Welding Supervisor

Job Ref No 7702 Posted On 26-Sep-2023

Job Title Welding Supervisor Years of Experience 8

Job Category Offshore Operations Job Location UAE - Abu Dhabi

Employment Status Full Time Employment Type Long Term

Position Level Senior Staff Candidate Gender No Preference

Education High School or Equivalent Preference All Nationality

Job Description a) Setting, supervising and carrying out activities associated with pipeline welding on offshore barges/vessels. b) Identify job requirements for personnel, equipment and welding consumables prior to offshore mobilization. c) Select welders for each job and monitor their performance. d) Coordinate with welding inspectors and third party NDT personnel. e) In charge of all welding activities on board the vessel and job site. Reports to the field engineer and barge superintendent. f) Full responsibility over welding foreman, pipe facing machine operators, spacers, pipeline welders and helpers assigned for the project. g) In charge of issuing his welders with the safety gears required for the job and control the supply of these gears. h) Responsible for implementing the applicable welding and QA/QC procedures. i) Conducting tool box meeting with welding crew and promote safety awareness among them. j) Close monitoring of consumption of welding electrodes and other related material and report short-falls or request replenishment ahead of time to warehouse and field engineer. k) Coordination with client, third party and inspection team. l) Capable of interpreting radiography films and be conversant with client specifications and welding standards.

Skills Required

Good standard of written and spoken English

All offshore safety training requirements

8-10 years technical qualification in pipeline welding using SMAW or FCAW processes and automatic welding using GMAW (pulsed) process in 5G downhill position, air-arc gouging and repair welding.

Working knowledge of pipeline welding codes such as AP1 1104, DNV OS-F 101, and BS 4515.

Sound technical knowledge in welding processes such as SMAW, FCAW (inner shield and outer shield), STT and welding of various materials like carbon steel, CRA clad steel.

Ability to read and understand welding procedure specification and inspection plan documents.