Welding Engineer

Welding Engineer

North West UK | £60,000–£70,000 | Permanent

A well-established engineering business with over a century of technical heritage is looking for a Welding Engineer to join its welding coordination team on a permanent basis.

Specialising in complex, high-integrity products for defence and industrial programmes, the business is growing and actively investing in its welding quality function — making this a great time to come on board and take real ownership of a critical discipline.

The Role

• Fulfilling the Responsible Welding Coordinator (RWC) function and ensuring compliance with welding standards and procedures

• Supporting day-to-day welding activity across production and engineering teams

• Developing Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS) for new and existing products

• Planning and coordinating internal welder audits and accreditation activity

• Conducting pre-audit analysis for EN 1090, ISO 3834 and DIN 2303 compliance

• Coordinating welder qualification testing to BS EN ISO 9606 and 14732

• Identifying root causes of weld issues and driving corrective actions (RCCA)

• Reviewing and assessing welding suppliers

• Creating SOPs and work instructions to support accurate information flow

• Supporting production engineering and design teams on welding matters

• Assisting with welding plant selection and best-in-class technology implementation

What We’re Looking For

• IWT/EWT qualification and TWI registration

• CSWIP 3.1

• Previous welding coordination experience

• Strong knowledge of MIG/MAG and TIG processes

• Working knowledge of ISO 3834

• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings

• Experience supporting external audit activity

• Strong communication and people management skills

What’s on Offer

• £60,000–£70,000 salary

• Enhanced pension scheme

• Half-day Fridays

• Life assurance and company sick pay, increasing with service

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Additional holiday and long-service rewards

• Wellbeing initiatives, cycle-to-work scheme and EV charging

• Free on-site parking

This is a permanent opportunity with a respected name in defence and industrial engineering. You’ll have genuine ownership of welding coordination and quality across technically demanding, high-integrity programmes — with the backing of a business that’s been doing this for over 100 years.

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