Multi-Skilled Welder (MIG & TIG)

A5 Recruitment Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this permanent vacancy.

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £20.00 per hour (approx. £37,960 per year basic, plus overtime)
Hours: Monday to Thursday 7:00am–3:00pm, Friday 7:00am–12:30pm (36.5 hours per week). Overtime at 1.5× (2× on Sundays).
Location: Oldham

An excellent opportunity for a highly skilled Welder to join a busy engineering and fabrication business in Oldham. The work is varied – large projects can be mostly MIG one month and mostly TIG the next – so they need a welder who works to a high standard in both processes and can hit the ground running. Fabrication skills are a real advantage, but your welding is what this role is all about.

Main Duties

• MIG and TIG welding of fabricated components across a range of materials, including full-penetration welds
• Preparing, aligning and tack-welding components to drawings and specifications
• Setting up and safely operating welding equipment
• Carrying out preparation, grinding and finishing work
• Measuring and checking components to ensure they meet required specifications
• Maintaining high standards of quality, safety and housekeeping

What You’ll Need

• Proven experience as a Welder within fabrication, engineering or heavy manufacturing
• High-standard MIG welding, including multi-run welds and root runs with full penetration
• High-standard TIG welding, ideally on stainless steel and aluminium
• Able to produce consistent, quality welds to drawings and specifications with minimal supervision
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and weld symbols
• Experience in preparation, measuring, grinding and finishing
• Fabrication experience (marking out, fit-up, press brake) would be an advantage
• Able to safely use fabrication and lifting equipment where trained
• Reliable, proactive and able to work effectively as part of a team

What’s on Offer

• £20.00 per hour (approx. £37,960 per year basic), plus overtime at 1.5× (2× on Sundays)
• Pension scheme – 10% employer / 5% employee
• Life insurance of £40,000
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Please note: shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview and complete a practical weld test (including MIG multi-run and full-penetration root run welds).