Welding Monitor 1 - JHB at Alstom

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

• To assist welding operators during the course of production activities (Repairs, qualification, WPS, WPQR, mock-ups, sub-assemblies, welding control & supervision) railway applications. In-line inspection before, during and after welding
• To train welding operators on the requirements of products
• Train and evaluate welding operators during qualification and at the beginning of the production phase
• Perform inspections before, during and after welding

ORGANISATION

Organisation structure (job belongs to..)

• AMECA /

Reports directly to:

• Industrial Welding Expert

Other reporting to:

• Network & Links Position title of connected positions / functional report

Internal

• EHS
• Production / Quality / Maintenance
• Welding Coordination
• Finance
• Auditors
• Warehousing / Storage
• Sourcing

External

• Suppliers
• Customer Representatives
• Auditors

MAIN RESPONSABILITIES  

• Be proactive in the EHS risk situation
• To use the safety equipment and rules defined
• Evaluate welders and to define the necessary development plan to have the skills at right level
• Participate to welder’s review and to evaluate autonomy level of operators
• Reinforce the welding knowledge of operators identified during the welder review
• Understanding and application of specifications and standards of products
• Welding qualification with welding school (management of welding qualifications)
• Reinforce training (general or individual) in case of welding quality level decreasing
• To realize welding mock-up requested by welding coordination
• To work on manufacturing welding activities on bogie frame, according to the specification and standard in place
• Participate on the working area studies
• To be a proactive participant to transversal action in continuous improvement
• Process as P-FMEA, APSYS, SWIP, 5S, QRDC/8D, Team 5 min meeting

 MAIN REQUIRED COMPETENCES

Educational Requirements

Mandatory:

• Grade 12 / Matric
• Qualified Artisan as Welder (Red Seal)
• Welding Inspector Level 1 or any other formalised welding training
• Welding Specialist / Practitioner

Desirable:

• Visual inspecition Level 2

Experience

Mandatory:

• 5 years minimum as a welding operator in a welding production
• Knowledge of EN/ISO standards (EN ISO 9606, EN ISO 15085, ISO 3834, ISO 9712, etc.)
• Technical and behavioural skills / competencies
• Knowledge of welding processes
• Knowledge of NDT methods
• Knowledge of welding imperfections

Desirable:

• Train vehicles and their components
• Training / facilitation of operators

Competencies & Skills

• Technical education.
• English read, written, spoken
• Knowledge of welding procedures
• Process FMEA, QRQC, control plans
• Conscientious. Commits and delivers.
• implementation of APSYS (Lean manufacturing) subjects related to Industrial Roadmap
• Team Player.  Spirit of “Team Trust Action”
• Good communication
• Interpersonal Skills
• Networking and Relationship Building Skills
• Decisive.  Obtains and uses necessary information to make decisions. Refers decision to others when appropriate
• Self-Motivation
• Result driven
• Logical and organized
• Leadership
• Customer orientated
• Emotional self-awareness and control