Welding Supervisor – Pipeline Production

About the role

The Pipeline Welding Supervisor leads all welding activities for offshore and onshore pipeline construction, ensuring weld integrity and compliance with project specifications, procedures and international standards. The role coordinates multidisciplinary teams, manages resources and mitigates risks to deliver pipelines safely, on schedule and within budget.

Key responsibilities

• Supervise and monitor welding operations at firing lines and on‑site stations, ensuring adherence to inspection plans, welding procedures and cycle times.
• Coordinate with field engineers, QC, NDT supervisors, certifying authorities and equipment leads to secure timely clearances and maintain production continuity.
• Manage welding readiness, including procedures, qualified welders, consumables, spares and equipment availability.
• Track and report daily welding performance, downtime, consumable usage and welder certifications, sharing reports with the PPG team.
• Ensure compliance with MDR HSE and quality assurance requirements, conduct first‑line inspections and support audits.

Required profile

• High school diploma; technical qualification or trade certificate preferred.
• 5–10 years of hands‑on pipeline welding experience, preferably offshore, with at least 2 years in a supervisory role.
• Proficiency in reading technical drawings, Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS) and inspection plans.
• Knowledge of base materials such as carbon steel and CRA‑clad steel, and of ILUC working principles.

Required skills

• Pipeline welding using automatic or semi‑automatic welding machines.
• Interpretation of technical drawings and WPS documents.
• Management of welding consumables, shielding gases and spares.
• Argon purging techniques and monitoring of copper shoe wear.
• Troubleshooting welding parameters and implementing corrective actions.