Baltic Recruitment are delighted to be partnering with Express Engineering, a leading Oil & Gas equipment manufacturer based in the North East, to support with their search for an experienced Senior Welding Engineer.
Overall Purpose
* Provide technical leadership across all welding and materials engineering activities ensuring industry-leading quality, integrity, safety and efficiency from bid stage through to successful delivery.
* As the subject matter expert in welding engineering, you will play a critical role in business winning, execution, customer confidence and continuous technical improvement, directly influencing manufacturing quality, cost‑efficiency and delivery performance.
Key Duties
* Support quotation and order kick‑off stages with expert welding input to assess feasibility and identify qualification gaps or risks.
* Provide technical documentation and WPS/WPQR information for customer review & approval to support bids.
* Build and maintain strong technical relationships with key clients via internal and external meetings/site visits.
Order Execution & Technical Ownership
* Define all technical requirements for welding and NDT, ensuring alignment with customer, regulatory and code requirements.
* Select or develop WPS and qualify new WPQRs where required to enable manufacturing.
* Prepare and issue all welding documentation and data packs for production and customer approval.
* Resolve welding‑related technical issues promptly to protect quality and delivery performance.
Quality, Audit & HSE Assurance
* Collaborate with Quality to verify compliance with all customer, code and internal standards.
* Support welding‑related internal and external audits as required.
* Monitor weld quality, identify root causes of defects and drive preventative improvements.
* Promote and maintain continuous improvement and exemplary HSE standards.
Technical Improvement & Process Advancement
* Investigate new welding processes, consumables and technologies to enhance capability, efficiency and productivity.
* Lead and support technical improvement initiatives across manufacturing operations.
* Provide technical guidance, training and development to trainee and junior welding engineers.
Key Requirements
* An experienced IWE / EWE qualified Welding Engineer.
* Have extensive welding engineering experience in a relevant manufacturing / engineering environment.
* Have a strong background in oil & gas / offshore / subsea manufacturing ideally with an OEM or Tier 1 supplier.
* Possess advanced technical knowledge of welding processes, metallurgy and NDE for industry‑standard materials.
The Package
* From £55,000 per annum depending on experience.
* Monday‑Thursday 7:30 AM‑4:30 PM, Friday 7:30 AM‑1:30 PM (some flexibility offered).
* 25 days annual holiday in addition to statutory bank holidays.
* Holiday Buy and Sell scheme.
* Salary Sacrifice Pension scheme.
* Generous contractual sick pay scheme.
* Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Pay.
* Employee Assistance Programme.
* Cycle to Work scheme.
* Sports & Social Club.
* On‑site parking.
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