AWS Certified Welding Inspector with 13 years in welding and QA, including 6 inspecting pressure piping and structural steel for refinery and power projects. Manages weld maps, WPS/PQR records and NDE scheduling, and reduced a fabricator's repair rate from 4.1% to 1.3%.
Inspect weld fit-up, in-process and final welds to ASME B31.3 and AWS D1.1 on refinery turnarounds and new-build skids
Review WPS, PQR and welder qualification records for 9 contractors, rejecting 14 nonconforming procedures before production
Coordinate RT, UT and PMI with NDE subcontractors, keeping inspection backlog under 48 hours on a 4,000-joint project
Coached a client fabricator on root-cause trends, cutting its weld repair rate from 4.1% to 1.3%
QC Inspector, Bayou Fabricators (Pasadena, TX)
Jan 2017 – May 2020
Performed VT, MT and PT on pressure vessels and piping spools, maintaining ASME U-stamp shop records
Built weld maps and traceability logs in Excel for 300+ spools per month
Pipe Welder, Bayou Fabricators (Pasadena, TX)
May 2013 – Dec 2016
Welded 6G carbon and stainless pipe with a radiographic pass rate above 98%
Education
AAS, Welding Technology, San Jacinto College (Aug 2011 – May 2013)
Skills
Certifications: AWS CWI, ASNT SNT-TC-1A Level II (VT, MT, PT), API 577 Welding Inspection, OSHA 30
Codes: ASME B31.3, B31.1, Section VIII and IX, AWS D1.1
Inspection: weld maps, WPS/PQR review, PMI, hardness testing, NDE coordination
How to write a Welding Inspector resume
A strong Welding Inspector resume shows the licences you hold, the equipment and systems you work on, and how your work improved safety, uptime, quality or output. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
Sections, in order
Summary
Certifications
Experience
Skills
Education
Length: One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Summary: Write two or three lines: your role, your strongest skills, and one result that proves them.
Skills to feature
Blueprint and schematic reading
Licences and trade certifications
Safety compliance (OSHA, NFPA 70E, LOTO)
Troubleshooting and diagnostics
Preventive maintenance
PLCs and controls
Precision measurement and GD&T
Welding and fabrication
CMMS (Maximo, Fiix, UpKeep)
Lean manufacturing and 5S
Example bullet points
Rebuilt the PM schedule for 14 injection molders in Fiix, cutting unplanned downtime from 9% to 4% in six months
Passed 3G and 4G AWS D1.1 bend tests and held a weld reject rate under 1% on structural steel
Wired 120 kVA of new service and panels to NEC 2023 with zero failed inspections across 30 commercial jobs
Tips from recruiters
Put licences and certifications near the top with the issuing body, state and number of hours or expiry date where relevant.
Name the machines, controls and processes you know (Haas, Fanuc, Allen-Bradley, GTAW) because hiring managers and ATS filters search for them.
Quantify safety and quality as well as output: incident-free hours, scrap, rework and inspection pass rates all count.
Recommended templates
Classic (ATS-friendly): Jake's-style LaTeX classic: small caps and hairline rules
Compact (ATS-friendly): Dense single column that fits long histories
Modern (ATS-friendly): Clean single column with accent headings and rules
Welding Inspector resume FAQ
What should a Welding Inspector resume include?
A Welding Inspector resume should show the licences you hold, the equipment and systems you work on, and how your work improved safety, uptime, quality or output. Use these sections in this order: Summary, Certifications, Experience, Skills and Education. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
What is the best resume template for a Welding Inspector?
Classic, Compact and Modern work well for Welding Inspector roles. They are single-column with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems (ATS) parse them reliably.
How long should a Welding Inspector resume be?
One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Which skills should a Welding Inspector put on a resume?
Prioritize the skills named in the job posting. Common ones for Welding Inspector roles are Blueprint and schematic reading, Licences and trade certifications, Safety compliance (OSHA, NFPA 70E, LOTO), Troubleshooting and diagnostics, Preventive maintenance and PLCs and controls.
How do I write strong Welding Inspector resume bullet points?
Start with an action verb, say what you did, and end with a measurable result such as equipment uptime, scrap rate and OEE. For example: "Rebuilt the PM schedule for 14 injection molders in Fiix, cutting unplanned downtime from 9% to 4% in six months."