Days Welder Fabricator

Optima UK INC Ltd; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Optima UK INC Ltd is seeking an experienced MIG Welder Fabricator in Nottingham on a nights shift. You will weld heavy gauge structural steel, fabricate components from engineering drawings, and work to high quality standards on busy UK-wide projects.

You'll join a team on the night shift, with regular overtime and opportunities to contribute to large-scale structural steel fabrication for major projects.

Qualifications

• Experience in MIG welding of heavy gauge structural steel.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
• Strong MIG welding ability for positional and butt welds.

Responsibilities

• Weld and fabricate from engineering drawings to produce structural assemblies.
• Perform MIG welding on heavy gauge materials and multi-run welds as required.
• Inspect completed work to ensure quality and comply with safety standards.

Skills

MIG welding

Heavy gauge welding

Reading engineering drawings

Butt welds

Flux Core welding

Fabrication

Welding equipment

Tools

Fabrication machinery

Hand tools

Workshop equipment

Job description

MIG Welder Fabricator

Location: Nottingham

Commutable from: Derby, Long Eaton, Ilkeston, Mansfield, Newark, Chesterfield, Hucknall, Sutton-in-Ashfield

Pay Rate: £15.00 - £22.00 per hour

Shift: Days - Monday to Friday 07:30 - 16:00

Nights - Monday to Thursday 18:00 - 04:30

About the Company

Our client is a well-established structural steel manufacturer supplying fabricated components to major construction and infrastructure projects throughout the UK.

Due to continued growth and increasing workload, they are looking to recruit experienced MIG Welder Fabricators to join their night shift team. This is an excellent opportunity to secure a long-term position with regular overtime available and the chance to work on large-scale structural steel projects.

The Role

Experienced in heavy gauge structural steel welding? Confident completing positional, multi-run and butt welds?

We are recruiting an experienced MIG Welder Fabricator to join a busy fabrication team manufacturing structural steel components for major construction and infrastructure projects.

Working from engineering drawings, you will be responsible for both fabrication and welding, producing high-quality structural assemblies while maintaining productivity and quality standards.

• MIG welding heavy gauge structural steel

• Fabricating components from engineering drawings
• Multi-run welding on thick section materials
• Butt welds and positional welding
• Flux Core welding (advantageous)
• Using fabrication machinery, hand tools and workshop equipment
• Inspecting completed work to ensure quality standards are met
• Working safely within a fast-paced manufacturing environment

About You

• Previous experience as a MIG Welder Fabricator

• Experience within structural steel or heavy engineering environments
• Strong MIG welding ability
• Able to complete positional welds confidently
• Experienced working with heavy gauge materials
• Competent producing multi-run and butt welds
• Able to read and interpret engineering drawings
• Flux Core welding experience would be highly advantageous
• Apprentice trained or time served would be beneficial
• Reliable with a strong work ethic and commitment to quality