Fabricator Welder

Location:

Bilston

Salary: £36,000–£40,000 per annum

Hours:

Monday–Friday, days, 40 hours per week, plus overtime

Contract:

Permanent, full-time

Are you a skilled Fabricator / TIG Welder with experience working with stainless steel and a passion for producing high‑quality, precise finishes? Looking for a role where your technical ability will make a real difference to equipment reliability, food safety and production performance?

Our client is looking for an experienced Fabricator / TIG Welder to join its Engineering team at its Bilston site. This is a hands‑on role working across a live food manufacturing environment, fabricating, modifying and repairing stainless‑steel equipment and structures used in production.

You’ll work on a varied range of equipment, including process pipework, conveyors, hoppers, chutes, platforms, guarding and bespoke components. The role combines workshop fabrication with on‑site repairs, maintenance support and engineering projects, giving you the opportunity to apply your skills to both planned work and time‑critical breakdowns.

This isn’t just about producing a strong weld. In food manufacturing, the quality of the finish is just as important. Your work must meet high hygienic‑design standards, with smooth, cleanable surfaces and no crevices or defects that could harbour product, water or contamination.

You’ll be responsible for TIG welding stainless steel, primarily grades 304 and 316L, working with sheet, tube, sections and process pipework. This will include thin‑gauge materials and butt welds, with careful control of weld quality and internal oxidation through appropriate back‑purging techniques.

You’ll grind, linish and polish welds to the required finish, ensuring fabricated components are hygienic, durable and suitable for use in food production. You’ll also carry out MIG and stick welding on mild‑steel structures and ancillary equipment where required.

Working from engineering drawings, sketches and site measurements, you’ll fabricate, modify and repair a wide range of equipment and structures. This will involve measuring, marking out, cutting, folding, rolling, drilling and assembling components using workshop machinery and fabrication equipment.

Alongside fabrication work, you’ll support planned maintenance, breakdown repairs, equipment installations and engineering projects. Working closely with multi‑skilled engineers, you’ll help minimise production downtime, resolve equipment issues and identify practical improvements to equipment design, reliability and cleanability.

You’ll also maintain accurate job records, including materials used and time spent, keep the workshop organised and ensure welding equipment, tools and consumables are maintained appropriately.

Working within a food manufacturing facility means hygiene is central to everything you do. You’ll need to understand the importance of hygienic design, producing continuous, cleanable welds and avoiding gaps, pockets, exposed threads and other features that could trap product or moisture.

You’ll follow site food safety procedures, GMP and BRCGS requirements, using approved materials and consumables and keeping stainless‑steel and mild‑steel tools and abrasives segregated to prevent cross‑contamination.

Foreign‑body prevention is also critical. You’ll be responsible for controlling tools, fixings and consumables, containing and removing swarf, grinding dust and offcuts, and leaving work areas clean and safe. Every job must be properly handed back to production following the required engineering hygiene clearance.

Health and safety will be equally important. You’ll work within permit‑to‑work procedures and follow requirements for hot work,…