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Job Description

Overview

At Starflex Fabrication, the Sheet Metal Dimensional Inspection Specialist evaluates parts against specifications, ensuring quality and accuracy in the fabrication process.

Responsibilities

  • Support laser cutting, forming, welding, hardware installation, and powder coating workflows.
  • Complete first-piece, in-process, and final verifications against customer drawings and specifications.
  • Confirm dimensions, tolerances, hole locations, bend angles, hardware placement, and assembly fit using precision tools.
  • Evaluate welded assemblies for dimensional conformance and workmanship.
  • Assess powder-coated components for finish quality and adherence to coating requirements.
  • Operate calipers, micrometers, height and angle gauges, pin gauges, and related metrology equipment.
  • Interpret engineering drawings and weld symbols; verify the correct drawing revision before inspection.
  • Log results clearly and maintain fully traceable quality records.
  • Quarantine nonconforming material and document discrepancies.
  • Re-inspect reworked parts prior to release.
  • Support root cause analysis and corrective actions.
  • Monitor calibration status of measuring equipment and report issues.
  • Collaborate with production, engineering, and quality teams to resolve issues.

Requirements

  • Hands-on inspection background in sheet metal fabrication is required.
  • Expertise in blueprint reading and precision measurement.
  • Working knowledge of laser-cut, formed, welded, and powder-coated components.
  • Ability to interpret dimensional tolerances and standard weld symbols.
  • Self-directed and adaptable to shifting priorities.
  • Meticulous attention to detail with accurate documentation habits.
  • Basic computer proficiency to enter results and maintain records.

Additional Information

  • The position involves standing and walking throughout the shop, handling parts, and bending or reaching to inspect components.

Benefits

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How this job compares in Red Oak, GA

Pay in context

At roughly $22/hr, this posting comes in about 24% below the $29/hr median for welding jobs across Georgia, where the middle half runs $25–$39/hr across 103 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 17% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Red Oak, GA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Red Oak, GA, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 330 other active welding openings from 191 employers. Browse welding jobs across Georgia.

The most active employers in Georgia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Lockheed Martin (11), Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (10), and Classic Collision (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 Georgia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Marietta at $42/hr, Forest Park at $39/hr, and Atlanta at $28/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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