Welding Coordinator / QC Inspector — ISO 3834-2 Manufacturing Facility

Welding Coordinator / QC Inspector — ISO 3834-2 Manufacturing Facility

Location: Crown Mines, Johannesburg ·

Type: Permanent, full-time

Reports to: Contracts Manager

Klaus Engineering Group is a fabrication manufacturer certified to ISO 3834-2 and ISO 9001.

Our product range includes pressure equipment manufactured under SANS 347 and the Pressure Equipment Regulations, with Approved Inspection Authority involvement, certificates of manufacture and nameplating.

We are appointing a Welding Coordinator / QC Inspector to take ownership of our welding quality system.

The role

• Own the welder qualification register — qualification to ISO 9606, six-monthly confirmations and revalidation.
• Write, qualify and approve welding procedure specifications; witness and sign off procedure qualification records.
• Conduct technical reviews before manufacture — parent material, joint design, acceptance criteria, NDT accessibility.
• Control welding consumables and materials, including storage, baking and holding, batch traceability and EN 10204 3.1 certification.
• Inspect before, during, and after welding in accordance with ISO 5817 and contract-specified codes.
• Coordinate external NDT, review reports against acceptance criteria, and control post-weld heat treatment including thermocouple placement and chart sign-off.
• Raise and close non-conformances; manage concessions and repair procedures.
• Maintain calibration and equipment validation, including welding equipment validation to ISO 17662.
• Compile final data books and carry the welding quality system through ISO 3834-2 and ISO 9001 surveillance audits.

Requirements

• IIW International Welding Specialist (IWS), Technologist (IWT) or Engineer (IWE).
• Current welding inspection certification — SAIW Welding & Fabrication Inspector Level 2, IIW IWI-S, CSWIP 3.1 or higher, or AWS CWI.
• Demonstrable experience maintaining ISO 3834-2 in a certified facility, including facing external auditors and closing out findings.
• A record of personally qualifying welders and welding procedures and signing WPSs on an employer's behalf.
• Inspection experience across at least three of MIG/MAG (135/136), TIG (141), MMA (111) and submerged arc (121), covering carbon and stainless steel.
• Five years or more in welding quality control, of which at least two carrying coordination-level responsibility.

Advantageous

• SANS 347 / Pressure Equipment Regulations experience and work alongside an Approved Inspection Authority.
• Post-weld heat treatment control; ISO 17662 equipment validation.
• A boilermaker, plater or welder trade background.
• ISO 9001 internal auditing; ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 exposure.

What we offer

A permanent workshop-based appointment with genuine authority — you hold the authority to reject and release, protected in writing, with a direct route of appeal to the Managing Director on any quality matter.

Market-related package, negotiable on qualification and experience.

The company funds certification maintenance and supports further qualification.

Apply with your CV and copies of your welding coordination diploma, inspection certification and identity document to cv@maverick-holdings.co.za

Applications without certificates attached will be delayed.

Closing date: 14th of August 2026.

Klaus Engineering Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to Employment Equity and the principles of diversity, inclusion, and fair employment practices. Preference may be given to suitably qualified candidates from designated groups in accordance with the company's Employment Equity Plan and operational requirements.

Personal information is processed in accordance with POPIA.

Application Question(s):

• Qualifies welders and procedures; signs WPS/PQR/WQR
• 3 of 4 processes incl. carbon + stainless?
• Right to work in South Africa?
• Do you hold a Trade Test Certificate? If yes, what trade?
• What is your availability to commence employment or Notice Period
• What is your Salary Expectancy?

Experience:

• ISO 3834-2 system ownership and audit exposure: 3 years (Required)
• Welding QC, 2+ at Coordination Level: 5 years (Required)
• Pressure equipment / SANS47 / PER / AIA 3: 3 years (Required)
• Post-weld heat treatment control: 3 years (Required)
• ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 exposure: 3 years (Preferred)
• NDT Capability / Report Interpretation: 3 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Coordination Qualification (IWS/IWT/IWE) (Required)
• Welding Inspection Certification (Required)

Work Location: In person