NDT Technician

Shirley Parsons are supporting a leading engineering and manufacturing organisation within the defence sector to recruit an NDT Technician (Welding Biased) to join a growing Technical Quality team. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced NDT professional looking to work on highly complex, safety-critical engineering products within a heavy engineering environment. The role offers exposure to a wide variety of inspection activities across weldments, forgings, machined components, pipework and fabricated structures, supporting major long-term defence programmes. Key Responsibilities: * Carry out Magnetic Particle Inspection (MPI), Dye Penetrant Inspection (DPI) and Visual Inspection activities across a range of engineering products. * Conduct visual welding inspections and dimensional verification against engineering drawings and industry standards * Analyse inspection results, identify defects and document findings accurately * Raise and support the investigation of non-conformances and quality issues * Work closely with welding, engineering and quality teams to maintain the highest standards of product quality and compliance. * Support quality control and inspection activities relating to welding, fabrication and non-destructive testing operations. What we're looking for: * Minimum, experience in ISO 9001:2015 or equivalent Management systems * CSWIP Level 3.1 (Minimum) - Weldments, * PCN Level 2 (Minimum), Sector 6, Method 22 - DPI (Weldments), * PCN Level 2 (Minimum), Sector 2, Method 21 - MPI (Pre and in-service inspection), * Knowledge of welding processes (TIG, MAG, FCAW, MCAW), * Able to interpret complex fabrication drawings and welding symbols, * Familiar with BS EN ISO (phone number removed), BS EN ISO (phone number removed) (Welding procedure qualification), * Familiar with BS EN ISO 9606-1 (Welder qualification) Whats on offer: * Opportunity to join a well-established, globally recognised engineering business * Varied and technically challenging work * Long-term career development opportunities * Competitive salary and benefits package * Regular overtime and enchanced overtime rates * 2 week shift pattern (combination of early and late shifts) - Shift allowance included Due to the nature of the work, applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be eligible to obtain the required security clearance