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Fabricator Welder (Heavy Gauge)

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Job Description - Fabricator Welder (Heavy Gauge)

Recruit4staff are proud to be representing their client, a leading structural steel fabrication company, in their search for experienced Fabricator Welder (Heavy Gauge) to work in their workshop near Wigan.

For the successful Fabricator Welder (Heavy Gauge), our client is offering:

  • Hourly rate of £17.12 per hour (PAYE)
  • Basic Salary of £35,609 per annum
  • Overtime paid at x1.5 (£25.68) & x2 (£34.24)
  • Working hours: Monday to Friday, 6am to 2pm
  • Overtime available after hours and on weekends
  • 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
  • Birthday leave
  • Buy & Sell up to 5 days leave per year
  • Medicash Health Benefit
  • Referral Scheme
  • Pension
  • Permanent Opportunity

The role - Fabricator Welder (Heavy Gauge):

  • Fabricating structural components.
  • Plate preparation, using different methods (Oxy – fuel gas cutting & Hand Grinding), pressure testing, drilling & lock fitting.
  • Fit, fair and tack weld steelwork.
  • Reading and interpreting engineering drawings.
  • Operating various tools and machinery.
  • Assembling the parts into a structure, usually by welding it, but sometimes using bolts and rivets.
  • Finishing off the assembly, using tools like grinders and polishers to smooth the surface.
  • Ensuring high-quality standards are met.
  • Following health and safety protocols.

What our client is looking for in a Fabricator Welder (Heavy Gauge):

  • City & Guilds/NVQ or equivalent in fabrication or welding/Plating.
  • Proven expertise in fabrication and welding. ESSENTIAL
  • Proven experience in the Marine/Nuclear/Steel fabrication/Off-shore/Petro-chemical or Construction industries - ESSENTIAL
  • Previous experience with Heavy Gauge Fabrication/Plating work - ESSENTIAL
  • Significant experience in structural steel fabrication - BENEFICIAL
  • Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.

Key skills or similar Job titles: Fabricator Welder, Fabricator, Welder Fabricator, Fabrication, MIG, MMA, Coded Welder, Flux Core, STICK Welding, Sheet Metal Worker, Welder, Plater, Boilermaker, Plating.

Commutable From: Wigan, Manchester, Warrington, St Helens, Skelmersdale, Widnes, Chorley, Preston, Bolton, Leyland.

For further information about this and other positions please apply now.

This vacancy is being advertised on behalf of Recruit4staff (NW) Limited who are operating as a recruitment agency, agent, agencies, employment agency or employment business.

Job Reference: opp-21898

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