Welding Inspector

MTrec Ltd Technical; Washington; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist engineering company in the United Kingdom is seeking a Welding Inspector to support its growth. Responsibilities include reviewing and issuing work instructions, conducting quality inspections, and maintaining compliance with health and safety standards. The ideal candidate should possess CSWIP 3.1 certification, have experience in quality control, and be knowledgeable about welding processes and metallurgy. The role offers an excellent salary and the chance to work with a reputable employer in a growing industry.

Benefits

Excellent salary

Growing employer

Compliant with health and safety standards

Qualifications

• Essential previous experience in a similar role.
• Demonstrable experience in quality control and improvement.
• Ideally time served in welding/fabrication.

Responsibilities

• Review work instructions and ensure compliance with specifications.
• Conduct quality inspections and advise on issues.
• Maintain calibration system to internal standards.

Skills

Quality control

Welding processes knowledge

Health and safety awareness

Metallurgy understanding

Education

CSWIP 3.1 certification

PCN Level 2 for MPI or DPI

Job description

Overview

Our client is a specialist Engineering company and due to growth they now require a Welding Inspector.

Responsibilities

• Review and issue work instructions, where required in support of the projects and service co-ordinator, to required timetables in a manner which is clear to recipients and meets agreed customer specifications, internal standards and legal requirements.
• Review and improve standard work instructions, as necessary.
• Conduct in process quality inspections and checks and to aid production staff and suppliers in completing work to specification. To advise managers/ staff where there are issues.
• Conduct quality audits/ checks to plan and report on findings.
• Perform formal recorded goods in process and final inspections where required and to prepare for/ co-ordinate external inspection visits and NDT tests such that these get completed to plan without contract failures.
• Collate required internal contract quality and warranty claim records and statistics, warning management of issues. To initiate and participate in warranty and quality problem investigations.
• Provide customer/ external inspector with agreed external documentation needs.
• Assess warranty claims and internal quality incidents and to co-ordinate the response/ corrective action to internal standards and in a manner which is acceptable to customer.
• Record quality incidents in the required manner and communicate these as required to the management team with proposals for improvements.
• Maintain the calibration system to internal standards.
• Advise Management/ staff where there are health and safety hazards/issues observed and to stop unsafe actions.

The Person

• Will ideally be time served in a welding/fabrication role.
• CSWIP 3.1 or higher is a minimum requirement.
• Previous experience in a similar role is essential.
• Demonstrable experience in quality control, evaluation, and improvement in a production environment.
• Knowledge of welding processes and standards.
• Understanding of metallurgy and process technology in the field of welding.
• PCN Level 2 for MPI or DPI would be appropriate.

Benefits

• You will be working for a well-established growing employer.
• An excellent salary.
• A company experiencing continued growth, expansion, and investment.
• The company are fully compliant with the latest health and safety requirements for current safe working practices