Welding Coordinator

EMBS Engineering; Northampton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Mon-Fri 8:00–16:30

Paid overtime at premium rates

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Workplace pension

Job summary

EMBS Engineering in Northamptonshire is seeking a hands-on Welding Coordinator to oversee production welds and perform first-off inspections in a fast-paced, high-mix environment.

The role focuses on welding coordination, WPS/WPQR control, and technical reviews of drawings and specifications for tender and contract work, with opportunities for improvement and audit support.

Qualifications

• Proven welding coordination or welding supervision experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and welding symbols, including legacy drawings.
• Completed IWS/EWS or IWT/EWT diploma or actively studying with progress.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day welding coordination and technical supervision on production.
• Carry out welding technical reviews of drawings and standards for tenders.
• Identify WPS, WPQR, welder qualifications, inspection, NDT, materials needs before work.
• Develop, qualify and control WPS and WPQR documentation and run weld tests.
• Supervise welders on the shop floor; address technique and sequence.
• Support audits from internal, customer, and certification bodies.

Skills

Welding coordination

Welding supervision

TIG/MIG/MAG welding

Reading drawings

Quality assurance

Education

IWS/EWS or IWT/EWT diploma

Tools

WPS & WPQR management

NDT knowledge

Job description

Welding Coordinator

Northamptonshire

Competitive

EMBS is currently representing a well established metal fabrication business located in Northamptonshire that 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.

Approximately half of the day is spent in the welding bays supervising welders, carrying out first-off inspections and solving problems, with the rest of the day dedicated 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.

What's in it for you?

• Competitive salary - Monthly or weekly paid available
• Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 4.30pm
• Paid overtime at premium rates when workload requires
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, taken around fixed annual shutdowns
• Workplace pension and annual salary reviews

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 Requirements:

• 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

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