Welder (Day Shift/Night Shift)

Job Title: Welder

Reporting to: Stage 1 – 5 Production Manager

Working Hours:
Days - Your hours of work will be 7.30am to 4.30pm Monday - Friday (with a 30 minute unpaid lunch each day) with a 3.30pm finish on a Friday.
Nights - Your hours of work will be 07:45pm to 06:00am Monday - Thursday

Key Objectives

You will be responsible for welding assemblies to a high level of quality. You will be able to read and understand technical drawings and specification sheets and be able to identify weld symbols. You will be responsible for carrying out precision measurements and accurately marking out. You must be able to select the correct materials and be skilled in cutting materials by burning, disc cutting or by machine.

Responsibilities Include:

• Following technical drawings and specification sheets

• MIG welding to a high standard

• Responsibility for your own PPE and welding equipment

• Must be able to work individually or as part of a team to meet production targets

• Following clear instructions from team members and senior colleagues

• Adherence to health and safety rules and regulations

• Maintaining production area housekeeping

• Minimise waste by using/disposing of raw materials and consumable items efficiently

• Maintaining a safe working environment at all times

The company requires all employees to adopt a flexible approach to work and you will be required from time to time to perform other duties. We will ensure that you will be adequately trained to carry out these tasks.

Key skills and experience

This role is ideally suited to a hands on, organised, proactive and self-motivated individual. Suitable candidates will have:

• Hands on manufacturing experience ideally in commercial vehicle bodywork or trailer manufacturing

• High quality assembly experience of specified materials such as MIG welding, mild steel, 3mm – 20mm

• Demonstrate skillset using various hand tools

• Reading and working from drawings

• Ability to ensure production target output and quality is maintained

Employee Benefits:

• Days: £17.62 p/h
• Nights: £22.03 p/h
• Overtime Monday – Friday paid at 1.25 x hourly rate
• Overtime at weekends paid at 1.5 x hourly rate
• Holiday purchase scheme every January.
• Early finish Fridays.
• Enhanced parental leave.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, pro-rata for the length of service.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Subsidised on-site canteen.
• On-site parking with electric/plug in charging points charged at 0.197p/kwh.
• Free birthday breakfast, free fruit and free cake Fridays!
• Death in service benefit.
• Christmas shutdown.