Fabricator - Huthwaite

Galliford Try; Mansfield; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holidays

Discounts

Cycle to Work

Pension plan

Save as You Earn

Private medical

Professional association membership

Job summary

Galliford Try in Huthwaite seeks a Fabricator to join the team, manufacturing assemblies for secondary steelwork from detailed fabrication drawings.

You will weld and fabricate, check components to drawings, perform self-inspection, and use MIG welding equipment, cutting tools, saws, and drills to produce quality fabrications to tolerances.

We offer training, safety emphasis, and opportunities within a major UK contractor, with flexible working options discussed during recruiting.

Qualifications

• Ability to read engineering drawings.
• MAG welding experience required.
• Experience with MIG welding and heavy lifting.
• Background in a similar work environment.
• Safety conscious with crane experience.

Responsibilities

• Fabricate and weld steelwork from drawings.
• Fabricate small to large assemblies.
• Check components against drawings.
• Self-inspect finished work.
• Operate MIG welding equipment, cutting tools, saws, drills and hand tools to meet tolerances.
• Report issues or alternatives to Fabrication Manager.

Skills

Independence

Reading drawings

MAG welding

Background in similar work

MIG welding

Crane awareness

Education

City & Guilds parts 1-3

NVQ Level 3 Welding

Abrasive Wheels

Fork lift/Telehandler licence

Job description

Fabricator

Huthwaite

What you will be doing

We are looking for a Fabricator to join our team at Huthwaite where you will carry out the manufacture of various assemblies associated with secondary steelwork

You will

• Undertake the fabrication and welding of steelwork from detailed fabrication drawings
• Undertake the fabrication of small to large assemblies
• Check components to ensure they meet the specifications of the drawing
• Carry out self-inspection of work
• Use MIG welding equipment, cutting equipment, saws, drilling machines and small hand tools to produce quality fabrications to required tolerances
• Identify any problems or discrepancies along with potential alternative manufacturing methods and reporting to Fabrication Manager

About You

Competency Requirements

• Ability to work independently or as part of a team
• Ability to read engineering drawings.
• MAG (Metal Active Gas) welding experience
• Have a background in a similar work environment
• Experience using MIG (Metal Insert Gas) welding equipment, cutting equipment, saws, drilling machines and small hand tools to produce quality fabrications to required tolerances
• Experience of lifting, turning, and moving heavy loads with overhead cranes
• Safety is paramount so a good understanding and awareness of this is required

Technical/Professional Qualifications Preferred

• You’ll need to be a Fabricator with extensive experience of mild steel structural steelwork
• City & Guilds parts 1, 2 & 3 preferred or equivalent
• NVQ Level 3 in Welding
• Abrasive Wheels
• Fork truck / Telehandler licence

What We Can Offer in Return

With an impressive order book of over £4.3 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.

We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.

Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.

Our benefits

We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.

• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
• A wide range of corporate discounts
• Cycle to Work schemes
• Comprehensive pension plan
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role

About us

Galliford Try is one of the UK’s leading construction groups with a vision to continuously be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in.

Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.

We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.

For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our Environment business please contact Grace Marston on [e-mail]

Additional Information

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.

We encourage, and would be grateful if, you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.

Don’t meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long-term health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you. We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview.

A full job description for this role is available upon request.