Welder

Our client, based in Washington, is seeking an experienced Welder. 

You will join the team as a permanent worker. You will work 38 hours per week: 8:00 am - 3:00 pm, Monday to Friday. The hourly rate is £16.50. 

Job Responsibilities

• Perform welding, inspections, painting and other fabrication duties, as required by business needs. 
• Fabricate and weld steel sections, brackets and associated components using welding processes. 
• Interpret and work from engineering drawings, jigs and templates to produce steel sections to specified dimensions and tolerances. 
• Prepare materials by cutting, bevelling, drilling and fitting sections, plates and stiffeners prior to welding. 
• Set up welds correctly, including selection of appropriate consumables, parameters and welding sequences for the material and thickness. 
• Ensure all work is carried out in accordance with approved Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS) and BS EN 1090 requirements for UKCA-marked structural components. 
• Play an active role in arranging and carrying out day to day housekeeping rotas. 
• Maintain dimensional accuracy of fabricated steel sections, including bearing lengths, hole/slot positions and bracket alignments. 
• Carry out self-checking and basic visual inspection of welds and support any further inspection as required by QA. 
• Complete all required job cards, weld identification and traceability records accurately and on time.
• Follow all health, safety and environmental procedures, including safe use of PPE, and housekeeping standards. 
• Contribute to continuous improvement by suggesting changes to methods or layouts that improve safety, quality or efficiency. 
• Loading / unloading trucks with incoming/outgoing goods using a forklift truck and overhead crane. 
• Carry out welding tests with the Welding co-ordinator in accordance with BS EN 1090

Essential Job Skills & Qualifications

• Time-served welder/fabricator with recent  experience in structural steel fabrication 

• Overhead crane certification. 

• Current or recent BS EN ISO 9606-1 welder qualification for carbon steel using MAG/MIG and/or MMA, in relevant plate/section positions.

• Competent in cutting, prepping, assembling and welding steel sections, stiffeners and brackets to specified dimensions, structural components, with knowledge of FPC and documentation. 

• Experience of safe manual handling and  working at heights. 

• Strong awareness of health and safety in a fabrication workshop, including safe use of welding and cutting equipment and PPE. 

• Familiarity with structural bolts, anchors,  and fixings (e.g. anchor bolts, resin anchors, cast-in channels, stainless fixings) and understanding load paths and  manufacturer installation guidance. 

• Ability to support continuous improvement  in jigs, fixtures and fabrication methods to  improve repeatability and efficiency. 

• Awareness of corrosion and durability  requirements when combining steel sections, stainless fixings, and masonry in  external environments

• Flexible to support other parts of the  business as required. 

• Evidence of continuous professional  development, such as refresher coding  tests, additional processes, or higher-level  fabrication/welding qualifications.

Desirable Job Skills & Qualifications  

• Proven ability to read and work from engineering drawings, jigs and templates  to tight tolerances. 

• Forklift Truck Licence

Due to the high volume of candidates responding to our adverts, unfortunately we are not always able to provide individual feedback. If you do not hear from us within 10 days, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. We will, however, keep your details on file and may contact you about other suitable opportunities in the future.