QC Inspector - Welding

Role Overview

QC Inspector - Welding at Samsung E&A, located in Fadhili, Saudi Arabia.

Company Overview

Samsung E&A is a specialized EPC company providing comprehensive solutions across the plant industry. With 50 years of pioneering experience in the Korean plant industry, the company has successfully executed numerous projects worldwide and grown into a globally competitive engineering firm. Samsung E&A expands business across engineering areas including Oil and Gas processing, Refinery, Petrochemical, Energy Transition, Environmental, Industrial and BIO sectors. The company provides services from feasibility studies through engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and O&M.

Role Purpose

Perform quality inspection activities for welding discipline in accordance with the established quality management system, project requirements, and international codes and standards. Ensure that all welding work conforms to quality specifications and that only qualified welders and approved materials are used in production.

Key Responsibilities

Inspection Planning & Control

• Establish inspection and test plans and record forms according to project requirements and international codes and standards.
• Generate client Requests For Inspection (RFI) with sufficient notice for hold, witness and inspection points.
• Control inspection status using systematic tools such as inspection matrices.
• Set and apply practical inspection processes for the welding discipline based on project requirements and international codes.
• Prepare, review and approve related inspection reports where inspection results are recorded.

Welding Inspection & Qualification

• Manage and perform inspection of welding discipline activities.
• Verify that adequate and valid welder approvals are available and that only approved welders are used in production.
• Conduct and witness Welder Qualification tests, Procedure Qualification, and Destructive tests.
• Verify welding qualifications to ensure only qualified welders are used in production.
• Verify compliance with applicable codes and standards.
• Confirm welding consumables before starting welding including Electrodes, filler wires, inserts, gases, and fluxes.
• Monitor heat treatment requirements including Pre Heat Temperature, Post Weld Heat Treatment, and related specifications.
• Prepare, review and witness Procedure Qualification Records (PQR), Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS) and related procedures.

Material & Subcontractor Management

• Prepare and review quality procedure documents submitted by Subcontractors such as Inspection Test Plans (ITP) and Material Approval Requests (MAR).
• Inspect incoming material deliveries by confirming specifications and compliance with approved submittals.
• Conduct visual and measurement tests in conjunction with the onsite logistics team.
• Reject and facilitate the return of unacceptable materials.
• Review and track material submittals required for Welding Definable Features of Work prior to Preparatory Meetings.
• Conduct Preparatory Meetings with Subcontractors related to Welding Definable Features of Work.
• Review and ensure Subcontractor's ITP and WPS are compliant.
• Control quality violations through regular toolbox talks with the construction team.

Quality Compliance & Documentation

• Carry out inspections on the discipline to determine whether work performed conforms to quality requirements and record results.
• Review Customer's technical specifications, Quality Assurance Plans, QC Procedures and NDE procedures.
• Assist with establishing acceptable working practices for construction activities.
• Control NCRs to be closed out within the due date and support preparation of Corrective Action Plans.
• Ensure lessons learnt are applied and proper preventive actions are conducted.
• Verify that contractor quality requirements are specified to vendors and contractor documentation submittals.
• Review quality inspection personnel qualifications and training requirements.

Coordination & Supervision

• Coordinate direct activities with other discipline inspectors to maintain consistency and integrity in overall construction.
• Perform and coordinate inspection with the client.
• Inspect piping, welding, painting and insulation activities and support subcontractors to ensure quality and efficiency in accordance with project specifications.
• Carry out QC Supervisor's responsibilities in their absence.
• Attend all pre-bid meetings and coordinate all project requirements with project bidders.

Qualifications & Experience

• High School graduate or higher.
• Overall experience: 5 years.
• Inspection Specialty experience: 3 years.
• Contract Scope of Work experience: 2 years.
• Aramco experience is required.
• American Welding Society CWI, CSWIP 3.1 Certified Welding Inspector, or Company-approved equivalent certification required.
• Demonstrated background and thorough knowledge of codes including ASME B 31.3, 31.4 and 31.8, ASME Section V and IX, API 620 and 650, and AWS D1.1.
• Minimum ASNT Level II certification in relevant Nondestructive Testing methods required where NDT forms part of the work.
• Certification in specific NDT methods required when performing, reviewing or ensuring Nondestructive Testing in VT, MT, PT, RT or UT.
• Radiographic Testing Film Interpretation (RTFI) certification required when performing, reviewing or ensuring RTFI.
• CBT Pass is preferred for QC Inspector.

Skills & Competencies

• Technical knowledge and familiarity with related international codes and standards in welding discipline.
• Ability to check that suitable and appropriate inspection and test tools are used.
• Investigate and analyze nonconformities and observations to determine solutions.
• Capability of planning and controlling inspections for medium scale projects (0.5–1.5 billion dollars).
• Construction management and engineering standards knowledge.
• Computer application ability in MS Word and MS Excel.
• Client Management.
• Communication.
• Work Proficiency.
• Problem solving.
• Documentation Control.
• Technical Know-how.
• Decision Making.
• Reports preparation.

Additional Information

Work Specialties

• ITP Study.
• Prevention and solving inconsistency.
• Pre-Inspection.
• RFI Management.
• Punch Clear Management.
• Punch Clear Implementation.
• Off plot.
• Marine/Jetty.
• Carbon black.
• LNG Concrete Tank.
• CSWIP 3.1.
• ASNT Level-II RT, UT, MPT, DPT.
• Construction Completion.
• Pre-Commissioning Activities.
• Plant Start-Up.
• Operation.
• Maintenance.
• Final Handover.

Benefits

• Accommodation.
• Transportation.
• Flight Tickets.
• Medical Insurance.

Additional Notes

• If you hold SAP No. and have passed CBT, please mention it in your CV.
• Samsung E&A follows fair and merit-based recruitment practices.
• The company does not charge any fees during the recruitment process.