Weld Program Manager - New Berlin, WI.

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About the role

Konecranes Nuclear Equipment & Services is hiring a Weld Program Coordinator to lead and administer the organization’s welding program within the Quality function. This role is responsible for ensuring all welding activities are properly qualified, executed, documented, and auditable in accordance with applicable codes and customer requirements. The Weld Program Coordinator strengthens compliance, traceability, and program governance, serving as the central authority for welding program execution and audit readiness across operations.

Responsibilities

• Develop, administer, qualify, maintain, and oversee Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS), Procedure Qualification Records (PQR), Welder Performance Qualifications (WPQ), and welder certification programs in accordance with applicable codes, standards, customer requirements, and contractual obligations.
• Review, approve, qualify, and monitor subcontractor welding procedures, qualification records, personnel qualifications, and welding-related activities to ensure compliance with project and regulatory requirements.
• Perform, witness, review, interpret, and evaluate nondestructive examination (NDE) activities and reports to verify compliance with acceptance criteria and applicable standards.
• Provide technical oversight and surveillance of fabrication and welding activities to ensure adherence to qualified procedures, quality requirements, and documented processes.
• Support and participate in internal, customer, regulatory, and third-party audits, inspections, and reviews while ensuring welding activities, records, and documentation remain compliant, traceable, and audit-ready.
• Drive standardization and continuous improvement of welding processes, documentation, quality controls, and program effectiveness to enhance compliance, efficiency, and product quality.
• Provide technical leadership and expertise in welding engineering, metallurgy, welding process selection, troubleshooting, and application of industry codes and standards.
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and project teams to optimize weld designs for manufacturability, structural integrity, reliability, and cost-effectiveness.
• Conduct welding-related failure analysis, root cause investigations, and corrective action activities to resolve technical issues and improve process performance.
• Provide technical guidance, mentoring, training, and qualification testing support for welders, inspectors, production personnel, and quality staff.
• Maintain material and weld traceability programs, review Material Test Reports (MTRs), and ensure welding documentation is complete, accurate, and properly controlled.
• Verify inspector, NDE technician, and related personnel certifications and qualifications required to perform regulated quality activities.
• Perform final databook reviews and turnover validation activities to ensure contractual and quality documentation requirements are satisfied.
• Coordinate welding program execution across engineering, fabrication, and quality functions while serving as the authority for welding compliance, documentation integrity, and audit readiness.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent relevant experience in welding program leadership.
• CWI preferred; equivalent qualifications acceptable with demonstrated program ownership.
• Experience managing welding programs in certified environments (ASME U/R, AISC, DoD/MIL, etc.).
• Strong knowledge of welding qualifications, inspection methods, traceability, and documentation control.
• Proven experience in audit support, subcontractor oversight, and compliance enforcement.
• Ability to translate engineering requirements into executable and verifiable quality activities.
• Strong organizational and cross-functional coordination capability in a regulated environment.

Benefits

• Medical Plan, Dental, Vision
• 401k plan with a match from day one
• Identity theft protection
• Accident insurance
• Travel insurance

Schedule

• Vacation: 2 weeks of vacation per year (pro-rated for the first year depending on start date). 5-12 years of service, 3 weeks. 13+ years of service, 4 weeks.
• Sick Leave: 5 days of Sick Leave per year. Pro-rated the first year after 90 days of service.
• Holidays: 10 paid holidays per year.