Material Inspector

Western Development Company Limited (WDCL) is seeking a Material Inspector to verify purchased and delivered materials and equipment conform to specifications and approved documents.

What it offers

• Full-time position based in Port Harcourt
• Role involves materials quality, receiving inspection, and traceability

Who can apply

• Minimum requirement: HND or bachelor’s degree in Materials/Metallurgical, Mechanical, Welding, Production, or a related engineering discipline
• Typically 5 or more years of materials inspection, vendor inspection, receiving inspection, or procurement quality experience
• Ability to interpret material specifications, MTCs, ASTM/ASME grades, dimensional standards, and purchase-order requirements
• Experience with traceability systems, preservation, non-conforming-material control, and vendor documentation
• Competence with basic dimensional tools and material-identification methods
• Preferred: ASNT/ISO 9712 Level II or PMI/materials inspection training, welding inspector or API certification, working knowledge of relevant ASTM materials standards, ASME specifications, API requirements, and client preservation standards

What you'll do

• Verify purchased and delivered materials and equipment conform to purchase orders, specifications, approved drawings, certificates, and preservation requirements, with full traceability from manufacture through receipt, storage, issue, and installation
• Review purchase orders, material requisitions, technical specifications, data sheets, approved vendor documents, inspection assignments, and release notes
• Perform or witness source and receiving inspections for pipes, fittings, flanges, plates, structural steel, valves, welding consumables, coatings, fasteners, and equipment
• Verify quantity, dimensions, grade, heat/batch numbers, markings, physical condition, packaging, and conformity with approved documents
• Review material test certificates and certificates of conformity for chemical, mechanical, heat-treatment, testing, and code compliance
• Witness positive material identification, dimensional checks, hardness, impact, destructive or non-destructive tests when specified
• Maintain material traceability and prevent commingling, substitution, damage, expiry, or use of unapproved material
• Identify non-conforming or damaged materials, control quarantine status, and coordinate technical disposition and reinspection
• Verify storage, preservation, segregation, environmental protection, shelf-life control, and issue practices at warehouses and laydown areas
• Prepare receiving reports, inspection releases, punch lists, NCR inputs, and complete supporting records for QA dossiers

How to apply

• Apply for this position by July 31, 2026
• Contact: info@wdcl.net, +234 803 761 0165, +234 802 917 9318
• Address: 5, Idugbe estate, off Elf Road Ogunu Warri, Delta State, Nigeria