Job Summary:
Datalec Precision Installations (DPI) is a leading provider of data centre design, supply, build, and managed services. We are committed to delivering seamless and integrated solutions for data centre operators worldwide. Our team is dedicated to maintaining high standards of service and excellence in every project we undertake.
We are seeking a TIG Welder Supervisor to join our team in Hertford. This role will lead the welding and fabrication operations, ensuring delivery of high-quality work in line with industry standards and DPI expectations.
This role requires a strategic thinker with strong leadership skills, capable of mentoring junior staff and driving Welding and mechanical excellence across multiple areas and projects. This role will be responsible for supporting the preparation, completion, and maintenance of relevant H&S documentation, including risk assessments, method statements, permits, toolbox talks, and inspection records, ensuring that safe systems of work are clearly communicated, understood, and followed by the team.
Core Duties & Responsibilities
· Perform advanced TIG welding including 6G pipe & Orbital welding
· Oversee & manage robotic orbital welding
· Work with carbon steel, stainless steel and specialist alloys
· Interpret engineering drawings, WPS and specifications
· Lead workshop setup, layout and fabrication processes
· Material & Sundry Procurement, management & stock controlling
· Develop welding procedures and quality control processes
· Manage/conduct X-ray & Magnetic Particle Testing to industry standards
· Support project planning and coordinate with engineers and PMs
· Ensure compliance with ISO / ASME welding standards
· Supervise and mentor welders and apprentices
· Maintain safe working practices and H&S compliance
· Represent the business, upholding our core values and behaviours with all internal and external customers, clients and third parties
· Maintain business and client confidentiality, adhering to applicable Data Protection regulations and Information Security Standards in line with company, and group policies and procedures.
Qualifications: Skills and Experience
· Proven TIG welding experience (6G preferred)
· Workshop fabrication experience
· Experience with Orbital & Robotic Welding
· Ability to read drawings and WPS
· Supervisory or leadership experience
· Knowledge of welding standards (ISO / ASME)
· Excellent testing knowledge & experience
· Relevant certifications (CSWIP desirable)
· Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
· Strong verbal and written communication skills.
· Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel, as required.
Values & Behaviours:
DPI Values
Dedication, Precision, Integrity
Behaviours
· Inspiration - Has a clear vision of where to go and the ability to articulate it. Empowers people to implement our vision and strategy. Great communicator who captures the imagination, generating trust and commitment.
· Team Spirit - Thinks about "we" not "me"; we do this together. Brings purpose to the team to make it a cohesive unit. Knows when to seek help and when to give it. Prepared to take action to address issues for the good of the team and celebrate others' successes.
· Self-Awareness - Emotionally intelligent; has empathy for others and gets the best out of people by meeting them on their terms. Great at building rapport with colleagues and customers; knows that their behavior impacts on the performance of others and adapts approach to achieve the best results.
· Achievement - Always striving to be the best and consistently delivers. High performer: bringing high energy, competence and making the right decisions to get things done.
· Tenacity - Relentless in the pursuit of their goals. Excellent at solving problems and overcoming obstacles; seeing the challenges before others see them and taking action, to avoid them becoming problems. Sees setbacks as opportunities and becomes stronger in adversity.
· Influence - Highly skilled at getting others committed to the goal. Confident, enthusiastic and encourages creativity. Understands the needs of stakeholders and as a result, engages them.
Our Vision
· To compete at the highest standards in data centre fit-out, MEP construction and managed services throughout Europe and beyond.
Our Mission
· Continue to develop and deliver products and services unparalleled in terms of quality.
· Retain our clients, broaden our breadth of service, identifying closely with their changing requirements.
· Execute a robust H&S and Wellbeing strategy. Consider and implement wherever possible initiatives that relate to environmental improvements.
Our Strategy
· People - Build an organisation capable of managing the business we will become. Recruit and retain and develop the best industry professionals. Health, Safety and Wellbeing remain paramount, for our employees and clients.
· Products - must address an industry need. We must have differentiators such as assured quality, modularisation, and off-site construction techniques. Datalec’s commitment to quality is unsurpassed in the industry, we seek perfection. New products and services must be delivered to the same exacting standards.
· Purpose - relates both to our clients and our organisation. We need to understand both how to be able to confidently present our solutions and product strategy to the market. Separately, we create a working environment that promotes and rewards employees fairly, actively supporting a culture of transparency and mutual respect.
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Store discount
Experience:
- Workshop fabrication: 10 years (required)
- TIG welding: 5 years (required)
- Orbital & Robotic Welding: 3 years (required)
- Supervisory: 5 years (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Full UK driving licence (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Willingness to travel:
Work Location: In person
