Solar Turbines
Project Quality Inspector B - 2nd Shift
Channelview, Texas · Junior
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About the role
- Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.
- When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do - but also about each other.
- We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities.
Responsibilities
- Own inspection activities of 20+ material inspection orders per week for fabrication of piping and structural assemblies.
- Collaborate with other Solar departments including Quality Engineers, Construction Services Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Engineering, Value Stream Management, Production Supervisors, Project Management, and NDE Suppliers.
- Perform inspections in indoor/outdoor fabrication areas and shop floor environments.
- Support simultaneous project tasks and duties, to meet production schedules.
- Collect, validate, and document material test reports (MTRs) for incoming materials, welded structural assemblies, and welded piping spools
- Perform visual testing (VT) of structural and piping weld assemblies.
- Request, coordinate and document results of welding NDE activities with supplier's test technicians, including magnetic particle (MT), liquid penetrant (PT), ultrasonic (UT), radiographic (RT), and positive material identification (PMI).
Requirements
- This position is for fully competent and qualified Q.C. Inspectors that have three to five years of experience and require minimal supervision in performing the job.
- 3 years of experience in pipe fitting or welding
- Experience in welding NDE, receiving material inspection, structural welding, pipe welding, pipefitting, machining, assembly and/or fabrication environments of Oil and Gas process equipment.
- Ability to read and interpret fabrication drawings, guidance notes, work instructions, engineering specifications, and industry codes (i.e., ASTM, ASME, AWS, API).
Compensation
- Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.
- Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience.
- Potential base salary increases from annual performance reviews
Benefits
- This is a summary list of benefits.
- Competitive salary and annual bonus program
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Sick, Etc.)
- Health savings account (HSA)
- Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
- Life Insurance
- Voluntary Benefits (Ex.
Company info
- We don't just talk about progress and innovation here - we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live.
- Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.
- Host multiple customers and 3rd party inspectors for in-process inspection of balance of plant process piping, structural assemblies, and gas turbine structural skids.
- Interface and communicate with customers and 3rd party inspectors for in-process quality inspections.
- Host and lead fabrication inspection points with customers and 3rd party inspectors, for verification of compliance to Inspection & Test Plans and prepare final inspection reports.
This listing is sourced directly from Solar Turbines's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.