Technical Inspector H/F

Ready to grow your skills in a supportive, dynamic team and tackle exciting missions in risk prevention and control?

To support our expanding Nuclear division, Apave Italia CPM is actively recruiting a Technical Inspector in Bienno (BS), Italy.

Apave Italia CPM, located in Bienno (BS), is a key Italian branch of the Apave Group. The company provides specialized technical services including testing, inspection, and certification, supporting businesses in ensuring the safety and compliance of their operations. By joining our Bienno office, you will be part of a solid and growing organization that combines local expertise with the global strength of a group operating in more than 45 countries.

Our structure includes 350 direct employees and utilizes a vast network of approximately 500 external professionals/freelancers, totaling around 850 technical experts. Our areas of specialization include mandatory and voluntary inspections (equipment, NDT, systems), certifications (systems and products), and specialized training in safety and technical subjects.

Our commitment is to ensure a safe, compliant, and sustainable operational environment for our clients.

Let’s walk you through your day-to-day

Once you've completed your onboarding, you'll undertake various assignments:

Operating with high autonomy, you will conduct manufacturing surveillance, conformity assessments, and data reviews at supplier workshops manufacturing safety-related mechanical and pressure equipment.

Perform and verify acceptance of shop inspections, surveillance activities, and testing (including dimensional, welding, and hydrostatic tests) delineated by the applicable Quality Plans and the RCC-M Code.

Attend established control points at manufacturer facilities, acting as the independent eye for the client (Hold Points, Witness Points, and Review Points).

Review the manufacturer's Quality Assurance Programs, ensuring all fabrication steps comply with the Pressure Equipment Directive (PED 2014/68/EU) and specific project specifications.

Verify material traceability and structural conformity of materials and related certificates (e.g., EN 10204 3.1 / 3.2) against RCC-M or PED 2014/68/UE requirements.

Review welding documentation (WPS, WPQR) and NDE operator qualifications to verify total code compliance prior to components being signed off.

Draft highly detailed, comprehensive Inspection Reports and Log Activities in fluent English. Formally document and manage any Non-Conformance Reports (NCR) detected during the process.

Contract type : Permanent (subject to a probationary period) framed under the "CCNL Metalmeccanico"

Availability : Must be comfortable working in demanding workshop or field environments (climbing scaffolding entry into confined spaces, adherence to strict radiation exposure protocols when applicable). Fully available for short-term travel

Let’s focus on you !

First of all, your diplomas, qualifications & experience :

• Technical Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or a Higher Level Engineering Degree.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in manufacturing inspections within heavy mechanics, high-pressure equipment, or power sectors.
• Is a highly preferred expertise in the application of the RCC-M Code and the PED (2014/68/EU). Strong alignment with nuclear safety culture.

Preferred Qualifications :

• Documented background in welding inspection (e.g., IWI, IWS, or equivalent proficiency) and familiarity with ISO 9712 NDE standards.

We look forward to working with you and shape the next significant chapter of our story.

The Apave group is committed to ensuring a fair workplace that is attentive to the unique characteristics of all its employees. All applications received are evaluated and considered against the relative merits of the candidates. The search is open to candidates of any orientation or expression of gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity, and religious belief. This announcement was designed with respect for diversity and inclusivity.

We offer you a warm welcome and a progressive career path so that we can reveal your potential together

When you join Apave, you become part of more than just a group: you become part of a story where the strength of the group is a reality, where the notion of support is expressed on a daily basis, so that everyone can naturally find their place, whatever their origins and culture.

Because we consider our differences to be an asset that we use every day to carry out missions of great social utility.

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