Senior Welding Program Lead — Quality & Compliance

Konecranes; New Berlin (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Plan

Dental

Vision

401k plan with a match from day one

Identity theft protection

Accident insurance

Travel insurance

Job summary

Konecranes Nuclear Equipment & Services is hiring a Weld Program Coordinator to lead the organization’s welding program within the Quality function. This role ensures welding activities are qualified, executed, and auditable in line with codes and customer requirements.

This position provides technical leadership in welding engineering, qualification management, and continuous improvement of welding processes, while coordinating with engineering, fabrication, and quality teams to ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent with welding program leadership.
• CWI preferred; equivalent qualifications acceptable with program ownership.
• Experience managing welding programs in certified environments (ASME U/R, AISC, DoD/MIL).
• Strong knowledge of welding qualifications, inspection methods, traceability, and documentation control.

Responsibilities

• Develop, administer, qualify, maintain, and oversee Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS), and related records.
• Review, approve, qualify, and monitor subcontractor welding procedures and qualification records.
• Perform, witness, review, and evaluate nondestructive examination (NDE) activities and reports.
• Provide technical leadership in welding engineering, metallurgy, and process selection.
• Coordinate welding program execution across engineering, fabrication, and quality functions.

Skills

Welding program leadership

Audit & compliance

NDE interpretation

Welding procedure control

Cross-functional coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Certified Welding Inspector (CWI)

Tools

ASME U/R codes

AISC

DoD/MIL specs

Job description

Konecranes Nuclear Equipment & Services is hiring a Weld Program Coordinator to lead the organization’s welding program within the Quality function. This role ensures welding activities are qualified, executed, and auditable in line with codes and customer requirements.

This position provides technical leadership in welding engineering, qualification management, and continuous improvement of welding processes, while coordinating with engineering, fabrication, and quality teams to ensure