Manufacturing Technologist - Welding

My busy international clients are currently seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Manufacturing Technologist – Welding Specialist for their large modern facility in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire.

Essential Requirement:

* Significant practical and technical welding experience within an engineering or manufacturing environment.

* HNC/HND, Degree or equivalent demonstrable experience in Welding Engineering, Materials Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Metallurgy or a related discipline.

Ideal candidates competencies:

* Strong understanding of welding processes, process control and weld quality.

* Technical experience in at least one of TIG, EBW, LBW or RSW.

* Experience of welding procedure development, qualification and validation.

* Experience of welding equipment qualification, validation and maintaining process capability.

* Experience investigating and resolving welding defects, non-conformances and manufacturing problems.

* Good understanding of weld metallurgy, including materials, joint design, welding parameters and resultant weld quality.

* Ability to interpret engineering drawings, welding specifications, technical standards and customer requirements.

* Ability to independently lead and deliver technical welding work packages.

* Aerospace experience desirable, particularly supporting Rolls-Royce and/or Pratt & Whitney requirements.

* Experience across multiple welding technologies, particularly TIG, EBW, LBW and/or RSW advantageous.

* Experience of automated TIG welding desirable.

* Familiarity with aerospace materials including nickel-based superalloys, titanium alloys and steels advantageous.

* Knowledge of relevant aerospace welding standards and customer-specific requirements, including AWS D17.1 and ISO 24394 desirable.

* Experience within a Nadcap-accredited welding environment, including supporting Nadcap and customer audits advantageous.

Job Duties:

* Provide technical support across TIG, EBW, LBW and RSW welding processes.

* Develop, review and maintain welding procedures, technical instructions, process controls and qualification records.

* Support welding process and equipment qualification, validation and revalidation.

* Support the introduction and qualification of new welding equipment and manufacturing capability.

* Lead and support welding producibility and manufacturing development activities.

* Provide technical leadership for welding non-conformances, investigations, root-cause analysis and corrective actions.

* Support production in resolving welding-related technical and manufacturing challenges.

* Support welder, welding operator, procedure and equipment qualification activities.

* Support Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney customer requirements.

* Support Nadcap Welding accreditation, customer audits and associated corrective actions.

* Provide welding expertise to new product introduction, inload/offload and supplier activities.

* Support the development of the long-term technical and equipment strategy for welding on site.

* Work closely with Manufacturing Engineering, Materials & Processes, Quality, Non-Destructive Testing and production teams.

Hours of work:

- Days – 37 hours per week working Monday to Friday.

- Core hours: 08:00 - 16:12.

The successful candidate will be based at the client's site in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, working within a leading company in the global aeronautical industry.

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