Welding Coordinator

Northamptonshire

Competitive

A metal fabrication business is looking for a Welding Coordinator to work alongside its IWE-qualified Responsible Welding Coordinator. The company builds complex welded fabrications and assemblies for high-precision, safety-critical industries. Work is short-batch and high-mix, across a wide range of materials, thicknesses and drawings dating back decades.

This is a hands-on role. Around half of the day is spent in the welding bays supervising welders, carrying out first-off inspections and solving problems, with the rest given to technical reviews, WPS and WPQR control and audit support. The business values people who take ownership and has a strong record of promoting from within.

Key responsibilities

Provide day-to-day welding coordination and technical supervision across production
Support and maintain compliance with ISO 3834-2 and DIN 2303
Carry out welding technical reviews of customer drawings, specifications and standards as part of tender and contract review
Identify WPS, WPQR, welder qualification, inspection, NDT, material and consumable requirements before work is accepted
Develop, qualify and control WPS and WPQR documentation and run weld tests
Maintain and monitor welder and welding operator qualifications
Supervise welders directly on the shop floor, addressing technique, sequence and access issues
Carry out first-off inspections with operators and support visual weld inspection
Manage welding gases and check that stores consumables are correct
Lead on welding non-conformances, investigations and corrective actions
Support internal, customer and certification body audits
Propose continuous improvement ideas and the investment needed to deliver them

Essential

Completed IWS/EWS or IWT/EWT diploma, or actively studying with evidence of enrolment, completed modules and exam progress
Proven welding coordination or welding supervision experience in a controlled manufacturing environment
Strong practical knowledge of TIG, MIG and MAG across mild steel, stainless steel and aluminium, in thin sheet through to heavy plate
Working knowledge of WPS, WPQR and welder qualification requirements
Able to read engineering drawings and welding symbols, including older legacy drawings
Experience of technical reviews of drawings and specifications
Comfortable spending a large part of the day in the welding bays, not solely office-based

Desirable

ISO 3834-2 and/or DIN 2303 experience
Defence, Aerospace, Motorsport, strong fabrication background
Visual weld inspection qualification (CSWIP 3.0 or TWI course); NDT
Experience supporting customer and certification audits
Experience building weld maps where no build book exists

Package

salaried or weekly paid
Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 4.30pm
Paid overtime when workload requires
25 days holiday plus bank holidays, taken around fixed annual shutdowns
Workplace pension and annual salary review

Due to the nature of the work, applicants must be eligible to obtain UK security clearance; no sponsorship is available for this role.

About us:

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