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Job Description

Overview

Fenagh Engineering and Testing is seeking a CWI/S1/S2 Inspector to perform inspections for the shop and field, including audits, structural steel fabrication and erection inspections, and various welding inspections.

Responsibilities

  • Perform observation and inspection in the shop and field.
  • Collect MTRs for heat numbers and tracking.
  • Conduct VT on members in progress.
  • Perform high strength bolting inspections and tests.
  • Compile daily reports outlining inspections and reporting deficiencies.
  • Read and understand specific project plans and specifications.
  • Communicate with the project team regarding project requirements and inspection results.

Requirements

  • AWS CWI Certification.
  • S1 Structural Steel and Bolting Special Inspector certification required.
  • S2 Structural Welding Special Inspector certification required.
  • Minimum 5 years of experience.
  • High School Diploma or equivalent.
  • General computer knowledge (Excel, Word, PDF).
  • Able to travel to various locations.

Benefits

  • PTO
  • Health Insurance
  • 401k

Benefits

PTO
Health Insurance
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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 $38/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $31–$50/hr across 72 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 95 other active welding openings in Chicago, IL right now, from 48 different employers. 25 of them were added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 331 other active welding openings from 199 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.

Fenagh Engineering and Testing currently has 1 other opening 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 Gerber Collision & Glass (17), S&C Electric Company (11), and Venteon (9). 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 Chicago at $38/hr, Downers Grove at $36/hr, and Addison at $36/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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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. CWI/S1 and S2 Inspector figures were last recalculated when this page was built.