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Welding Inspector

Washington
1 week ago
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The Company

Our client is a specialist Engineering company due to growth they now require a Welding Inspector.

The Role

  • Review and issue work instructions, where required in support of the projects and service co-ordinator, to required timetables in a manner which is clear to recipients and meets agreed customer specifications, internal standards and legal requirements.

  • To review and improve standard work instructions, as necessary.

  • Conduct in process quality inspections and checks and to aid production staff and suppliers in completing work to specification. To advise managers/ staff where there are issues.

  • Conduct quality audits/ checks to plan and report on findings.

  • Perform formal recorded goods in process and final inspections where required and to prepare for/ co-ordinate external inspection visits and NDT tests such that these get completed to plan without contract failures.

  • Collate required internal contract quality and warranty claim records and statistics, warning management of issues. To initiate and participate in warranty and quality problem investigations.

  • Provide customer/ external inspector with agreed external documentation needs.

  • Assess warranty claims and internal quality incidents and to co-ordinate the response/ corrective action to internal standards and in a manner which is acceptable to customer.

  • Record quality incidents in the required manner and communicate these as required to the management team with proposals for improvements.

  • Maintain the calibration system to internal standards.

  • Advise Management/ staff where there are health and safety hazards/issues observed and to stop unsafe actions.

    The Person

  • Will ideally be time served in a welding/fabrication role.

  • CSWIP 3.0 or higher is a minimum requirement.

  • Previous experience in a similar role is essential.

  • Demonstrable experience in quality control, evaluation, and improvement in a production environment.

  • Knowledge of welding processes and standards.

  • Understanding of metallurgy and process technology in the field of welding.

  • PCN Level 2 for MPI or DPI would be appropriate.

    The Benefits

  • You will be working for a well-established growing employer.

  • An excellent salary.

  • A company experiencing continued growth, expansion, and investment.

  • The company are fully compliant with the latest health and safety requirements for current safe working practices

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