Welding Technical Manager

Alternative Heat Ltd; Banbridge; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Alternative Heat Ltd in Banbridge seeks a Welding Technical Manager to lead welding activities across fabrication and pressure systems projects. You will advise on welding processes, ensure compliance with quality requirements, and champion continuous improvement through practical leadership and collaboration with Production, Design and Project teams.

You will develop, verify and qualify weld procedures, support audits and technical reviews, and help deliver manufacturing excellence while

Qualifications

• Experience in welding and fabrication quality control.
• Ability to lead technical teams and ensure compliance with welding standards.
• Strong collaboration with production, design and project teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and authority across welding activities, advising on welding processes, fabrication methods, quality requirements and best practice to ensure manufacturing excellence.
• Develop, verify and qualify weld procedures, maintaining accurate qualification records and technical documentation to support compliance.
• Work closely with Production and Quality teams to resolve technical challenges, investigate issues, identify root causes and implement effective corrective and preventative actions.

Skills

Technical leadership

Welding processes

Quality assurance

Continuous improvement

Root cause analysis

Job description

Description

Application Deadline: 25 September 2026

Department: Fabrication

Location: Banbridge Feeder Sites

Why Join Us

You'll join a team that is committed to high standards, continual improvement, and deliver reliable, compliant, and high-performing solutions. Working closely with manufacturing, engineering, and project teams, you'll have the opportunity to make a visible impact on quality performance across the business.

About the Role

A welding expert who enjoys solving problems and raising standards. Someone who is passionate about quality, compliance and continuous improvement and who wants to play a key role in delivering high-quality fabrication and pressure systems projects. A trusted technical leader who can support production teams, influence best practice and provide practical solutions to welding challenges across the business. Someone who enjoys variety and collaboration, working closely with Quality, Production, Design and Project teams to ensure successful project delivery.

Job Title

Welding Technical Manager

Location: Banbridge Feeder Sites

Hours: Monday-Thursday 8am-5pm and Friday 8am-3pm

Salary: Competitive, depending on experience

Responsible to: Quality Manager

What You'll be Doing

Provide technical leadership and authority across welding activities, advising on welding processes, fabrication methods, quality requirements and best practice to ensure manufacturing excellence. Develop, verify and qualify weld procedures, maintaining accurate qualification records and technical documentation to support compliance. Work closely with Production and Quality teams to resolve technical challenges, investigate issues, identify root causes and implement effective corrective and preventative actions. Support customer audits, inspections and technical reviews while championing continuous improvement to enhance welding quality, productivity and performance. Collaborate across departments to ensure projects are manufacturing-ready and delivered safely to the highest standards, while developing welding capability through coaching, training, guidance and technical leadership.