Welding & Quality Inspector

Ensuring Chart’s Success…

Howden, a Chart Industries Company, is a global leader in air and gas handling products, services and solutions. Howden’s core focus is on providing quality solutions for air and gas handling, and have over a century of experience in doing so.

Howden South Africa Division is looking for an experienced Welding & Quality Inspector to ensure all welding and fabrication work carried out in the heavy‑fabrication workshop conforms to approved welding procedures, engineering drawings, ITP requirements, applicable codes/standards, customer specifications, and internal quality controls. The role includes functional leadership of welders, grinders, and other workshop personnel when required.

What Will You Do?

• Verify job scope, customer specifications, and quality requirements.


• Confirm approved drawings, WPS/WPQR, and weld‑procedure documentation.


• Ensure material certificates and traceability records.


• Perform inspections as required by the ITP.


• Verify welders’ qualifications and WPS compliance and keep record thereof.


• Conduct dimensional inspections during fabrication.


• Check welding consumables for handling and storage compliance.


• Perform visual weld inspections and surface preparation checks.


• Monitor NDT activities and liaise with NDE personnel. Conduct final inspections before release.


• Raise NCRs, verify corrective actions, and close out deviations.


• Maintain accurate inspection records and data packs.


• Verify calibration and suitability of welding equipment.


• Enforce safety and environmental compliance.


• Provide functional supervision of Welders, Grinders, and general workshop artisans as required.


• Support coordination of workshop labour allocation, task prioritisation, and productivity.


• Assist in overseeing entire workshop teams during periods of absence, peak workload, or operational need.

Your Experience Should Be...

• Artisan qualification (Boilermaker/Welder/Fitter & Turner).


• At least 5 years of experience in a similar position.


• Ability to interpret engineering drawings.


• Knowledge of welding processes.


• Understanding of NDT requirements.


• Computer literacy (MS Office).


• SAIW Welding Inspector Level 1 and 2.


• Experience in heavy fabrication.


• ISO 3834 exposure.


• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills


• Exceptional focus on accuracy and detail


• Ability to work under pressure.


• Leadership capability when supervising artisans.

Our Benefits Package...

Howden offers an excellent benefits package along with a competitive salary. It also provides the opportunity to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment within a global engineering company.