MIG & TIG Welder Fabricator

GBR Recruitment Limited; Quarrington; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

GBR Recruitment Ltd are working with a brand new HIIT gym equipment design & manufacturing business in Lincolnshire. They are actively recruiting a highly experienced self employed MIG & TIG Welder Fabricator to design, construct and assemble mild and stainless steel parts to exacting standards.

The successful candidate will weld from scratch, support the creation of hand-drawn diagrams for the technician, and may undertake minimal milling/turning tasks. Interviews to take place immediately.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as MIG & TIG Welder Fabricator in stainless and mild steel.
• Able to work from hand sketches and create drawings for AutoCAD by technician.
• Self-employed status (CIS) and workshop-based role.

Responsibilities

• Fabricate high-quality MIG & TIG welds on mild and stainless steel components.
• Produce frames, arms, brackets, plates and other parts per specs.
• Perform quality checks against set specifications and tolerances.
• Create hand-drawn welding diagrams for technicians.
• Support prototype design and development / R&D activities.
• Carry out basic milling, turning, drilling as required.

Skills

MIG welding

TIG welding

Welding fabrication

Prototyping & R&D

Tools

MIG welder

TIG welder

Measuring tools

Job description

GBR Recruitment Ltd are working in exclusive partnership with a brand new start up HIIT gym equipment / technology design & manufacturing business based in Lincolnshire. They are actively recruiting for a highly experienced self employed MIG & TIG Welder Fabricator to support the design, construction & assembly of mild steel & stainless steel parts, ensuring this new innovative fitness product is produced to the highest level of quality.

The client is seeking a seasoned MIG & TIG welding professional who has worked across various industries producing various products to set specifications & tight tolerances.

Ideally you will also be able to support the creation of technical drawings (not AutoCAD, but freehand drawings / diagrams to then be produced on AutoCAD by the technician).

Some exposure to basic milling & turning is also highly useful as there will be a requirement to drill holes in CDS steel tubes etc.

Key duties include:

• Fabricating & producing high-quality MIG & TIG welds on mild steel & stainless steel inc. steel frame / arms, adjustment rods & bars, steel plates, steel brackets etc.
• Basic milling & turning tasks (minimal)
• Cutting / forming / drilling materials
• Performing MIG welding quality & dimensional checks against set specifications.
• Supporting the creation of technical welding diagrams / drawings (sketches by hand, for the technician to load onto AutoCAD)
• Offering technical advice i.e. required welding techniques & methods
• Supporting prototype design & development / R&D processes

Attributes:

• Proven experience in a MIG & TIG Welder Fabricator role, using mild & stainless steel to produce bespoke builds.
• Innovative & able to produce welded parts without pre-drawn technical drawings, working from scratch putting together measurements etc.
• Able to produce by hand, component & part drawings / diagrams
• Self employed status (CIS etc.)
• Capability to work with and adjust techniques for mild steel, stainless steel & aluminium works.
• Coded welding certification / time served MIG & TIG welder fabricator
• High attention to detail with the ability to use precision measuring tools
• Used to working in a workshop & happy to be workshop based.
• Some previous experience in prototyping, NPD, R&D would be useful
• A passion for keep fit / the gym would be ideal

Interviews to take place immediately

Role to commence WC: 31/08/2026 or WC: 07/09/2026