Assistant Welding Engineer

Murphy Group; Leeds; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm in Leeds is seeking an Assistant Welding Engineer to support fabrication and site welding activities. You'll be responsible for controlling welding documentation, monitoring production activities, and ensuring compliance. Ideal candidates will have professional welding qualifications and experience in a fabrication environment. Competitive benefits include 27 days holiday, pension scheme, and ongoing professional development.

Benefits

27 days holiday, plus bank holidays

Discretionary annual bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Life assurance and health screening

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Subsidised canteen facilities

Retail discounts and cashback

Qualifications

• Professional welding qualifications are highly beneficial.
• Professionally Qualified Engineer in an engineering discipline.
• Welding experience in a fabrication environment is required.

Responsibilities

• Control documentation for weld procedures and qualifications.
• Monitor production welding activities and troubleshoot issues.
• Ensure compliance with BS EN ISO 3834-2 Certification.

Skills

Knowledge of Automatic and/or Manual welding

Welding experience in a fabrication environment

Working knowledge of various NDE techniques

Ability to assess technical problems

Education

Professional welding qualifications (e.g. IIW/EWF)

Professionally Qualified Engineer (HND or equivalent)

Job description

Overview

Murphy is recruiting for an Assistant Welding Engineer to work with Energy at our Leeds facility supporting the day-to-day fabrication and site welding activities as required.

Our business is well-known for its extensive in-house expertise, experience, and continuous drive to innovate within the industry to create added value for all our customers. Today we support groundbreaking transmission and distribution projects in four countries - ensuring their energy security for decades to come.

We offer a wide range of services including design, construction and commissioning. We deliver Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) projects serving both regulated and private customers along with technical and engineering solutions within the conventional power and energy transition markets.

Responsibilities

• Control of documentation associated with weld procedure specifications, qualifications, records and welder qualifications
• Review welding specifications at bid stages
• Run weld procedures at Leeds and on-site
• Raise test house instructions for WPQR’s and WQT’s & review results
• Compile WPQR’s and WQT packages
• Ensuring company management procedures are carried out
• Continual reviews of welding techniques/procedures and the introduction of improvements to operations
• Manage Project welding procedure qualification activities and maintain weld procedure and welder qualification registers
• Monitor production welding activities and trouble shoot any potential issues
• Evaluate causes of welding failures and implement corrective actions
• Attend regular operations and safety meetings as required.
• Ensure that the appropriate Risk Assessments are carried out for the preparation of specific Welding Processes/Method Statements for welding operations
• Prepare fabrication inspection and test plans tailored to the specific requirements of each project.
• Support the facility in maintaining compliance with BS EN ISO 3834-2 Certification

Qualifications

• Professional welding qualifications are highly beneficial (e.g. International Institute of Welding (IIW) / European Welding Federation (EWF) Welding Technologist or Specialist status
• Professionally Qualified Engineer (e.g. UK minimum HND/foundation degree or other national equivalent) in an engineering discipline.
• Knowledge of Automatic and/or Manual welding of pipeline/pipe work, welding engineering or metallurgical experience/background
• Welding experience in a fabrication environment is required.
• Working knowledge of various NDE techniques
• An ability to understand and assess technical problems, enabling you to generate solutions through application of process knowledge, experimental trials and process development. Along with a hands on approach.

What’s in it for you?

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays with the option to buy an additional 2 days holiday each year, holidays increase with length of service
• Discretionary annual bonus and annual salary review
• Above market rate contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance, health screening and enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay and a maternity returners bonus
• Extra weeks holiday for all employees getting married and a wedding bonus
• Subsidised canteen facilities in core locations
• Dedicated and continued investment in your professional development
• Other Murphy benefits include retail discounts and cashback, discounted gym memberships, cycle to work scheme etc

About Murphy

Murphy is formally recognised as a sector leading employer, Gold Investors In People accredited along with reported operating profit up 57% on prior year. At Murphy, we are incredibly proud of our diverse workforce. Not only do our people represent over 60 different nationalities, but they also represent a wide range of backgrounds, ethnicities and ages. With a forward order book of £5.4bn and £23m Invested in environmentally friendly plant in 2024 there really is#MoretoMurphy

If you are unable to apply via the usual process, please callLorna Rhodes on 07801 960 464 to discuss in more detail.

Due to the requirements of the role, in addition to our standard identity and right to work checks, successful candidates will be asked to undertake a basic Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Murphy is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK