Process Engineer - Automated Welding

Spirax Sarco; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

Private healthcare

Enhanced pension

Life assurance

Share Ownership Plan

Onsite parking

Flexible benefits

Group Inclusion Plan

Job summary

Spirax Sarco in Cheltenham is seeking a Process Engineer – Automated Welding to develop and optimise automated welding processes in a high‑quality manufacturing environment. You will define welding parameters, create WPS/PQRs, and support NPI with a strong emphasis on safety, quality and regulatory standards.

You will collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Quality, Production and Maintenance to drive continuous improvement using Lean and Six Sigma principles and to train operators and

Qualifications

• Proven experience with automated or robotic welding systems.
• Knowledge of welding principles and metallurgy.
• Experience supporting manufacturing environments including NPI.
• Familiarity with welding inspection methods and quality systems.
• Experience reading engineering drawings and weld symbols.

Responsibilities

• Develop, validate and optimise automated and semi-automated welding processes.
• Define and control critical welding parameters to ensure repeatable, high-quality welds.
• Create and maintain Weld Procedure Specifications (WPS), PQRs and work instructions.
• Ensure compliance with relevant standards (ISO 15614, ISO 3834, ASME and customer requirements).
• Provide technical support to resolve weld quality issues and lead root cause analysis.
• Support specification, commissioning and validation of automated welding equipment.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives using Lean / Six Sigma principles.
• Work cross‑functionally with Engineering, Quality, Production, Supply Chain and Maintenance.
• Provide training and technical guidance to operators and technicians.

Skills

Structured problem solving

Attention to detail

Effective communication

Proactive mindset

Training and mentoring

Job description

Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

The Role

We are looking for a Process Engineer – Automated Welding to develop, optimise and maintain semi‑automated and automated welding processes within a high‑quality manufacturing environment. You will play a key role in ensuring robust, capable welding processes that meet quality, safety and regulatory standards, while supporting production and new product introduction (NPI).

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, validate and optimise automated and semi‑automated welding processes
• Define and control critical welding parameters to ensure repeatable, high‑quality welds
• Create and maintain Weld Procedure Specifications (WPS), PQRs and work instructions
• Ensure compliance with relevant standards (ISO 15614, ISO 3834, ASME and customer requirements)
• Provide technical support to resolve weld quality issues and lead root cause analysis
• Support specification, commissioning and validation of automated welding equipment
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives using Lean / Six Sigma principles
• Work cross‑functionally with Engineering, Quality, Production, Supply Chain and Maintenance
• Provide training and technical guidance to operators and technicians

Your Experience

• Proven experience working with automated or robotic welding systems (orbital welding desirable)
• Strong understanding of welding principles and metallurgy
• Experience supporting production and NPI in a manufacturing environment
• Knowledge of weld inspection methods and quality systems
• Experience working with engineering drawings, weld symbols and specifications

Your Skills

• Structured and analytical problem‑solving approach
• High attention to detail with a strong focus on quality
• Effective communicator, able to influence across teams
• Proactive mindset with a passion for continuous improvement
• Ability to adapt, learn new technologies and support others through training

The Steam Thermal Solutions business is one of three businesses within Spirax Group. Spirax Sarco and Gestra, are our two brands that form Steam Thermal Solutions and are global leaders in the supply of engineered solutions for the design, provision and maintenance of efficient industrial and commercial steam systems. Steam Thermal Solutions has global coverage across 67 operating units (called OpCos), organised into four Divisions: EMEA, APAC, Americas, Gestra. Spirax Group is a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-national industrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies. Our Purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Our technologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes and industrial equipment across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors and Healthcare. With customers in 165 countries, we provide the solutions that sit behind the production of many items used in daily life, from baked beans to mobile phones! Our Purpose, supported by our inclusive culture and Values, unites us, guides our decisions and inspires us everywhere that we operate. We support our colleagues to make their difference for each other as well as customers, communities, suppliers, our planet and shareholders by creating a truly equitable working environment where everyone feels included.

Benefits

You will receive a competitive salary (and a discretionary bonus), flexible working and excellent benefits including 27 days holiday allowance (before bank holidays), 3 days’ paid volunteering leave, comprehensive private healthcare, enhanced pension plan, life assurance, optional participation in a Share Ownership Plan, free onsite parking, flexible benefits, and access to a personal discounts’ portal. We also offer a range of additional support and benefits through our Everyone is Included Group Inclusion Plan, detailed below.

Everyone is Included at Spirax Group

We are passionate about creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential.

For us, that means supportive teams and strong relationships where everyone’s contribution is valued - across social and cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything else that makes us human and unique.

We want everyone to be able to make their difference here, so we will always consider requests for flexible working.

We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time too, so we have introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group Inclusion Commitments.

These include gender-neutral parental leave, 15 days of extra paid caregiver leave, paid time off and support for anyone experiencing pregnancy loss or domestic abuse, menopause-friendly workplace principles and more.

Learn more at https://www.spiraxgroup.com/en/life-at-spirax/our-inclusive-group/our-inclusion-commitments .

We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer.

If you would like to apply using this scheme, please select this option in our application form or notify our recruitment partners.