Welding Engineer Gulf Metal Foundry

We are looking for a skilled and experienced Welding Engineer to lead and manage welding operations, ensuring compliance with international standards and customer requirements. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in welding processes, steel casting foundries, and quality control, with additional expertise in heat treatment and non-destructive examination (NDE).

• Overall responsibility for welding process performance to meet quality and customer needs.
• Develop and update work instructions for welding-related processes.
• Qualify WPS/PQR and WPQ based on material grades, processes, and customer requirements as per ASME, ISO, EN standards.
• Maintain documentation including welding parameter selection sheets, WPS master list, approved welders list, and other welding-related records.
• Ensure implementation and monitoring of welding procedures including preheating temperature, electrode baking/holding, interpass temperature, etc.
• Conduct incoming inspection of welding consumables and tools (e.g., electrodes, pyrometers, tempilsticks).
• Provide technical training and evaluation for welders and welding inspectors.
• Monitor welding booths, welder details, rod consumption entries, sub-store documentation, and quality control reports.
• Ensure compliance with ASME, ASTM, EN, DIN, ISO, NACE, and customer-specific standards.
• Offer daily technical support to operations related to welding and associated processes.
• Ensure traceability and identification are effectively followed within the welding process.
• Manage and coordinate internal and external audits related to welding.
• Monitor and approve daily major repair castings and submit weld repair reports for customer approval.
• Conduct process audits across plants and follow up on corrective actions.
• Drive continual improvement in welding performance through new equipment, methods, and techniques.
• Perform and monitor calibration of welding equipment.
• Support stores and operations in stock maintenance of welding consumables based on consumption.
• Collaborate with the purchase team to monitor supplier performance of welding consumables.
• Control internal and external non-conformances related to welding.
• Prepare and publish monthly welding rod consumption and analysis reports.
• Manage WPQ prolongation and renewal as per standards.
• Ensure effective EHS practices within the welding area.
• Provide technical opinions to clients/customers through sales and ensure proper documentation.
• Maintain proper housekeeping of the work area at the end of each shift.
• Perform additional tasks as assigned by the Head of Department.