My busy international clients are currently seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Manufacturing Technologist – Welding Specialist for their large modern facility in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire. Essential Requirement: * Significant practical and technical welding experience within an engineering or manufacturing environment. * HNC/HND, Degree or equivalent demonstrable experience in Welding Engineering, Materials Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Metallurgy or a related discipline. Ideal candidates competencies: * Strong understanding of welding processes, process control and weld quality. * Technical experience in at least one of TIG, EBW, LBW or RSW. * Experience of welding procedure development, qualification and validation. * Experience of welding equipment qualification, validation and maintaining process capability. * Experience investigating and resolving welding defects, non-conformances and manufacturing problems. * Good understanding of weld metallurgy, including materials, joint design, welding parameters and resultant weld quality. * Ability to interpret engineering drawings, welding specifications, technical standards and customer requirements. * Ability to independently lead and deliver technical welding work packages. * Aerospace experience desirable, particularly supporting Rolls-Royce and/or Pratt & Whitney requirements. * Experience across multiple welding technologies, particularly TIG, EBW, LBW and/or RSW advantageous. * Experience of automated TIG welding desirable. * Familiarity with aerospace materials including nickel-based superalloys, titanium alloys and steels advantageous. * Knowledge of relevant aerospace welding standards and customer-specific requirements, including AWS D17.1 and ISO 24394 desirable. * Experience within a Nadcap-accredited welding environment, including supporting Nadcap and customer audits advantageous. Job Duties: * Provide technical support across TIG, EBW, LBW and RSW welding processes. * Develop, review and maintain welding procedures, technical instructions, process controls and qualification records. * Support welding process and equipment qualification, validation and revalidation. * Support the introduction and qualification of new welding equipment and manufacturing capability. * Lead and support welding producibility and manufacturing development activities. * Provide technical leadership for welding non-conformances, investigations, root-cause analysis and corrective actions. * Support production in resolving welding-related technical and manufacturing challenges. * Support welder, welding operator, procedure and equipment qualification activities. * Support Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney customer requirements. * Support Nadcap Welding accreditation, customer audits and associated corrective actions. * Provide welding expertise to new product introduction, inload/offload and supplier activities. * Support the development of the long-term technical and equipment strategy for welding on site. * Work closely with Manufacturing Engineering, Materials & Processes, Quality, Non-Destructive Testing and production teams. Hours of work: - Days – 37 hours per week working Monday to Friday. - Core hours: 08:00 - 16:12. The successful candidate will be based at the client's site in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, working within a leading company in the global aeronautical industry. IPSLIND