Welding and Quality Inspector

Location: Maneja, Gujarat, India Job ID: R0146182 Date Posted: 2026-10-30 Company Name: HITACHI ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED Profession (Job Category): Quality Management Job Schedule:  Full time Remote: No Job Description: Proposed job title: Welding & Coating Quality Specialist The opportunity:  Join Hitachi Energy and contribute to delivering world-class quality solutions for the railway industry. In this role, you will drive excellence in welding and painting quality across our supplier base and manufacturing operations, ensuring compliance with international standards such as EN 15085 and ISO 5817. Working closely with suppliers and cross-functional teams, you will help enhance product reliability, support continuous improvement, and resolve quality challenges to enable safe and sustainable business growth. This is an exciting opportunity to make a tangible impact on customer satisfaction, operational performance, and the delivery of high-quality products that power a more sustainable future. How you’ll make an impact: Be the key guardian of welding and painting quality control, ensuring every product meets the highest industry and customer standards Drive compliance with ISO 5817, and EN 15085 requirements while identifying and preventing quality deviations before they impact product performance and customer satisfaction Collaborate with cross functional organization teams to improve processes, strengthen product reliability, and support a culture of continuous improvement. Your expertise will directly contribute to safe, durable, and world-class manufactured products. Responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines. Living Hitachi Energy’s core values safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business. Your background:  Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering with a minimum of 6 years of experience in welding and painting quality inspection.  ASNT/ISO Visual Testing (VT) and Penetrant Testing (PT) certifications are preferred.  Experience in the railway industry is highly preferred.  Strong knowledge of EN 15085 welding quality requirements, with the ability to interpret engineering drawings, Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS), and Welding Procedure Qualification Records (WPQR).  Sound understanding of ISO 5817 welding acceptance criteria and inspection requirements.  Maintain accurate inspection records, quality checklists, and compliance documentation to ensure traceability, audit readiness, and adherence to regulatory and customer requirements.  Demonstrate flexibility and a willingness to travel regularly to supplier sites, providing timely inspection support to meet production and customer delivery commitments, including during weekends and public holidays when business needs require.