Production Welding Engineer - Optimize Weld Quality

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

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.