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 requirednot 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 inspectors 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 i.e. 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.

Additional Information :

SGS is an Equal Chance Employer and as such we recruit hire train and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability age marital status sexual orientation gender identity or expression and Indigenous status or any other characteristics protected by law.

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge skills and/or abilities required.

This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties responsibilities or requirements but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts the companys rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Accommodations are available on request for qualified candidates during each stage of the recruitment process.

Please note that candidates applying for Canadian job openings should be authorized to work in Canada.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Contract

📌 CoatingPainting & Welding Inspector (Toronto)
🏢 SGS
📍 Toronto