Welding Supervisor: Lead Welding Team & Safety Focus

Altrad UK, Ireland & Nordics; Hinkley (CA); On-site; USD 51,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Altrad UK, Ireland & Nordics seeks a Welding Supervisor to lead and supervise welding operations at Hinkley Point C. You will deliver toolbox talks, promote safety culture, and plan workloads for the welding team, ensuring quality and traceability of welds.

You will coordinate with engineers and subcontractors for NDT, heat treatment, and materials supply, while managing equipment, consumables, and staff performance. A supervisory role with strong safety focus is required.

Qualifications

• Full Apprenticeship in welding or NVQ 3 or equivalent in Welding.
• NVQ / QCF 3 or above in Supervisory Management.
• CSWIP 3.1 Welding Inspector.
• ECITB SMTD Modules as required.
• CCNSG Safety Passport or IOSH Managing Safely or NEBOSH Cert.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise site welding operations, ensuring safe and effective task execution.
• Deliver toolbox talks and promote safety culture, including hazard awareness and error prevention.
• Plan and allocate workloads, monitor performance, and maintain productivity across the welding team.
• Ensure compliance with quality standards, carry out inspections, and manage weld documentation and traceability.
• Support investigations into weld repairs and share lessons learned through internal processes.
• Liaise with engineers and subcontractors to coordinate activities such as NDT, heat treatment, and materials supply.
• Manage consumables and equipment, including estimation, ordering, and storage.
• Handle first-line personnel issues, assessments, and reporting to senior management.

Skills

Team supervision

Safety awareness

Welding knowledge

Documentation & traceability

Education

Full Apprenticeship in welding or NVQ 3 or equivalent in Welding

NVQ / QCF 3 or above in Supervisory Management

CSWIP 3.1 Welding Inspector

ECITB SMTD Modules as required

CCNSG Safety Passport or IOSH Managing Safely or NEBOSH Cert

Tools

Internal Welding system

Job description

Altrad UK, Ireland & Nordics seeks a Welding Supervisor to lead and supervise welding operations at Hinkley Point C. You will deliver toolbox talks, promote safety culture, and plan workloads for the welding team, ensuring quality and traceability of welds.

You will coordinate with engineers and subcontractors for NDT, heat treatment, and materials supply, while managing equipment, consumables, and staff performance. A supervisory role with strong safety focus is required.