MIG & TIG Welder Fabricator (Self-employed)

GBR Recruitment Limited; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

GBR Recruitment Ltd are partnering with a Lincolnshire startup specialising in HIIT gym equipment and technology design & manufacturing. A seasoned MIG & TIG Welder Fabricator is sought to support design, construction and assembly of mild and stainless steel parts, ensuring high quality output.

You will fabricate welds, assist with basic hand sketches for CAD, and contribute to prototyping and development in a workshop environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in MIG & TIG welding.
• Ability to work from scratch without pre-drawn drawings.
• Capable of hand-drawing component diagrams for later CAD.
• CIS/self-employed status and workshop-based work experience.
• Willingness to work with mild steel, stainless steel and aluminium.
• Certified welding capability and high attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Fabricate high-quality MIG & TIG welds on mild and stainless steel components.
• Perform basic milling and turning tasks as needed.
• Cut, form, drill and assemble materials to specifications.
• Conduct welding quality checks against set tolerances.
• Create hand-drawn diagrams to guide technicians with CAD input.
• Support prototyping, R&D and design iterations.

Skills

Self-employment CIS status

Freehand drawings

Precision measuring tools

Workshop-based work

Tools

MIG welding

TIG welding

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