Skilled Welder

🔧 Skilled Welder (Time-Served / Fully Skilled)
📍 Bolton | 💰 Up to £33,098 + Overtime | 🕒 Immediate Start Available

Ajax Equipment Ltd is a well-established engineering company with over 55 years’ experience designing and manufacturing specialist solids handling equipment for the food, pharmaceutical, confectionery, and fine chemical industries. We are now looking for a skilled Welder to join our manufacturing team, producing high-quality stainless steel fabrications.

🔩 The Role

• Weld stainless steel fabrications to a high standard
• Work from detailed engineering drawings
• Use TIG, MIG, and MMA welding processes
• Carry out coded welding standards (desirable)
• Perform full penetration and advanced weld techniques
• Work within tight tolerances and specifications
• Support Sheet Metal Workers during fabrication activities
• Ensure correct clamping to minimise distortion
• Carry out quality checks at key stages
• Maintain safe, clean, and organised work areas

👷 What We’re Looking For

• Time-served apprenticeship (C&G/NVQL3)
• Strong TIG, MIG, and MMA welding skills
• Ability to read engineering drawings
• Experience working to high standards
• Coded welding experience (desirable)
• Proactive, reliable, team-focused attitude

💷 Pay & Benefits

• £15.73 per hour (£578 weekly basic)
• Attendance based Production bonus up to £66 per week (paid quarterly)
• OTE: £33,098 per year
• 36 3/4 hours per week and early finish Fridays

⏱️ Overtime

• Time & a half (Mon–Sat)
• Double time (Sunday)

🏖️ Benefits

• 33 days holiday (incl. bank holidays)
• Christmas & Easter shutdowns
• Pension scheme & free parking
• Training and development opportunities

⭐ Why Join Us

• Skilled, supportive team environment
• High-quality, precision engineering work
• Strong focus on craftsmanship and pride

📩 Apply Today

Immediate starts available — join Ajax Equipment Ltd and take the next step in your welding career.