NDT Technician

NDT Technician – Welding Biased Location: Huddersfield

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Contract: Permanent
Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours
Travel: Up to 5% UK
Industry: Defence / Heavy Engineering
The Opportunity We're recruiting for an experienced NDT Technician with a strong welding inspection background to join a specialist UK defence engineering and manufacturing organisation.
Working within the Quality and NDT function, you'll take responsibility for the inspection and quality control of complex welded, fabricated and machined components , supporting manufacturing within a highly regulated engineering environment.
This is a hands-on technical position covering welding inspection, MPI, DPI, fabrication quality and NDT , working closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality and external suppliers. Pasted markdown
Key Responsibilities Carry out visual inspection of welds and dimensional verification
Perform MPI and DPI on weldments, forgings, machined components and castings
Provide quality oversight across welding, fabrication and NDT activities
Inspect carbon steel, copper nickel and stainless-steel piping systems
Audit heavy-section fabrication and complex pipe systems
Work across TIG, MAG, FCAW and MCAW welding processes
Review WPS, WPQR, welder qualifications and supplier welding documentation
Identify, characterise and document defects against applicable standards and acceptance criteria
Raise and support investigation of non-conformance reports
Produce inspection documentation, quality alerts and technical reports
Conduct internal and supplier welding/quality audits
Support project, supplier and customer quality meetings
The role covers substantial practical inspection and welding-quality responsibility rather than being purely documentation based. xwzovoh Pasted markdown
Essential Experience CSWIP 3.1 minimum
PCN Level 2 – DPI, Sector 6, Method 22
PCN Level 2 – MPI, Sector 2, Method 21
Welding, NDT or related engineering experience
Strong knowledge of TIG, MAG, FCAW and MCAW
Ability to interpret complex fabrication drawings and welding symbols
Experience inspecting welded and fabricated components
Knowledge of ISO 9001:2015 or equivalent quality management systems
Ability to interpret technical standards, specifications and acceptance criteria
Experience producing detailed inspection reports and documenting defects
Experience working within a manufacturing, shop-floor or heavy engineering environment Pasted markdown
Welding Standards Knowledge/familiarity with:
BS EN ISO 15614-1 / 15614-6 – welding procedure qualification
BS EN ISO 9606-1 – welder qualification
BS EN ISO 5817 or equivalent – visual welding inspection
WPS / WPQR documentation and compliance Pasted markdown
Desirable PCN Level 2 UT – Weldments
Additional PCN Level 2 DPI certification
ISO 9001:2015 Internal Auditor training
Ability to produce WPS documentation from an approved WPQR
Manual handling experience
Lifting and slinging experience Pasted markdown
The Environment You'll be joining a high-integrity defence manufacturing environment , working with complex mechanical components, fabricated structures and piping systems where quality, traceability and compliance are critical.
The successful candidate will need to meet UK Right to Work, security clearance and export-control requirements .