WELDING ENGINEER

Ensuring Chart’s Success…

Howden Maintenance Partners is part of Chart industries and is a growing service company within the group, specializing in the maintenance, repair and overhaul of industrial machines, both electrical and mechanically rotating. Think of electric motors, pumps, gearboxes, generators, steam turbines, turbochargers, reciprocating compressors and expanders. This can be done at the customer's site or in one of our branches.

Chart industries is represented in more than 40 countries with more than 11,700 employees.

As a welding engineer, you fulfill an expert role within the organization and report to the engineering director. You can lean on the experience of your fellow experts within the company, project managers, as well as the expertise present in our parent companies Howden and Chart Industries. You are a key figure for all welding repairs that need to be carried out within the organization. Both rotors and static parts with a wide variety of materials are discussed. You will also take charge of welding new strategic parts such as compressor impellers and turbine parts with hard welding. You provide input to our sales department and when this presents itself, you enter into direct contact with the customer. You contribute significantly to the quality of the welding work carried out and take care of the reporting on this. In addition, you are working on tomorrow, which means: fundamental welding research and thinking about and elaborating all kinds of optimizations in working methods and equipment. In short, a very challenging and also interesting role for a welding engineer who wants to use his or her theoretical and organizational talents in an international dynamic maintenance environment where you are very close to practice.

What Your Day-to-Day Activities Will Be…

• Development of welding procedures: Preparation of welding and stress relief procedures for complex and challenging materials based on literature, test welds and organizational experience.
• Technical support: working closely with welders and other stakeholders to provide advice on material selection, weld repairs and surface treatments. Coordinating with suppliers on technical material and equipment requirements.
• Robot welding system: willingness to learn how to work and control our welding robot with a view to specific support of the welders and guarantees of process quality.
• Material analysis and selection: using advanced technologies, such as XRF analyzers and OES systems, to interpret results in combination with the necessary literature (Staalsleutel bv). Ensuring optimal material compatibility for repairs and production. You can count on the support of your fellow experts with application-oriented knowledge in the field.
• Document management: maintain and keep up-to-date welding procedures, test reports and lessons learned to ensure extensive knowledge transfer.
• Quality assurance: bridging the gap between theory and practice. So check that the welding documentation and instructions are correctly applied in the workshop and make adjustments where necessary.
• Project Management: Oversee material and weld-related engineering projects, act as the primary point of contact for customers, and manage associated documentation and timelines.

Your Education Should Be…

• International Welding Engineer (IWE) / Lasingenieur
• 1-5 Years of professional experience in welding or related fields. Graduates with strong technical knowledge and a proactive attitude are also encouraged to apply
• You can build on theoretical knowledge, but you are also eager to learn about the materials and processes used by us
• Relevant experience with robot welding and material analysis systems is a plus
• Relevant experience with rotating equipment is a plus
• You can express yourself well in Dutch and English, both in writing and orally. Other languages are of course a plus
• You can work with common software software systems (Outlook, Word, Excel)

Your Professional Experience Should Be…

• You can work well together within a team of both white-collar and blue-collar workers
• You have a strong interest in rotating equipment and the developments around it
• You are strong in organizing your own work and also in the work of others (can delegate)
• You strive for high quality in your own work and that of your colleagues
• You consider safety to be of paramount importance
• You are close to the practice of the workshop
• You do not have a 9 to 5 mentality and are willing to be flexible when necessary, knowing that the bow can be less tense at other times

Chart is an equal opportunity employer...

• Working for a company that does in Europe what no other company can do – not too bad, right?
• You will be immersed in a unique business with a steep learning curve
• Howden Maintenance Partners offers a nice, family-run SME atmosphere but is supported by a large multinational – Chart Industries. Win-win.
• Working at a company that cares about its employees. Your well-being comes first for us.
• A competitive salary with extra various fringe benefits.
• Flexible start-up hours, as our work-life balance is very important to us!
• 32 days a year time for what you love to do
• Eco vouchers 250€/year

Need an Accommodation...

Need an accommodation with your job application or recruitment process? Let us know! Chart Industries welcomes qualified individuals with disabilities and provides reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. Don't hesitate to contact the [Human Resources Department] at 770-721-8838 or chartrecruiting@chartindustries.com to discuss your needs.