Details:
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Location: Mossbay Cumbria
- Date: 2 weeks ago
Description:
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My client based in Workington is looking for a welding engineer.
Key Accountabilities
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The purpose of this role is to provide welding engineering technical expertise.
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To maintain and improve the product quality and cost base.
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Carry out duties in a safety conscious manner to contribute towards the achievement of the THE COMPANIES health and safety plan and compliance with the Health & Safety Management System.
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Monitor fabrication quality, inspection & welding processes in use at THE COMPANIES to ensure compliance with agreed standards and cost assumptions. Investigate and resolve fabrication quality issues, taking or recommending appropriate corrective action.
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Produce weld procedures from engineering drawings to enable fabrication in the most cost-effective manner.
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Design & qualify welding procedures to meet product and client requirements.
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Maintain the welder qualification system and ensure that all welders are appropriately qualified for the work they are expected to carry out.
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Establish methods and procedures for all heat treatment opportunities.
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Investigate complaints relating to fabrication & welding engineering issues and recommend appropriate corrective action.
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Review and approve sub-contractor and supplier weld procedures and, on occasions, confirm correct application.
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Expedite plant trials, report results and recommend action where appropriate.
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Technically assess and purchase all welding consumables, control welding consumable stores to ensure consumable availability but subject to limitations of budgetary control.
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Train workshops personnel on fabrication quality & welding engineering issues & new technologies.
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Train new workshops personnel in accordance with the departmental induction procedure and also ensure they are fully conversant with necessary welding engineering & quality issues.
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Develop the workshops’ capabilities for welding with respect to latest technology
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Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications /Experience Required / Person Attributes
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Welding Engineer Qualification (EWE/IWE)
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Detailed knowledge of the workshop fabrication and welding processes
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Experience of steel and other material fabrication
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Progress fabrication, welding and QA technical issues
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Member of Relevant Professional Institute
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