentation, and construction materials testing data in accordance with company procedures.
• Perform testing, observation, and inspection in accordance with training and specified procedures, ensuring quality standards are consistently met.
• Conduct basic analysis of inspection and test data to verify accuracy before communicating findings to project leadership.
• Draft inspection reports for review by lead inspectors and project managers, incorporating all relevant technical details.
• Communicate inspection findings, issues, and progress updates to project managers and other personnel as directed.
• Assist lead inspectors on complex projects and support overall project quality control efforts.
• Collaborate with engineering, production, and quality teams to resolve welding-related issues and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Train and mentor junior welders and inspectors as needed, promoting best practices in welding inspection and safety.
• Ensure compliance with company safety policies, industry safety standards, and project-specific safety requirements at all times.
• Perform pre-task planning prior to executing work, and promptly report any safety issues or concerns to management.
• Maintain responsibility for upholding quality standards on all assigned projects, including construction welding and inspection activities.
• Travel to job sites or client facilities as needed to perform inspections, testing, and quality assurance activities.
• Work effectively in both field and shop environments, adapting to varying site conditions and project requirements.

Essential Skills

• Current AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) certification.
• High school diploma or equivalent; technical training in welding, inspection, or a related field preferred.
• Strong knowledge of welding processes, metallurgy, fabrication, and inspection techniques.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, construction drawings, welding symbols, codes, and specifications.
• Demonstrated experience in welding inspection or construction inspection, including construction materials testing and quality inspection.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and inspection reporting systems for documentation and data analysis.
• Strong attention to detail, with the ability to provide clear, accurate documentation of findings and results.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills, with the ability to interact effectively with project managers, engineers, and field personnel.
• Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving history to support travel to various job sites.
• Ability to work in shop, field, and construction environments, including standing, walking, bending, climbing, and lifting up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to perform visual inspections in varying environmental conditions, with required close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and focus adjustment.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with structural steel, pressure vessels, piping, or industrial fabrication projects.
• Familiarity with AWS, API, AISC, or related industry codes and standards.
• Additional non-destructive testing (NDT) certifications are a plus.
• Experience with construction welding, construction inspection, and nondestructive testing in field environments.
• Ability to perform basic analysis of inspection and test data prior to submittal.
• Experience drafting inspection reports and supporting veteran inspectors or project managers.
• Comfort working at heights on fixed and portable ladders and in confined or tight areas.
• Ability to work safely around heavy operating equipment, in active facilities, and adjacent to traffic ways.
• Willingness to participate in Hazmat and respiratory medical monitoring if required.
• Flexibility to travel, including potential overnight stays, to support projects in multiple locations such as Savannah, Augusta, Columbia, Greenville–Spartanburg, Bluffton, Myrtle Beach, and Charleston.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Savannah, GA.

The pay range for this position is $40.00 - $45.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in Savannah,GA.

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 10, 2026.

Aerotek® Inc. provides staffing and services solutions in manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation, facilities and maintenance. We provide the expertise, solutions and people required to rise to the challenges of North American industry. Headquartered in Hanover, Md., Aerotek operates a unified network of over 200 offices across North America, supporting more than 18,000 clients each year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in workforce and business solutions. To learn more, visit: Aerotek.com | 1-888-AEROTEK.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector:
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):
We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meet their goals, skills, and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role in solving companies’ construction, manufacturing, and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are-everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.