Painting Inspector

Job Title: Painting Inspector

Company: Larsen & Toubro

Key Responsibilities

• Perform inspection and surveillance of surface preparation, blasting, painting, coating, and preservation activities.
• Verify compliance with approved coating specifications, project requirements, ITPs, procedures, and applicable standards.
• Inspect surface preparation activities including cleanliness, surface profile, soluble salt testing, and environmental conditions.
• Monitor coating application activities and verify compliance with manufacturer's recommendations and project specifications.
• Conduct Dry Film Thickness (DFT), Wet Film Thickness (WFT), adhesion tests, holiday testing, and other coating quality inspections.
• Verify paint materials, coating systems, batch certificates, storage conditions, and shelf-life requirements prior to application.
• Inspect environmental conditions such as temperature, humidity, dew point, and ventilation requirements before and during coating activities.
• Witness and document coating inspections and testing activities in accordance with approved Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs).
• Raise Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) and monitor implementation of corrective actions.
• Coordinate with Production, Construction, Client Representatives, Third-Party Inspectors, and Quality teams on coating-related issues.
• Review subcontractor and vendor quality documentation related to painting and coating activities.
• Maintain inspection records, reports, logs, punch lists, and quality dossiers.
• Participate in client inspections, audits, surveillance activities, and final acceptance inspections.
• Ensure preservation and corrosion protection requirements are maintained during fabrication, storage, transportation, and installation stages.
• Support completion of quality turnover documentation and final project quality dossiers.
• Promote compliance with HSE requirements during coating, blasting, and inspection activities.
• Assist in continual improvement initiatives related to coating quality, inspection effectiveness, and fabrication quality performance.