Responsible Welding coordinator

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Pershore; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A1 Allscreens Nationwide Ltd in Worcestershire is seeking an experienced Responsible Welding Coordinator to lead welding governance and ensure compliance with ISO 14731 for safety-critical fabrications.

You will develop and qualify WPS and WPQR, manage personnel competence, control documentation, and coordinate inspections. The role places you at the centre of quality and operational excellence across defence and industrial programmes.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading welding coordination in ISO-regulated environments.
• Proven ability to develop and qualify WPS/WPQR documentation.
• Strong audit and inspection coordination capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with Business Management Systems.
• Maintain traceability through management systems.
• Develop, qualify, and maintain WPS and WPQR.
• Support technical reviews and production planning from welding perspective.
• Control and access documentation (WPS, WPQR).
• Maintain welding personnel competency matrices.
• Audit subcontractor welding capabilities.
• Conduct safety and compliance inspections (5S).
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives (Kaizen, Lean, 5S).
• Monitor KPI metrics and investigate non-conformances.
• Supervise welding personnel during complex tasks.
• Coordinate pre-, interim-, and post-weld inspection and testing.
• Work with compliance team to integrate management system.

Skills

Welding coordination

ISO 14731

WPS/WPQR

Audit readiness

Documentation control

Job description

Defence Manufacturing | Safety-Critical Fabrication | Worcestershire

We're more than just an engineering company; we're a trusted manufacturer operating within a diverse and demanding supply chain. The work we deliver has real impact, supporting the UK's defence capability as well as other critical industries including Rail, Automotive, and Agriculture.

From our modern Worcestershire facility, we utilise advanced fabrication, inspection, and assembly equipment to deliver safety-critical aluminium and stainless-steel fabrications to the highest international standards. Precision, reliability, and continuous improvement sit at the heart of everything we do.

Duties

We are seeking an experienced Responsible Welding Coordinator to lead and oversee all welding coordination activities in accordance with ISO 14731.

This role places you at the centre of welding governance within the business. You will provide technical leadership and strategic oversight of welding compliance, procedure qualification, personnel competence, and inspection control, ensuring all safety-critical fabrications consistently meet the requirements of:

ISO 9001, ISO 3834-2, EN (phone number removed), DIN 2303 You will act as the organisation's welding authority, supporting technical reviews, strengthening production controls, maintaining audit readiness, and driving continual improvement across regulated defence and industrial programmes. The position carries genuine accountability, influencing quality performance, compliance integrity, and operational excellence at a strategic level.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with Business Management Systems
• Maintain full record traceability through effective application of management systems.
• Develop, qualify, and maintain Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS) and Welding Procedure Qualification Records (WPQR).
• Support Technical Review and Production Planning processes from a welding perspective.
• Ensure all WPS, WPQR, and associated documentation are controlled and accessible.
• Maintain welding personnel competency matrices and ensure appropriate deployment of skills.
• Audit subcontractor welding capabilities where required.
• Conduct routine Safety, Environmental (5S), and compliance inspections.
• Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives (Kaizen, Lean, 5S).
• Develop and monitor KPI performance metrics and conduct root cause investigations for non-conformances.
• Supervise welding personnel during preparation and execution of complex tasks.
• Coordinate pre-, interim-, and post-weld inspection and testing activities.
• Work closely with the compliance team to ensure full integration of management system