Certified Weld Inspector

Flash Technology, LLC; Olathe (KS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance and retirement plans

Paid time off and personal leave

Competitive compensation and incentive

Job summary

SPX Technologies, a leader in HVAC, detection, and engineered solutions, seeks a Certified Weld Inspector to standardize welding processes and drive quality across Cooling Operations. You will act as the technical authority on welding standards, support manufacturing and engineering teams, and align with customer and regulatory requirements globally.

The role emphasizes developing global welding programs, audits, and continuous improvement initiatives, with travel to multiple manufacturing sites

Qualifications

• Extensive welding engineering experience and knowledge of welding quality systems.
• Experience developing welding standards, procedures, and certification programs.
• Working knowledge of AWS, ASME, ISO welding codes and standards.
• Experience performing welding audits, inspections, RCA, and corrective actions.
• Able to lead cross-functional teams and multi-site programs.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the global subject matter expert for welding processes, standards, and compliance across Cooling Operations.
• Develop and maintain global welding standards, procedures, specifications, and best practices.
• Ensure compliance with welding codes and customer/regulatory standards.
• Maintain welding certifications, qualifications, and documentation across sites.
• Lead qualification and certification programs for welders and procedures.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Supply Chain to improve welding quality and manufacturability.
• Conduct welding audits, process assessments, and compliance reviews.
• Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions for welding issues.
• Support new product introductions, transfers, and manufacturing expansion requiring welding expertise.
• Identify welding process improvements to boost quality, productivity, safety, and cost.
• Develop welding quality metrics and KPIs; lead continuous improvement programs.
• Provide technical training and guidance to manufacturing and quality teams.
• Support supplier qualification and welding process evaluations as needed.
• Lead welding-related risk assessments and mitigation plans.

Skills

Welding engineering

Welding quality

Code compliance

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical training

Multi-site experience

Communication skills

Education

Associate's degree in welding or manufacturing tech

Bachelor's degree in Engineering preferred

Certified Welding Inspector (CWI)

10+ years welding/quality/mfg experience

Job description

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Building the people that build the world.

With platforms in HVAC and Detection and Measurement, SPX Technologies builds innovative solutions that enable a safer, more efficient, sustainable world. Through our RiSE talent development framework, we Reach, Identify, Strengthen, and Engage our employees to support them in their continued development. We’re a global company of problem solvers, collaborators, and innovators, and our businesses build solutions that impact the world.

As part of HVAC Cooling, SPX Cooling Technologies is a leader in high quality industrial HVAC equipment used to cool large facilities like hospitals, data centers, and power plants. With cooling towers, fans, and refrigeration units, companies rely on brands like Marley, Recold, and SGS to provide comfort and mission critical and industrial cooling solutions.

How you will make an Impact (Job Summary)

The Certified Weld Inspector will provide enterprise-wide welding expertise across all Cooling Operations sites. This role is responsible for developing, standardizing, and governing welding processes, certifications, quality requirements, and compliance programs to ensure consistent execution, product quality, and operational excellence. The position serves as the technical authority for welding standards, supports manufacturing and engineering teams, drives continuous improvement initiatives, and ensures alignment with customer, industry, and regulatory requirements across the global Cooling organization.

What you can expect in this role (Job Responsibilities)

• Serve as the global subject matter expert for welding processes, standards, certifications, and compliance requirements across Cooling Operations.
• Develop, implement, and maintain global welding standards, procedures, specifications, and best practices.
• Ensure compliance with applicable welding codes, customer requirements, and regulatory standards.
• Maintain welding certifications, qualifications, and documentation requirements across all manufacturing sites.
• Lead qualification and certification programs for welders, welding operators, and welding procedures.
• Partner with Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Supply Chain teams to improve welding quality, consistency, and manufacturability.
• Conduct welding audits, process assessments, and compliance reviews across manufacturing locations.
• Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions related to welding quality issues and customer concerns.
• Support new product introductions, product transfers, and manufacturing expansion initiatives requiring welding expertise.
• Identify and implement welding process improvements to improve quality, productivity, safety, and cost performance.
• Develop and monitor welding quality metrics, compliance KPIs, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide technical training, coaching, and guidance to manufacturing, engineering, and quality teams.
• Support supplier qualification and welding process evaluations as required.
• Lead welding-related risk assessments and ensure effective mitigation plans are implemented.

What we are looking for (Required/Ideal Experience, Skills, Education)

We each bring something to the table, and we are looking for someone who has:

Required Experience & Skills

• Extensive experience in welding engineering, welding quality, manufacturing engineering, or related technical disciplines.
• Strong knowledge of welding processes, fabrication methods, metallurgy, and manufacturing quality systems.
• Experience developing and implementing welding standards, procedures, and certification programs.
• Working knowledge of AWS, ASME, ISO, and other applicable welding codes and standards.
• Experience performing welding audits, inspections, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and technical troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to influence and collaborate across engineering, operations, quality, and supply chain organizations.
• Strong communication and training capabilities.
• Experience supporting multi-site manufacturing environments.

Ideal Experience & Skills

• Experience within HVAC, cooling systems, industrial equipment, pressure vessels, or engineered-to-order manufacturing environments.
• Experience supporting global manufacturing operations.
• Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement experience.
• Experience implementing welding automation and advanced manufacturing technologies.
• Experience supporting supplier quality and welding qualification programs.

Education & Certifications

• Associate's degree, technical degree, or equivalent experience in welding, manufacturing, engineering technology, quality, or related field preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related discipline preferred.
• Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) required.
• Additional AWS certifications preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive welding, fabrication, quality, or manufacturing experience.
• Ability to travel up to 40% across Cooling Operations manufacturing locations.
• Combination of manufacturing plants, engineering offices, and customer/supplier environments.

How we live our culture

Our culture is at the center of what we do and, more importantly, who we are. Our core values set a standard for how we manage ourselves, and our Leadership Model sets the standard for how we engage with each other. Whether you are an individual contributor or you lead a large team, each of us leads at SPX.

What benefits do we offer?

We know that the well-being of our employees is integral. Our benefits include:

• Generous and flexible paid time off including paid personal time off, caregiver, parental, and volunteer leave
• Competitive health insurance plans and 401(k) match, with benefits starting day one
• Competitive and performance-based compensation packages and bonus plans
• Educational assistance, leadership development programs, and recognition programs

Our commitment to embrace diversity to build a culture of inclusion at SPX

We value different backgrounds, experiences, and voices at SPX, and we are committed to challenging ourselves, openly communicating, and striving to improve every day. We believe in creating an inclusive work environment where everyone has a voice and is encouraged to realize their fullest potential.

SPX is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer committed to making selection decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

ABOUT SPX

SPX is a diversified, global supplier of infrastructure equipment with scalable growth platforms in heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), detection and measurement, and engineered solutions. With operations in 17 countries and approximately $2.2billion in annual revenue, we offer a wide array of highly engineered products with strong brands.

At SPX, what’s in it for our employees transcends market-competitive compensation and benefits. Our Total Rewards program also includes opportunities for employees’ personal development, career growth, and recognition. These programs focus on alignment and assessment of organizational, team, and individual efforts toward achieving business results. Our development and career growth programs empower our employees to enhance their skills, develop new competencies, and pursue career goals. SPX benefits package provides choices designed to help employees manage their well-being. Our compensation programs are performance-based to recognize and reward employees who work hard, display the values and leadership practices we embrace, and deliver exceptional results.

OUR VALUES

• Integrity
• Accountability
• Teamwork
• Results

At SPX, our values are at the heart of everything we do. We use our values every day to help us make the right decisions. We embrace a common purpose and strive for improvement. We respect and value each other as individuals and recognizethat only by working together, as a team, can we reach our full potential. We take responsibility for our actions, build strong relationships with each other and our customers, and always act ethically. Our values inspire us to achieve the high standards of quality, safety, and performance that our customers expect and deserve.

WORKING AT SPX

Our work environment is established on a work-life philosophy supported by policies, programs, and practices that help employees achieve success within and outside the workplace.We believe in creating an inclusive work environment where employees strive to realize their fullest potential. We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer committed to making selection decisions without regard to race, color, religion,sex, sexual orientation, national origin,gender identity, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected basis.