Welding QA Inspector

**Description**:
The opportunity has arisen to join an industry leader in UK’s Building Services sector. Alternative Heat design, develop and deliver a wide range of offsite-prefabricated, innovative, and sustainable building service solutions throughout the UK & Europe.

We specialise in the design, supply, and installation of a wide range of prefabricated energy solutions, typically built in NI and shipped throughout the UK & Europe. We also offer turnkey design, build, and operate solutions for commercial energy centres and large-scale district heating solutions and have experience with successfully procuring and delivering many similar packages to a wide range of public bodies throughout UK & Europe

Due to continued growth, we are looking to integrate a **Welding QA Inspector** to support our growing **Fabrication Team.**

**Role**:
As the Quality / Welding Inspector, you will supervise the production process to guarantee that all our products meet quality expectations and escalate any issues that are raised to the Fabrication Manager, preforming quality stage inspections, weld inspection and as well as factory acceptance testing. You will ensure that all quality stages are recorded on our electronic quality system to ensure full traceability of all production items through the prefabrication process. During prefabrication reviews you may be required to present the quality process and information collated from previous similar jobs

| **Job Title** | **Welding QA Inspector**
| **Location** | **Head Office & Scarva 2 Fabrication Yard**
| **Hours** | **7.00am to 4.30pm Mon to Thur & 7.30am to 1.30pm Friday**
| **Salary** | **Competitive Depending on Experience**
| **Responsible to** | **Fabrication Manager**

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Ensure production units match all approved drawings and specifications.
- Monitor operations to ensure that they meet production standards.
- Recommend adjustments to the assembly or production process.
- Inspect, test, measure & report on materials & products being produced.
- Ensure all quality checks are completed and recorded withing the quality management system.
- Accept or reject finished items.
- Report inspection and test data.
- Report and Record Non-Conformances.
- Any other duties deemed necessary by management.

**Skills, Knowledge and Expertise**:
**Essential Criteria**:

- A minimum of 1 years’ experience in a similar role within the M&E or manufacturing industries
- CSWIP 3.1 / 3.2.
- Excellent knowledge of MS Office.
- Good mathematical and technical skills.
- Strong understanding of quality control standards and testing techniques.
- Good written and Oral communication skills.
- Excellent knowledge of interpreting engineering drawings.

**Desired Criteria**:

- GCSE at Grade C or above in Mathematics and English Language or equivalent qualification.
- Experience of weld inspection.
- An understanding of Electrical or Mechanical Schematics.
- Certification in quality control is preferred.
- Located within 20km from BT63 6NL.

**Benefits**:

- Full in-house training and career development opportunities.
- Competitive pension scheme
- Life assurance scheme
- Health cash plan
- Free annual health check during working hours
- 30 days annual leave increasing in line with length of service.
- Social events organised for all employees throughout the year via our Health and Wellbeing committee.
- Secure, free onsite parking
- Free Coffee, Hot Chocolate, Tea, and Fruit provided daily.
- Friendly and supportive working environment in state-of-the-art facilities

**Alternative Heat is an equal opportunities employer.**

**About Alternative Heat**:
With over 17 years of experience within the Commercial Offsite Fabrication industry, Alternative Heat have established themselves as a market leader in this sector.

Located centrally between Dublin and Belfast our 8.5 acre Head Office and feabrication facilities, which are fully equipped with overhead cranes and 8,000m² of workshop floor area, provide an ideal factory construction environment which is reflected in the high quality solutions we offer.

We employ a strong team of design engineers, CAD technicians, contracts managers and skilled trades personnel who utilise their vast industry experience to assist in the design, fabrication and delivery of our bespoke MEP solutions, which we supply throughout the UK and Ireland.