Fabricator / Mig Welder / Sheet Metal Worker / Production Operative

Aluminum Window Designs Ltd; Birkenhead; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a well-established company in Birkenhead as a Fabricator/Welder, where you'll utilize your MIG welding and metal fabrication skills in a dynamic production environment. This role offers the opportunity to work with a variety of metal components, ensuring high quality and precision from start to finish. You'll be part of a team that values excellence, innovation, and continuous development. If you're passionate about manufacturing and eager to grow your skills, this position is perfect for you, offering a supportive work culture and the chance to make a real impact.

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced Production/Manufacturing environment.
• Ability to read technical drawings and follow instructions.

Responsibilities

• Assist Production Manager in daily operations of the steel workshop.
• Use power tools and fabrication machinery for production tasks.

Skills

MIG Welding

Metal Fabrication

Reading Technical Drawings

Teamwork

Problem Solving

Education

NVQ Level 2 in MIG Welding/Fabrication

Tools

Power Tools

Fabrication Machinery

Microsoft Office

Job description

Fabricator / Welder / Sheet Metal Worker / Production Operative with experience in MIG Welding and Metal Fabrication in a Production / Manufacturing environment, with the ability to read technical manufacturing drawings, is required for a well-established company based in Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, North West England.

SALARY: £14 per Hour (depending on experience and qualifications)

LOCATION: Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, North West England

JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent

WORKING HOURS: 9am – 5pm Monday to Thursday and 9am – 2pm Friday

JOB OVERVIEW

We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Fabricator / Welder / Sheet Metal Worker / Production Operative with experience in MIG Welding and Metal Fabrication in a Production / Manufacturing environment.

Working as a Fabricator / Welder / Sheet Metal Worker / Production Operative you will join the Metal Department, working predominantly within the fabrication section manufacturing a variety of mild steel metal components between 1.6mm and 5mm ensuring high quality and precision from start to finish. Working across the whole manufacturing area including Final Assembly to ensure efficiency and effectiveness of the Metal & Final Assembly Production, to ensure that goods and services are produced on time, on quality and in full to meet the quality standards set by the business.

As a Fabricator / Welder / Sheet Metal Worker / Production Operative your role will involve reading technical drawings and following drawing instructions to manufacture the final products. Understanding technical drawings, and learning new systems is an integral part of the role.

APPLY TODAY

If this job looks like your ideal position, then please send in your CV as soon as possible for our Recruitment Team to review.

DUTIES

The role responsibilities of the Fabricator / Welder / Sheet Metal Worker / Production Operative are to assist the Production Manager in the daily operations of a busy steel workshop and daily general operation and production of the Metal Department to ensure all the following requirements are always met:

• Use of power tools such as drills, angle grinders, chop saws

• Use of fabrication machinery such as the brake press, sheet metal roller, box pan folder, guillotines, pipe bender

• Preparing Materials for fabrication, cutting, tacking, folding & bending

• Preparing parts for powder coating

• Powder coating operations

• Operating to Metal Procedures, Metal Fault Finding, Final Assembly, Manufacturing & Final Despatch

• Assembly and Customer Service Communication

• Undertaking training to self-develop skills in the Metal Department including training and development, appraisals, communication, structures by setting & maintain a team culture

• Ensuring the Metal Department is fit for purpose and presented to an excellent, professional standard to satisfy ISO:9001:2015 Quality Standards

• Resolving the Metal Department technical issues & processes, including maintenance, problem solving and dealing with Quality issues accordingly

• Liaising with all personnel in Metal, Metal Production, Cutting & Welding-PVC, Design, Commercial, Customer Service, Logistics & Quality Environment Health & Safety to achieve set goals & objectives of the business adhering to Health & Safety Standards throughout the business

• Utilising the business systems i.e., People HR, QT9 & ISO Systems & Processes in the Metal Departments

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

Essential

• Experience working in a fast-paced Production/Manufacturing environment

• Experience in MIG Welding

• Experience with sheet metal working & fabrication

• Experience in reading technical/manufacturing drawings (preferably in SolidWorks)

• A positive individual with a ‘can do’, results driven approach and attitude.

• Building excellent internal and external relationships

• Managing multiple priorities and coping when under pressure

• Excellent teamwork and co-operation skills

• The ability to work under pressure in busy times

• Must be a Team Player and able to work on own initiative as and when required

• Keen to develop and learn new skills

• An effective and confident communicator who listens and can express themselves clearly

• Committed, reliable, responsible, and honest with high integrity

• Welcomes change, is flexible and can adapt and deal with various demands

Desirable

• Intermediate level using Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, ERP & Database Systems

• A qualification in Mig Welding/Fabrication NVQ Level 2

• Knowledge of or experience in Kaizen/continuous development

• 6S/Lean Manufacturing knowledge would be advantageous

• Experience using press brake and in powder coating

• Good literacy, numeracy and verbal communication skills and IT literate

HOW TO APPLY

To be considered for this job vacancy, please submit your CV to our Recruitment Team who will review your details. CV’s of Job Applicants meeting this requirement will be submitted to our Client for consideration. By submitting your job application to us you are hereby giving us your express consent to submit your details to our Client for this purpose.

JOB REF: AWDO-P13339

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