QC Inspector - Welding

LT-Larsen & Toubro; Tamil Nadu; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

LT-Larsen & Toubro in India seeks a Welding Engineering & Technical Control specialist to develop and implement WPS, review PQRs, and establish welding methodologies aligning with project and client requirements. You will guide production and quality teams on welding-related issues and ensure code compliance.

The role includes conducting WQT, maintaining welder records, and ensuring only qualified welders are deployed.

Responsibilities

• Develop, review, and implement Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS).
• Review and approve Procedure Qualification Records (PQR).
• Establish welding methodologies based on project and client requirements.
• Ensure compliance with applicable welding codes, standards, and specifications.
• Provide technical guidance to production and quality teams for welding-related issues.
• Conduct Welder Qualification Tests (WQT).
• Evaluate welder performance and skill levels.
• Maintain welder qualification records and certification validity.
• Identify training requirements and arrange skill enhancement programs.
• Ensure only qualified welders are deployed for approved welding processes.
• Monitor day-to-day welding activities in fabrication shops.
• Ensure adherence to approved welding procedures during execution.
• Review fabrication sequences and welding plans.
• Coordinate with production teams to resolve welding bottlenecks.
• Support achievement of fabrication schedules and productivity targets.
• Verify weld preparation, fit-up, and joint configurations.
• Monitor welding parameters and welding process compliance.
• Ensure welds meet quality acceptance criteria.
• Review weld repair requirements and quality trends.
• Support implementation of continuous quality improvement measures.
• Investigate welding defects and non-conformities.
• Perform root cause analysis for recurring weld failures.
• Recommend corrective and preventive actions.
• Monitor repair percentages and rejection rates.
• Implement process improvements to reduce weld defects.
• Coordinate with NDT teams for inspection planning.
• Review radiography, ultrasonic, magnetic particle, and dye penetrant test reports.
• Ensure timely clearance of weld joints for subsequent activities.
• Support closure of weld-related NCRs and observations.
• Participate in client, third-party, and statutory inspections.

Job description

1. Welding Engineering & Technical Control

• Develop, review, and implement Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS).
• Review and approve Procedure Qualification Records (PQR).
• Establish welding methodologies based on project and client requirements.
• Ensure compliance with applicable welding codes, standards, and specifications.
• Provide technical guidance to production and quality teams for welding-related issues.

2. Welder Qualification & Competency Management

• Conduct Welder Qualification Tests (WQT).
• Evaluate welder performance and skill levels.
• Maintain welder qualification records and certification validity.
• Identify training requirements and arrange skill enhancement programs.
• Ensure only qualified welders are deployed for approved welding processes.

3. Production Support & Fabrication Monitoring

• Monitor day-to-day welding activities in fabrication shops.
• Ensure adherence to approved welding procedures during execution.
• Review fabrication sequences and welding plans.
• Coordinate with production teams to resolve welding bottlenecks.
• Support achievement of fabrication schedules and productivity targets.

4. Welding Quality Assurance

• Verify weld preparation, fit-up, and joint configurations.
• Monitor welding parameters and welding process compliance.
• Ensure welds meet quality acceptance criteria.
• Review weld repair requirements and quality trends.
• Support implementation of continuous quality improvement measures.

5. Weld Defect Analysis & Corrective Actions

• Investigate welding defects and non-conformities.
• Perform root cause analysis for recurring weld failures.
• Recommend corrective and preventive actions.
• Monitor repair percentages and rejection rates.
• Implement process improvements to reduce weld defects.

6. NDT Coordination & Inspection Support

• Coordinate with NDT teams for inspection planning.
• Review radiography, ultrasonic, magnetic particle, and dye penetrant test reports.
• Ensure timely clearance of weld joints for subsequent activities.
• Support closure of weld-related NCRs and observations.
• Participate in client, third-party, and statutory inspections.