TIG & MIG Welder

Job Title: TIG & MIG Welder

Salary: £34,000 - £37,000 basic

Location: Northamptonshire

Hours of Work: Dayshift OR Late shift available. 40 hours per week

Shift Allowance: 15% for the Late shift.

Shifts:

• Dayshift:07:00 - 16:15, Monday - Thursday with ½ hour unpaid lunch break and 2x 10- minute paid breaks. 07:00 - 12:00 hours, Friday with 1x 10-minute paid break.
• Late shift:15:30 - 00:00, Monday - Thursday with ½ hour unpaid lunch break with 2x 10-minute paid breaks 11:30 - 20:00 hours, Friday with 1x 10-minute paid

Benefits:

• 24 days annual leave, increasing with length of service.
• Paid Birthday Leave
• Opportunity to sell unused annual leave.
• Up to 5% employer pension contribution
• Life Assurance worth 4 times basic salary
• Health cash plan, which can be used for discounted gym memberships amongst others.
• Private Medical Insurance
• Professional Subscriptions
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced Sick Pay

The Role:

An Established Manufacturer based in Northamptonshire are looking for TIG & MIG Welders to join their welding service within the production line team. Working within a highly skilled and qualified welding team, you will use a variety of jigs, fixtures, welding plant and manipulators to assemble and weld a wide range of instrumentation to exacting standards.

Main Responsibilities:

• To carry out all required welding work to the highest standard.
• To carry out basic assembly related work such as expanding, pressure testing, helium leakage testing as required.
• To assist in other production related tasks, when required by the line team leader or Production Manager as appropriate within the line or wider production department.
• To assist Production engineering department in developing and maintaining assembly shop floor documentation.
• To work in accordance with Health & Safety procedures as set out by the company, especially regarding Manual handling and PPE.
• Support customer inspection activity.
• To maintain all welding equipment / hand tools in good working condition and keep the welding bays tidy / organised in line with company housekeeping standards.
• To assist in development of new production methods, to assist in improvements to the present product lines or development of new products.
• Perform TPM and preventative maintenance tasks on equipment and fixtures as requested.
• To support continuous improvement activity and take an active role in the implementation of improvements
• Support all ERPLN requirements
• Liaise with production office & product management regards SENQ instruments

Skills and Competencies

Experience

• Good PC skills to include knowledge of Microsoft Office - Word, Excel & Outlook
• Minimum 5 years of TIG welding experience within high technology production / manufacturing company.
• Experience of welder coding to EN287-1 / ASME IX and / or PED.
• Experience in welding stainless steel to a very high standard.
• Production experience in a small batch capital investment goods environment.

Job related aptitude and skills:

• Excellent accuracy of work.
• Good speed and consistency of welding and related jobs.
• Good interpersonal skills and team working.
• Working to tight deadlines.
• Experience reading manufacturing drawings / specifications or work instructions.
• Able to work in a clean shop floor environment with moderate degree of physical work.

Attitudes:

• Hard working
• Self-motivated
• Hands on personality
• Thorough
• Flexible
• Team worker
• Ability to work unsupervised
• Enthusiastic
• Adaptable
• Positive attitude
• Punctual
• Desirable
• Recognised engineering qualification i.e. C&G, BTEC
• Nuclear coding e.g. RCCM experience
• Experience in welding exotic materials: 316, Duplex or Super Duplex
• Experience of using automated lathes and/or turntables
• MIG Welding
• Occasional overtime required at short notice

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