Welding Specialist – Valve Industry

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Welding Specialist to lead technical welding activities across all valve product groups. The role provides engineering leadership for process development, metallurgy, heat treatment, NDT, hardfacing, automation and supplier qualification in a high‑performance valve manufacturing environment.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, qualify and standardize WPS, PQR and WPQ in line with ASME Section IX and EN ISO 15614.
• Establish welding procedures for fabrication, repair, hardfacing and corrosion‑resistant cladding.
• Lead design of welding fixtures, SPMs, clamping systems and automation solutions.
• Resolve metallurgy issues for carbon steel, stainless steel, duplex, super‑duplex and nickel‑based alloys.
• Validate welding, heat‑treatment and NDT processes for API, PED and customer approvals.
• Oversee VT, PT, MT, RT and UT activities according to ASNT Level II practices.
• Investigate defects, define repair methods and drive continuous‑improvement projects using 8D, DMAIC, FMEA and CAPA.
• Support APQP, PPAP, supplier qualification and customer audit activities.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Metallurgical Engineering.
• 12–15 years of experience in industrial valve manufacturing.
• Proven expertise in welding engineering, metallurgy, heat treatment and NDT.
• Strong knowledge of ASME, API, PED and ISO 9001 quality standards.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen and root‑cause analysis methodologies.

Required skills

• Welding process development and WPS/PQR/WPQ creation
• Metallurgy of carbon steel, stainless steel, duplex, super‑duplex and nickel alloys
• Heat‑treatment design and validation
• NDT techniques (VT, PT, MT, RT, UT) – ASNT Level II
• Welding automation and fixture design
• Supplier qualification and audit
• ASME Section IX, EN ISO 15614 compliance
• Root‑cause analysis tools (8D, DMAIC, FMEA, CAPA)
• Lean Manufacturing and Kaizen implementation