Senior Welding Compliance Engineer

Watts Water Technologies•Fort Worth, TX

10d•Onsite

About The Position

This highly skilled, quality-focused, and continuous improvement-driven individual, as part of the Quality team, will be responsible for leading welding and fabrication excellence across the Fort Worth manufacturing operation. This role develops, implements, and maintains welding standards, fabrication processes, training programs, certification requirements, and quality systems to ensure compliance with ASME, AWS, customer, and regulatory requirements while supporting safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives. This position is responsible for supervision of under 5 direct reports. This position reports to Quality Manager. This role is onsite and based in Fort Worth, Texas.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing Technology, Welding Engineering, or related technical field; in lieu of a degree, equivalent combination of education, certification, and directly related experience may be considered.
Minimum 10 years of manufacturing experience, including at least 5 years in welding, fabrication, quality, inspection, or related technical disciplines.
AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) certification or ability to obtain certification within established company timeframes.
Working knowledge of ASME Sections I, IV, VIII, IX, and HLW requirements.
Experience conducting internal audits and supporting ASME certification and surveillance audits.
Experience with welder qualification programs, welding procedures, fabrication standards, and NDT methods.
Demonstrated ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, blueprints, specifications, and fabrication documentation.
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and problem-solving skills.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel and Power BI.
Understanding of and adherence to applicable laws, codes, policies, regulations, and safety practices and procedures, as applicable.
Must successfully establish employment eligibility and satisfactorily complete background checks, and required pre-employment testing as a condition of employment.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Welding Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related technical discipline.
AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) certification in active status.
ASME training certificates and demonstrated experience applying ASME Sections I, IV, VIII, IX, and HLW standards.
Experience with Epicor or similar Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.
Experience leading manufacturing process improvement, lean manufacturing, or operational excellence initiatives.
Advanced experience utilizing Power BI, data analytics, and KPI reporting to drive operational performance.
Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct supervisory authority.

Responsibilities

Serve as the site subject matter expert for welding, fabrication, ASME code compliance, welder qualification, and weld quality.
Develop and maintain fabrication processes, fixturing, welding procedures, and supporting documentation.
Develop, deliver, and maintain training and certification programs for welders, fabricators, and NDT personnel in accordance with ASME, AWS, and company requirements.
Certify new and existing welding operators to applicable ASME requirements and company standards.
Ensure compliance with ASME quality management programs and other applicable industry standards, regulations, and customer requirements.
Train, certify, and implement in-house NDT processes and inspection methodologies.
Lead root cause investigations, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives to improve safety, quality, productivity, and cost performance.
Partner with Quality, Production, Engineering, and Operations teams to ensure fabrication processes meet quality, safety, and productivity objectives.
Support capital equipment evaluations, manufacturing process improvements, and machine acquisition projects.
Support internal auditing programs and participate in ASME accreditation, surveillance, and customer audits.
Organize, direct, and support ASME and non-ASME field repair activities as required.
Utilize Excel, Power BI, and other reporting tools to analyze fabrication process performance and communicate key performance indicators to leadership.
Participate in new product introduction and manufacturing capability planning activities.
Collaborate with Sustaining Engineering to ensure drawings, calculations, and fabrication requirements comply with applicable ASME standards.
Work directly with the Authorized Inspector to maintain certifications and regulatory compliance.
Maintain regulatory requirements and documentation associated with welding and fabrication activities.
Assume responsibility for other projects and duties as assigned by Quality Manager or Company management.
Responsibility directly tied to Watts Value Integrity, Accountability, Continuous Improvement, Transparency