Fabricator Quality Inspector / Welding Inspector

Fabricator Quality Inspector / Welding Inspector
Cilfynydd (with travel from South Wales workshop/fabrication facility)
Permanent or Freelance Options Available

We’re supporting a major engineering contractor delivering a live grid stability project in Cilfynydd and require a Welding Inspector to oversee quality across both fabrication and site installation phases.

This is a hands-on role, ideal for someone comfortable working between workshop and live site environments, ensuring consistency from build through to install.

The Role

• Carry out visual weld inspections (VT) across workshop and site
• Ensure compliance with WPS, drawings, and project specs
• Inspect fabrications pre-dispatch and post-installation
• Coordinate / witness NDT activities
• Raise and manage NCRs
• Maintain QA documentation, ITPs and traceability records
• Support site teams under programme pressure

About You

• Proven experience as a Welding Inspector / Fabrication Inspector
• Background in structural steel / heavy fabrication
• Comfortable across workshop + live site environments
• Knowledge of EN 1090, ISO 3834, BS EN welding standards
• CSWIP 3.1 (or equivalent) preferred
• Experience with ITPs, weld traceability and QA packs
• Ideally worked on energy, process, or industrial projects
• Happy travelling between fabrication facility and site

Contract Details

• £360 per day (CIS / Ltd)
• Based on 8–10 hour day

Uplifts:

• Saturday: 1.4x (£504 per day)

• Sunday: 1.8x (£648 per day)

• Bank Holidays: 2.0x £720 per day

• Travel between workshop and site included in day rate

• Immediate start

• Ongoing project work with extension potential

The Opportunity

• Key role bridging fabrication and site installation quality
• Exposure to energy infrastructure / grid stability project
• High-impact position in a fast-moving delivery environment

If you’re available at short notice and comfortable working across both workshop and site, get in touch.