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Overview

The Assistant Site Quality Specialist is responsible for confirming fabrication and installation activities are performed and documented according to project specifications and governing codes. This role supports quality assurance processes and ensures compliance with safety standards.

Responsibilities

  • Confirm fabrication and installation activities are performed and documented according to project drawings and specifications.
  • Understand and utilize technical specifications to support successful fabrication and installation.
  • Assist in the development and implementation of Inspection and Test Plans.
  • Confirm material and equipment are properly received, stored, and maintained.
  • Assist in tracking Welder to Weld traceability.
  • Inspect products and services to ensure compliance with project specifications.
  • Review quality verification documents for compliance.
  • Participate in walk-down and turnover processes, performing acceptance inspections as needed.
  • Assist in assessing key quality processes for compliance.
  • Identify and document conditions adverse to quality.
  • Assist with Quality orientation on the project site.
  • Comply with all Safety & Health requirements.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma/GED and 4 years relevant experience in quality management required.
  • Or Associate Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Welding Technology, Nondestructive Examination or related field and 2 years relevant experience in quality management required.
  • Or Bachelor Degree in Welding Engineering, Construction Management, Welding Technology, Nondestructive Examination or related field required.
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
  • Advanced technical writing experience required.
  • Strong computer and communications media skills.
  • Must be detail oriented.
  • Certified Welding Inspector-AWS preferred.
  • Candidates must be legally authorized to work permanently in the country.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Full-time position.
  • Travel required: 100% of the time.
  • Job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours.

Benefits

401k
Health Insurance
PTO
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How this job compares in Chicago, IL

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Chicago, IL currently run a median of $36/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $27–$45/hr across 90 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Chicago, IL

We're tracking 108 other active welding openings in Chicago, IL right now, from 60 different employers. 43 of them were added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 373 other active welding openings from 233 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Chicago, or widen the search to Illinois.

Burns & McDonnell currently has 3 other openings live in Illinois, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Illinois at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are S&C Electric Company (18), Gerber Collision & Glass (14), and Staff on Site (13). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Illinois, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Downers Grove at $46/hr, Chicago at $36/hr, and Addison at $32/hr. Chicago is among them.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • CWI — the AWS Certified Welding Inspector credential. It is an inspection qualification rather than a welding one, requiring documented experience plus a three-part exam, and it is the usual route off the torch into QC.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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