Production Welding Engineer

NOV; Batam; On-site; IDR 111,600,000 - 178,560,000; Full time

Job summary

NOV in Batam, Indonesia, seeks a Production Welding Engineer to provide qualified welding engineering support from prefabrication through final assembly, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality welding operations.

You will coordinate welding activities, review specs, manage WPS/PQR, welder qualifications, NDT, and collaborate with QA, Maintenance, and project teams to meet productivity targets and delivery schedules.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Welding Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• Fresh graduates are welcome; 1–3 years of welding production experience advantageous.
• Basic understanding of welding processes, WPS/PQR, welder qualifications and NDT.
• Basic knowledge of welding codes and standards such as AWS D1.1 ASME IX and ISO 1906.
• Professional welding certification such as CSWIP 3.0/3.1, IWE/IWT, NDT or equivalent is an advantage.
• Good communication, coordination, problem-solving, teamwork, and time-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Review project specifications, drawings, codes, standards, WPSs, and NDT requirements to ensure welding compliance.
• Coordinate welding documentation, including WPSs, welder qualifications, registers, and production test coupons.
• Plan welding work fronts, station layouts, manpower, equipment, consumables, production targets, and logistics.
• Monitor welding production and quality, ensuring proper fit-up, preheating, consumable control, and compliance with approved procedures.
• Coordinate with Quality, Maintenance, Warehouse, Construction, Scaffolding, and Project Management teams to maintain efficient workflow.
• Track welding progress, productivity, NDT results, repair rates, equipment, and consumable requirements.
• Investigate welding defects, delays, and nonconformities; implement corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support achievement of production, quality, safety, schedule, and cost objectives while minimizing rework and weld repairs.

Skills

Good communication

Coordination

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Time-management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Welding Engineering

Metallurgical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Tools

WPS/PQR knowledge

NDT knowledge

Job description

Job Description

To provide qualified welding engineering support for ongoing and upcoming projects by ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality welding operations from prefabrication through final assembly, while meeting approved procedures, project specifications, productivity targets, and delivery schedules. The Production Welding Engineer will coordinate and improve welding activities to ensure safe, efficient, and compliant production while achieving project targets, minimizing weld repairs, and ensuring timely welding resources and technical support.

Responsibilities

• Review project specifications, drawings, codes, standards, WPSs, and NDT requirements to ensure welding compliance.
• Coordinate welding documentation, including WPSs, welder qualifications, registers, and production test coupons.
• Plan welding work fronts, station layouts, manpower, equipment, consumables, production targets, and logistics.
• Monitor welding production and quality, ensuring proper fit-up, preheating, consumable control, and compliance with approved procedures.
• Coordinate with Quality, Maintenance, Warehouse, Construction, Scaffolding, and Project Management teams to maintain efficient workflow.
• Track welding progress, productivity, NDT results, repair rates, equipment, and consumable requirements.
• Investigate welding defects, delays, and nonconformities; implement corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support achievement of production, quality, safety, schedule, and cost objectives while minimizing rework and weld repairs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Welding Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Fresh graduates are welcome to apply. Candidates with 1–3 years of experience in welding production or a similar industrial environment will be an advantage.
• Basic understanding of welding processes, WPS/PQR, welder qualifications and NDT.
• Basic knowledge of applicable welding codes and standards, such as AWS D1.1 ASME IX and ISO 1906.
• Professional welding certification such as CSWIP 3.0. 3.1, IWE/IWT, NDT or equivalent qualification is an advantage.
• Good communication, coordination, problem-solving, teamwork, and time-management skills.