Jordan Scheffler
Longview,TX
Summary
Profile summary Widely experienced NDT inspector with 11 years of rail car inspection including fabrication, fit up and weld out. Valve up and also external and internal coatings. Process-oriented ensuring quality assembly line production Skilled and certified in use of multiple Non Destructive Tests including: Bubble leak air testing, dye penetration testing, ultrasonic testing and also certified through the American Welding Society at level 2 for inspection of class 1 and class 2 welds. Certified liquid and rubber lining as well; all along with advanced knowledge of the final inspection of a rail car including customer relations. Caring and committed work ethic and team leadership skills. Willing to work overtime.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Q.A Inspection Supervisor
PSC Group
Marshall, TX
11.2024 - 03.2025
- Coordinated production activities, ensuring employee compliance with specifications and standards.
- Identified customer needs swiftly to enhance service delivery.
- Delegated tasks among employees while maintaining operational efficiency.
- Observed equipment utilization to optimize performance and reduce downtime.
- Documented non-conforming materials on appropriate forms and reported findings to management.
- Collaborated with departments for timely project completion and resource alignment.
- Monitored productivity and performance of employees, ensuring task completion.
- Audited work process documentation to ensure accuracy and compliance.
Sr. Inspector
GATX Rail
Bryan, TX
12.2020 - 02.2023
- Improved quality assurance procedures to minimize errors and increase effectiveness of inspections.
- Prepared reports detailing findings of inspections, investigations, and tests.
- Inspected and examined materials and finished parts and products for defects and wear to verify conformance with blueprints, diagrams and template specifications.
- Upheld codes and regulations governing materials, processes, and procedures.
- Marked materials and items for acceptance or rejection, recording test results and inspection data into Software.
- Used measuring instruments such as rulers, calipers and gauges to measure dimensions of materials and products.
- Measured and tested finished products, assemblies and components for proper functioning and operation.
- Completed documentation and updated tracking spreadsheets each day.
- Supervised Number-person Type team.
- Conferred with vendors regarding inspection results to recommend corrective procedures and communicate needed repairs.
- Started and observed Equipment to automatically sort and inspect materials and products.
- Performed inspections of vehicles, containers, and equipment to check for compliance, safety, tampering and evidence of illegal activities.
- Analyzed and interpreted sample data and blueprints to determine and measure specifications and inspection and testing procedures.
- Collected Type samples for testing to accurately compute findings.
- Reviewed relevant blueprints and transportation paperwork.
- Investigated and recommended new equipment and tooling to facilitate safe, efficient production.
- Took numerous photos of each home for documentation purposes and categorized each picture.
- Collaborated with real estate agents and home owners to identify needed repairs to properties under contract.
Outside Inspector
SLR, Steel Line Rail Services, LLC
04.2020 - 08.2020
- I would simply travel to any given state and review and over see the repairs of rail cars that companies (UTLX, XOMX, GATX, TILX...etc..) would contract us out for
- From over seeing the repair of linings, decal, valve repairs, fabrication repairs (brake shoes, placcard holders, shoe keys, brake lines
- I would travel and create daily reports and report back to management.
Senior Quality Inspector
Trinity Industries
01.2013 - 01.2020
- Daily create field reports based off acceptance and rejection criteria through process and procedures- All tanks cars would go through thorough inspection from our inspectors and all defects would be written up on our daily field reports.
Pipe line inspector
Pro-Tec Inspection
01.2011 - 01.2013
- Team building and leadership skills- Each process and hold point in the manufacturing and fabrication of the tank cars are over seen by 2 or more Entry level inspectors
- I and and few other Senior level Inspectors would over see the
- Entry level Inspectors duties and finalization of each process and hold point
- And review their daily write-up and over see that all defects found by the inspectors were made known to the production management, and that the defects were fixed in compliance with AAR, FRA and Trinity policy and regulations
- Customer relations-As Senior level Inspector I was responsible for accompanying outside inspectors or customers and vendors through out the plant and help and over see anything that they would need
- I would take representatives and outside inspectors through processes such as fabrication of the metal, building and assembly of the valve both bottom and top of car (per car file)
- I would also take them inside to review and inspect the required lining material and specifications (per car file), and would assist them with reviewing the blueprints, specifications and requirements for each process for each of their representing car file
- I would then take them through the final process of painting and decaling the tank car and assuring that the write-up defects were all complete
- Multiple NDT certifications- Through my AWS level 2 certification I have acquired the following- Level II Air leak testing-Level II Dye Penetrant Testing-Level I Ultrasonic
- Testing-Level II Visual Testing-Liquid and Rubber Linings Inspections
- Cleaning and NDT examination of casing and drill pipe for Oil rigs all around Ark-La-
- Tex area and also west Texas
- Performed Dye penetration testing on used drill pipe
- Also performed Hard Banding reconstruction.
Education
High School Diploma -
Kilgore College
Keller, Texas2008
Skills
- Business Marketing
- Progress Monitoring
- Process Improvement
- Building and Construction
- Industry Standards
- Visual Inspection
- Safety Awareness
- Fire Extinguishers
- Document Quality
- Environmental Regulations
- Strategic Planning
- Product Testing
- Production Assessment
- Paperwork Evaluations
- Research Design
- Project Deadlines
- Investigative Research
- Testing and Analysis
- Inspection Oversight
- Training Classes
- Document Organization
- Valid Drivers License
- Regulatory Requirements
- Quality Assurance Controls
- Regulatory Reporting
- Performance Improvement
- Compliance Training
- Continuous Improvement
- Job Training
- Quality Control Requirements
- Quality Production
- Quality Inspection and Control
Timeline
Q.A Inspection Supervisor
PSC Group
11.2024 - 03.2025
Sr. Inspector
GATX Rail
12.2020 - 02.2023
Outside Inspector
SLR, Steel Line Rail Services, LLC
04.2020 - 08.2020
Senior Quality Inspector
Trinity Industries
01.2013 - 01.2020
Pipe line inspector
Pro-Tec Inspection
01.2011 - 01.2013
High School Diploma -
Kilgore College