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:
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Significant practical and technical welding experience within an engineering or manufacturing environment.
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HNC/HND, Degree or equivalent demonstrable experience in Welding Engineering, Materials Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Metallurgy or a related discipline.
Ideal candidates competencies:
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Strong understanding of welding processes, process control and weld quality.
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Technical experience in at least one of TIG, EBW, LBW or RSW.
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Experience of welding procedure development, qualification and validation.
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Experience of welding equipment qualification, validation and maintaining process capability.
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Experience investigating and resolving welding defects, non-conformances and manufacturing problems.
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Good understanding of weld metallurgy, including materials, joint design, welding parameters and resultant weld quality.
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Ability to interpret engineering drawings, welding specifications, technical standards and customer requirements.
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Ability to independently lead and deliver technical welding work packages.
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Aerospace experience desirable, particularly supporting Rolls-Royce and/or Pratt & Whitney requirements.
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Experience across multiple welding technologies, particularly TIG, EBW, LBW and/or RSW advantageous.
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Experience of automated TIG welding desirable.
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Familiarity with aerospace materials including nickel-based superalloys, titanium alloys and steels advantageous.
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Knowledge of relevant aerospace welding standards and customer-specific requirements, including AWS D17.1 and ISO 24394 desirable.
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Experience within a Nadcap-accredited welding environment, including supporting Nadcap and customer audits advantageous.
Job Duties:
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Provide technical support across TIG, EBW, LBW and RSW welding processes.
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Develop, review and maintain welding procedures, technical instructions, process controls and qualification records.
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Support welding process and equipment qualification, validation and revalidation.
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Support the introduction and qualification of new welding equipment and manufacturing capability.
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Lead and support welding producibility and manufacturing development activities.
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Provide technical leadership for welding non-conformances, investigations, root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
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Support production in resolving welding-related technical and manufacturing challenges.
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Support welder, welding operator, procedure and equipment qualification activities.
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Support Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney customer requirements.
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Support Nadcap Welding accreditation, customer audits and associated corrective actions.
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Provide welding expertise to new product introduction, inload/offload and supplier activities.
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Support the development of the long-term technical and equipment strategy for welding on site.
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Work closely with Manufacturing Engineering, Materials & Processes, Quality, Non-Destructive Testing and production teams.
Hours of work:
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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