Running a job¶
Nine stages. Click through them, or read the table underneath.
Before you quote
Check the job fits what IDM is allowed to do — material, class, capability, resource. Anything outside the scope statement or the material approval matrix goes to the RWC before a price is given.
Technical review
Decides how much documentation this job needs, which WPS applies, and whether IDM already holds the welder qualifications. Where a gap exists, no job card is released until the RWC confirms the route to closure. Recorded in the same section as the enquiry review.
Weld map and ITP
Every joint gets an ID, a weld performance class, a WPS, a welder and an inspection requirement. An inspection and test plan is produced where the technical review calls for one.
Allocation and issue
Welder allocation checked against current qualification and continuity confirmation status. Material and consumable issued and recorded. If the coordinator is one of the welders, the independent inspector is named now — not later.
Welding
Weld log filled in as work proceeds, on the day it happens. Parameters monitored and recorded on the surveillance sheet where the job requires it.
Inspection
100% visual inspection on all contracts. NDT to the extent the weld inspection class requires. Dimensional check against the drawing or the 1090 tolerances.
Non-conformance
Stop. Do not repair and carry on. Raise an NCR — welding non-conformances go to the RWC for disposition, and repairs are made only to an approved repair procedure.
Dispatch
Documentation pack checked complete. Welder certificates must have been valid on the date the welds were made, not merely today. Nothing goes out with an open NCR.
Coordination
Happens whether or not a job is running — monthly qualification checks, quarterly procedure reviews, annual audit and review. Every occurrence recorded in the activity log.
The same thing as a table¶
| # | Stage | What happens | Form | Who signs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enquiry | Check the job fits what IDM is allowed to do | WMS-E-01 | GM · RWC |
| 2 | Order placed | Technical review; no job card until signed | WMS-E-01 | Coordinator · RWC |
| 3 | Planning | Weld map and inspection plan | WMS-E-02 · B-12 | Coordinator · RWC |
| 4 | Before welding | Allocation, material and consumable issue | WMS-E-02 · E-09 | Coordinator |
| 5 | During welding | Weld log and parameter surveillance | WMS-E-04 · E-15 | Welder · Coordinator |
| 6 | After welding | Visual, NDT, dimensional | WMS-E-05 | Inspector · RWC |
| 7 | If something is wrong | NCR raised, RWC dispositions | WMS-E-08 | RWC |
| 8 | Release | Documentation pack and certificate of conformity | WMS-E-12 | Coordinator · RWC · GM |
| 9 | Continuously | Monthly, quarterly and annual coordination | WMS-E-13 | RWC |
Starting a job¶
- Download the template job folder and unzip
it into
09 Jobs/ the current year. - Rename it: job number - customer - component.
- The seven numbered sub-folders are the seven sections of the job pack, in the
order they are worked, with
00 Customer Documentsin front of them for the customer's own paperwork. Work the job in folder order and the release pack assembles itself.
The template deliberately contains no blank forms. Blanks come from Documents every time — a form shipped inside a template goes out of date the first time it is revised, and that is how a superseded revision spreads through a shop.
Before you price it
If the job needs a material, filler or joint that is not on the material and consumable approval matrix, stop and refer it to the RWC — see WI-07. Do not price it as though IDM can do it.
See also the work instructions — seven single pages covering the things people actually have to do.