Steel Fabrication Quality Control

Key Responsibilities

Quality Management System

• Write, maintain, and control the Quality Manual, procedures, and inspection forms for the shop's quality program
• Support the shop's AISC certification effort over the next year — help build the required procedures and records and prepare for the audit
• Run annual internal audits and management reviews; track quality objectives and report results to ownership
• Control documents and drawings so the shop always builds from the current approved revision

Welding Quality

• Write and maintain Welding Procedure Specifications (WPSs) and Procedure Qualification Records (PQRs) per AWS D1.1 (and D1.3 / D1.8 when required)
• Administer welder performance qualification testing, continuity logs, and the qualification record for every welder
• Perform visual weld inspection (VT) on shop and field welds; coordinate NDT (UT, MT, PT) with qualified technicians and agencies
• Verify consumables storage, electrode control, and machine calibration

Inspection & Testing

• Receive material: verify mill test reports (MTRs), heat numbers, grades, and dimensions against the PO; maintain heat traceability where the contract requires it
• Perform in-process and final dimensional inspection against shop drawings — lengths, hole patterns, camber, squareness, and connection geometry
• Inspect surface prep and coatings (SSPC prep, primer, DFT readings) before pieces ship
• Keep calibration records for tapes, squares, levels, DFT gauges, torque wrenches, and weld gauges
• Verify high-strength bolting procedures (RCSC) and pre-installation verification for field crews

Nonconformance & Corrective Action

• Issue and track Nonconformance Reports (NCRs); lead root-cause analysis and corrective/preventive action
• Hold nonconforming material and approve repairs before release

Records & Coordination

• Build the quality record package for each job — MTRs, inspection reports, weld maps, NDT reports, coating reports, certificates of compliance
• Serve as the contact for owner's special inspectors, engineers of record, and general contractor quality teams
• Train shop leads, fitters, and welders on quality procedures, inspection criteria, and documentation
• Review shop drawings and specifications at job kickoff to flag special inspection, NDT, coating, and tolerance requirements

Qualifications

Required

• 5+ years of quality control or inspection experience in structural steel fabrication
• Experience maintaining a written quality program, inspection procedures, and QC records
• Working knowledge of AWS D1.1, AISC 360, AISC 303 (Code of Standard Practice), RCSC bolting specification, and ASTM A6 mill tolerances
• Able to read and interpret structural drawings, shop drawings, erection drawings, and weld symbols
• Strong record-keeping and computer skills (Excel, PDF markup, document control)

Preferred

• AISC certification experience — worked at an AISC-certified fabricator or helped a shop through an AISC 207 certification audit (Milestone is pursuing certification in the coming year)
• AWS Senior Certified Welding Inspector (SCWI) or ASNT Level II in UT and/or MT
• NACE/AMPP or SSPC coating inspector certification
• ICC Structural Steel and Bolting / Structural Welding special inspector certification
• Experience with Tekla Structures models and Tekla-generated reports
• Experience with data center, school, or healthcare work with heavy special-inspection requirements
• Bilingual English/Spanish

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

• Split between the fabrication shop floor, the office
• Shop environment includes welding arc, grinding, forklifts, noise, and Arizona summer heat
• Must wear required PPE: safety glasses, steel-toe boots, hearing protection, and hard hat in the field
• Able to stand and walk for long periods, climb ladders and stairs, work at heights with fall protection, and lift up to 50 lbs
• Typical shop hours are early-start (around 5:00 AM)

Milestone Industrial Steel is a structural and miscellaneous steel fabricator and erector on a 12-acre shop in Glendale, AZ. We handle material procurement, in-house fabrication, and field erection for commercial, industrial, data center, school, and custom residential projects across Arizona and beyond.