Welding Engineer — Quality & Process Leader

Salt Separation Services Ltd; Rochdale; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pension scheme (Aviva)

Company Bonus Scheme

Employee Referral Scheme

Free Employee Assistance Services

Life insurance

Income protection

Early finish Friday

Training and development

Holiday buy-back

Team building, social events

Job summary

Salt Separation Services seeks a Welding Engineer to lead welding activities across manufacturing, maintain WPS systems, and ensure traceability and quality in all welding operations. The role involves supporting tool calibration, records, and continuous improvement, with close cooperation across Engineering, Manufacturing, QA and Production teams.

You will participate in design reviews and provide welding expertise for new builds and repairs, ensuring compliance with standards and health &

Qualifications

• Welding knowledge of procedures, codes and quality requirements.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and specs.
• Experience with welding defects investigation and corrective actions.
• Knowledge of weld inspection and QA processes.
• Strong attention to detail and record keeping.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate welding activities across manufacturing to meet procedures.
• Maintain and control Welding Procedure Specification (WPS) system.
• Manage Weld Matrix and ensure up-to-date records.
• Ensure staff are trained, qualified and competent.
• Support welding consumables management and equipment calibration.
• Ensure weld traceability and documentation is complete.
• Monitor welding quality via inspections and audits.
• Lead improvement initiatives in welding processes and quality.

Skills

Welding processes

WPS knowledge

Weld traceability

Fabrication techniques

Documentation & records

Quality assurance

Root cause analysis

Stakeholder management

Audit & inspection

Continuous improvement

Education

Engineering technical education

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Salt Separation Services seeks a Welding Engineer to lead welding activities across manufacturing, maintain WPS systems, and ensure traceability and quality in all welding operations. The role involves supporting tool calibration, records, and continuous improvement, with close cooperation across Engineering, Manufacturing, QA and Production teams.

You will participate in design reviews and provide welding expertise for new builds and repairs, ensuring compliance with standards and health &