Welding Coordinator​/Welding Engineer - Memphis

We are looking to recruit a qualified Welding Coordinator / Welding Engineer to support our steel tube manufacturing and structural steel fabrication activities in the USA. The role will be responsible for coordinating welding activities, ensuring compliance with applicable welding codes, supporting welder qualifications, controlling welding documentation, and improving welding quality and productivity on the shop floor.

• Coordinate all welding-related activities within the production facility.
• Prepare, review and maintain Welding Procedure Specifications — WPS.
• Support Procedure Qualification Records — PQR — and Welder Performance Qualifications — WPQ.
• Ensure welding operations are compliant with applicable AWS standards, mainly AWS D1.1 for structural steel.
• Support the selection and validation of welding consumables, including solid wire, metal-cored wire and flux-cored wire.
• Work closely with production supervisors to improve welding productivity, quality and process stability.
• Provide technical support to welders and production teams during fabrication.
• Monitor welding parameters, heat input, preheat requirements and interpass temperature where applicable.
• Support inspection activities, non-conformance analysis and corrective actions.
• Ensure proper traceability and control of welding documentation.
• Assist with training and qualification of welders.
• Support audits from customers, certification bodies or internal quality teams.
• Promote safe welding practices and compliance with company safety procedures.

• Degree in Welding Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Engineering or a related technical field from an accredited institution.
• Strong knowledge of welding processes used in steel fabrication, such as GMAW, FCAW, MCAW and SMAW.
• Good understanding of AWS welding codes and standards, especially AWS D1.1.
• Experience with WPS, PQR and WPQ preparation and control.
• Ability to read and interpret fabrication drawings, weld symbols and technical specifications.
• Practical knowledge of steel fabrication, preferably in structural steel or tube manufacturing.
• Strong shop-floor orientation and ability to work directly with production teams.

• AWS Certified Welding Inspector — CWI.
• International Welding Engineer — IWE — or equivalent qualification would also be considered valuable.
• Experience with robotic, semi-automatic or high-productivity welding processes.
• Knowledge of welding productivity, distortion control, weld defects and root-cause analysis.
• Previous experience in a manufacturing environment in the USA.
• Strong technical judgement in welding and fabrication.
• Practical problem-solving capability.
• Ability to enforce standards while supporting production needs.
• Good communication with welders, supervisors, quality and engineering teams.
• Structured documentation and attention to detail.
• Strong ownership of quality, productivity and safety.