Welder Fabricator

Fabricator / Welder – Droitwich – Full-time | Monday-Friday | 39 hours + overtime (Day shift) – £18.50 per hour

Our client is a family-owned manufacturing business looking to appoint an experienced Welder / Plater / Fabricator to join their growing team.

Their design and manufacturing of bespoke work-holding solutions using state-of-the-art 3D CAD and CNC machinery supplies bespoke solutions to automotive, aerospace, off-highway vehicle, white goods, and food processing sectors. Products include robotic welding fixtures, end-of-arm tooling, positioners, and custom fabrications.

Reporting directly to the Toolroom Manager, you will be responsible for manufacturing high-quality fabrications to drawing and specification.

• Read and interpret engineering drawings, including welding symbols
• Mark out, prepare, and fabricate materials to specification
• Manufacture and use jigs, templates, and patterns
• Carry out MIG, TIG, Stick, and Oxy-acetylene welding
• Fabricate and plate ferrous and non-ferrous materials
• Work with heavy fabrications up to 50mm plate thickness
• Perform single and multi-run welds
• Grind, deburr, finish, and assemble components
• Inspect work for quality and carry out rework where required
• Operate overhead cranes safely
• Check welding equipment before and after use
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment
• Undertake site work when required
• Work as part of a team to meet production deadlines
• Follow all company procedures and Health & Safety standards

• Time-served welder with heavy fabrication experience
• Strong MIG and TIG welding skills
• Ability to read and work from engineering drawings
• Experience with thick materials and complex welds
• Overhead crane experience essential
• Additional fitting experience advantageous

• Coded welder (fillet and butt welds preferred)
• Skilled in plating and fabrication techniques
• Safe use of grinders and abrasive equipment
• High attention to detail
• Strong communication skills
• Team player with the ability to work independently
• Good understanding of Health & Safety

• Time-served apprenticeship
• City & Guilds Parts 1, 2 & 3 or BTEC ONC
• NVQ Level 3 in Fabrication & Welding / Plating & Welding
• MAN
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