Coating/Painting & Welding Inspector

Job Description

SGS is looking to hire Coating/Painting & Welding Inspector as independent contractors for various contracts. It is not full time work and we contact you when we have a request for work.

• Position: Coating/Painting & Welding Inspector
• Location: Ontario
• Contract: Two-year subcontractor agreement
• Schedule: Intermittent, as and where required—not a confirmed full-time schedule
• Salary: $50 to $55/hr
• Required certifications: NACE Level 2 and CWB Level 2
• Experience: Minimum seven years, including three years in quality assurance, vendor surveillance or shop inspections
• Travel expenses: Covered at cost when the inspection site is beyond a 200 km round trip from the inspector’s residence and requires an overnight hotel stay, subject to prior client approval

Scope of work:

• Responsible for monitoring advanced surface preparation and protective coating applications across steel, concrete, and other substrates
• Undertake coating inspections in fixed coating facilities (shops) as well as complex industrial field environments (oil and gas, petrochemical, refining, marine, and bridge structures)
• Inspect surface cleanliness and profiles using industry standards (such as SSPC/NACE surface standards SSPC-SP1 through SP15 and tape test profiles)
• Inspect specialized application methods and systems, including pipeline coatings, sheet linings, brick/tile linings, spray metallizing, hot-dip galvanizing, and automated application (dip, roller, flood, coil coating)
• Evaluate specialized generic coating types such as passive fireproofing, anti-fouling coatings, high-heat systems, and temporary protectives.
• Conduct root-cause coating failure analysis (blistering, delamination, rust-back, cathodic disbondment) and risk-based inspection assessments.
• Responsible for inspecting, testing, and evaluating weld processes, welding, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, and related equipment to ensure compliance with applicable codes, safety standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Material verification
• Supervision of Dimensional checks
• Collection & verification of documentation against ITP
• Quality document reviews including WPS / PQR, assessment of quality, and issue reports or recommendations for corrective actions to ensure the safety and structural integrity of welded components
• Inspecting welds, reviewing welding procedures, and conducting visual and dimensional inspections
• Examining completed welds for size, quality, and conformance to standards.
• Witness non-destructive testing (NDT) and interpret / verify results.
• Witness & verify PWHT (if applicable) & pressure testing.
• Visual inspection on the quality of welding and mechanical projects.
• Prepare detailed reports documenting inspection results, including any issues found.
• Observing welders and preheating procedures
• Recording inspection results and any non-conformities
• Investigating Non-Conformities identifying causes and assisting in corrective actions.
• Ability to communicate effectively with welders, engineers, and other personnel

Qualifications

• MUST NACE level 2, CWB level 2
• Minimum of seven (7) years Coating / Painting & welding inspections experience.
• Three (3) of these years should be in Quality Assurance / vendor surveillance / shop inspections
• Industrial experience in Oil & gas / Power & Utility / Construction / Manufacturing, etc..
• Inspection experience of pressure vessels, heat exchanger shells and channels, air coolers, metallic piping systems, piping components, and pressure relief devices, welded steel atmospheric storage tanks
• Experienced in witnessing NDE test (UT, PT, MT, RT, etc..) and verifying test reports.