We’re on the lookout for a Welding Coordinator to join our well established and respected client based in Loughborough on a full time, permanent basis.

Salary: £16.46 per hour

Hours: 07:45 – 16:45 Monday – Thursday and 07:45 – 14:15 on Friday (40 hours per week)

Benefits:

• Company pension scheme.
• Salary sacrifice scheme.
• Access to Company Life Assurance worth 3 x Salary.
• Access to company We Care scheme which includes 24/7 online GP appointments, health, financial and well being support.
• Free parking

The Role:

To provide basic technical welding expertise and assist the Welding Manager by supervising / overseeing assigned welding and welding-related inspection activities. Assist in ensuring all relevant 3rd party accreditation's such as BS EN 3834-2, ISO 9001 and Factory Production Control according to EN 1090-2 are maintained at up to EXC 3 levels overseen by the Welding Manager.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical expertise for all workshop, sub-contract and off-site welding activities up to EXC 2 requirements overseen by the Welding Manager.
• Support the Welding Manager on essential Weld Procedure Specifications and Weld Procedure Specification Qualification testing according to national standards.
• Ensure welder approvals are maintained in line with relevant national and international standards.
• Assist in managing all welding processes, ensuring they are being performed to a satisfactory standard and compliant with the correct contractual specification.
• Assist Project / Contract Managers and other management with lead customer / 3rd party welding/quality audits.
• Continuous review of welding activities, paying particular attention to high-specification projects, and report to project and contract managers on weld quality.
• Ensure traceability is maintained throughout welding activities and appropriate records are maintained.
• Resolve welding and quality issues raised during fabrication to ensure factory welding activities are satisfactory.
• Take responsibility for all fabrication quality control activities including NDT and visual inspection.
• Review customer specifications, ensuring company can comply and advise gap analysis as required.
• Offer technical advice and advise on tenders and enquiries, including practicalities of proposed welding.
• Attend contract and project launches to advise on welding requirements.
• Ensure relevant weld quality documents are maintained.
• Manage weld mapping as required.
• When required, assist project and contract managers by liaising with customer design and engineering teams over weld requirements.
• Ensure the QMS systems for verification activities are recorded and maintained in a professional manner such as welder’s traceability sheets.

Essential Requirements:

• Basic technical knowledge in welding and allied processes relevant to the assigned tasks which shall be attained by a combination of theoretical knowledge, training and/or experience.
• Relevant training and qualifications to meet coded welding standards as set out by government agencies, British and international standards and professional and technical associations such as BCSA RWC course.

If you are looking for the next step in your career with a well-established and respected local company, then apply for this role now!

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