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Current Vacancies:
We are a company that is passionate about finding and delivering heat transfer solutions to meet clients energy efficiency needs and the drive to a net zero economy. We not only specialise in the design, but also in the high quality manufacture of pressure equipment. Our bespoke, high integrity items are used in industries such as Pharmaceutical, Speciality Chemicals, Nuclear, Oil & Gas, Petrochemical and Food. Our brand is almost fifty years old and from our Bradford base we export across the world.
Senior Thermal Design Engineer
Purpose:
As part of our strategic growth we are seeking to recruit a Senior Thermal Design Engineer into our Sales Team. The individual we are looking for easily stands out in the crowd as skilled, motivated, career-focused, ambitious, with a can-do attitude. The role will be customer facing requiring a professional, friendly personality.
The individual would be required to performs a wide variety of difficult and highly complex heat transfer engineering, design, analysis, or other technical tasks aiming to use the best available knowledge and technology.
The role will report to board level with a requirement to lead and mentor others.
Responsibilities:
- Reviewing incoming enquires including the checking of specifications and data sheets.
- Working with and visiting clients to determine the best solution for their specific needs.
- Performing process design calculations using software such as HTRI / Aspentech EDR etc.
- Preliminary mechanical calculations and costing.
- Technical and commercial bid compilation.
- Contract negotiations.
- Coordinate project requirements with other disciplines and clients.
- Building relationships with clients.
What you will bring:
Experience and Qualifications:
- BEng or M Eng in Chemical (or Mechanical) Engineering.
- Typically, minimum of 15 years of relevant experience in the heat exchanger industry.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
Special Job Requirements:
- Familiar with ASME Code Section VIII, Div.1, API and TEMA standard for Shell and Tube heat exchanger and Air Cooled heat exchangers.
- Proficient in using HTRI / Aspentech EDR programs to design heat exchangers.
- Knowledgeable in using mechanical design programs – Heat Exchanger module is desired.
What we offer you:
An exciting career working with like minded individuals in a wide variety of sectors on challenging projects. Play an influential role in the growth of a highly respected company delivering innovative, high quality, solutions around the globe. Our people enjoy competitive packages and a fun, personal, collaborative and safe working environment. We value equal employment opportunity and are committed to promoting fairness, equality and diversity.
With offices and manufacturing facilities located on the outskirts of Bradford, UK, we are on the doorstep to the outdoor life of the Yorkshire Dales National Park and one train stop away from Leeds City Centre, the 3rd largest city in the UK.
If you’re good at what you do, but want to become the best at what you do, then come work for us at Graham Hart’s.
If you are interested then please forward a covering letter and CV to
Welding Team Leader
We have an amazing opportunity for a Welding team leader to join our existing team. If you are a Coded Welder with experience in managing and leading a team of welders then please read on;
- We offer a 38 hour, four day working week (Mon-Thurs 7.30 am to 5.30 pm)
- We offer regular overtime – as and when needed by the company
- Training and qualification programmes are fully supported for each welder
- Welders are encouraged to train in other methodologies (Orbital, semi-automatic)
- The work is varied in terms of materials, thicknesses, join types and welding styles
- We provide training in Lean and other forward thinking methodologies
- We offer a competitive package of hours, wages and overtime
About us:
We design and manufacture high integrity pressure equipment for the Petrochemical, Pharmaceutical, Nuclear, Oil & Gas, Mining and Food. Our brand is now more than fifty years old and we have earned a world wide reputation for innovation, quality and great customer service.
All of our units are bespoke, thereby offering our Coded Welders a wide variety of work and many different opportunities to specialise and develop their skills (in addition to their existing qualifications). Employee training, training and retention is a major part of our company ethos and we strive for a happy working environment where everyone is valued and appreciated.
Roles and Responsibilities for Welding Team Leader
As part of our strategic growth we are seeking to recruit a “hands on” experienced and coded welder who can lead and develop our team of welders. The individual we are looking for will be skilled, motivated, career focused and ambitious. Reporting to the Technical Director, the role will involve the following responsibilities;
- Managing welding operations and performing coded welds
- Forming & maintaining professional working relationships with people at all levels within the business.
- Establishing schedules for welding operations and NDT etc.
- Assigning welding operations to individual welders
- Managing resources, consumables and welding equipment
- Developing training programmes for new welders and existing welder qualifications.
- Ensuring that all welding operations meet the expected levels of safety, performance and appearance.
- Working with visitors (clients, inspectors, auditors) and liaising with other departments within the business.
- Management of Welder Logs to ensure the upkeep of all welding approvals.
- Working with team members to complete all welding documents.
- Partaking in planning meetings and toolbox talks regarding welding operations.
- Partaking in any training required for Crane Safety, Pressure Testing, First Aid etc.
- Maintaining a clean and safe area for work.
- Assisting in other general fabrication tasks as deemed necessary by management.
- Agreement and compliance with all company Processes, Procedures and SHE requirements.
Essential Skills:
All of the skills required of a Coded Welder (details attached) plus the following;
- Proven ability to lead a team of welders to deliver top quality output.
- Proven ability to manage multiple tasks as and when the job requires.
- A good knowledge of the different consumables utilised for different materials.
- A working knowledge of WPS, PQR and test documentation.
- A displayed commitment to quality, continuous improvement and upskilling.
- A strong sense of pride in producing quality work on a consistent basis.
Desirable Skills/Attributes:
- Additional welding qualifications, skills or experience.
- Willingness to meet fair requests for overtime, flexible working, travel or working on site (UK and abroad) as necessary.
- Experience of working in Lean and other modern work methodologies
- Proven ability to lead and develop welding apprentices and new welding recruits.
- Experience of interviewing and testing new welding applicants.
- The ability to display a proven track record of offering contributions and solutions.
Minimum Competency / Qualifications / Experience on Recruitment
- Apprentice trained welding qualifications and up to date welding certificates
- Existing Code qualifications to ASME IX or BS EN 15614 etc.
- Experience of welding pressure vessels and/or shell and tube heat exchangers.
We have high expectations for the people that join us but this is fairly reflected in the wages and opportunities we offer for development and progression.
If you are interested then please forward a covering letter and CV to
Coded Welders
We have an amazing opportunity for Coded Welders to join our existing team. If you are a Coded Welder with experience in managing and leading a team of welders then please read on;
- We offer a 38 hour, four day working week (Mon-Thurs 7.30 am to 5.30 pm)
- We offer regular overtime – as and when needed by the company
- Training and qualification programmes are fully supported for each welder
- Welders are encouraged to train in other methodologies (Orbital, semi-automatic)
- The work is varied in terms of materials, thicknesses, join types and welding styles
- We provide training in Lean and other forward thinking methodologies
- We offer a competitive package of hours, wages and overtime
About us:
We design and manufacture high integrity pressure equipment for the Petrochemical, Pharmaceutical, Nuclear, Oil & Gas, Mining and Food. Our brand is now more than fifty years old and we have earned a world wide reputation for innovation, quality and great customer service.
All of our units are bespoke, thereby offering our Coded Welders a wide variety of work and many different opportunities to specialise and develop their skills (in addition to their existing qualifications). Employee training, training and retention is a major part of our company ethos and we strive for a happy working environment where everyone is valued and appreciated.
Roles and Responsibilities for Coded Welders
As part of our strategic growth we are seeking to recruit more Coded Welders. The individuals we are looking for stand out easily in the crowd as skilled, motivated, career focused and ambitious. Reporting directly to the Welding Team leader the role will involve the following responsibilities;
- Performing butt welds, corner joints, fillet welds and partial penetration welds using TIG, SMAW and FCAW processes.
- Deposit welds that pass viaual inspection and UT/RT standards
- Forming & maintaining professional working relationships with people at all levels within the business
- Inspection/approval of joint preparation and set up prior to welding.
- Welding conformity with allocated WPS or WPQR’s for each task.
- Timely completing all welding documents (Job Books, Welder Logs etc.)
- Partaking in planning meetings and toolbox talks regarding welding operations.
- Reporting defects or issues with the performance of welding operations.
- Taking ownership and responsibility for the welding equipment and consumables allocated for the welding operations.
- Partaking in any training required for Crane Safety, Pressure Testing, First Aid etc.
- Assisting in other general fabrication tasks as deemed necessary by management.
- Agreement and compliance with all company Processes, Procedures and SHE requirements.
Essential Skills:
- Relevant welding qualifications with experience in the fabrication/engineering industry is necessary.
- The ability to read engineering drawings and welding symbols
- Good English communication skills (written and oral) and good numerical skills
- Ability to work on your own initiative or as part of a team.
- Proven ability to lay high quality Tig roots for different joint types.
- Experience in laying multiple layer fillets and groove welds.
- The ability to work with different weld preps (single, double, J preps etc.).
- Proven delivery of pressure sealing welds to X Ray or UT Standards.
- Experience in a range of different thickness welds from 3mm up to 15 mm and beyond.
- Experience in low to medium Stainless Steel and Nickel Alloys.
- Knowledge of typical welding process failures and how to avoid them.
- A strong sense of pride in producing quality work on a consistent basis.
Desirable Skills/Attributes:
- Additional welding qualifications, skills or experience.
- Willingness to meet fair requests for overtime, flexible working, travel or working on site (UK and abroad) as necessary.
- Willingness to train in new techniques and learn new skills if required.
- The ability to display a proven track record of offering contributions and solutions.
Minimum Competency / Qualifications / Experience on Recruitment
- Apprentice trained welding qualifications and up to date welding certificates
- Existing Code qualifications to ASME IX or BS EN 15614 etc.
- Experience of welding pressure vessels and/or shell and tube heat exchangers.
- Up-to-date welding certificates
We have high expectations for the people that join us but this is fairly reflected in the wages and opportunities we offer for development and progression.
If you are interested then please forward a covering letter and CV to
