MIG Welder

Major Newton Aycliffe; Catterick Garrison; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading structural steel company in the UK seeks a Structural Steel Welder for a temporary to permanent position. The role offers an excellent pay rate of up to £16.28 per hour, with opportunities for weekly overtime and job security. Candidates should have experience in MIG welding and the ability to read engineering drawings. This is an exciting opportunity to join a respected team with a focus on quality and safety.

Benefits

Free staff parking

Weekly overtime available

Job security

Qualifications

• Time-served Welder or equivalent fabrication standards through experience in MIG.
• Experience in industrial and heavy industrial environments.
• Flexibility with regards to working overtime.

Responsibilities

• Read and interpret fabrication drawings to assess welds required.
• Control and minimise material distortion.
• Check quality of work and clean steel ready for paint.

Skills

MIG Welding

Attention to detail

Communication

Reading engineering drawings

Inspection of own work

Tools

Grinding tools

Flux Core Wire

Job description

Pay up to £16.28 per hour!!!!!! Temporary to permanent Position!! Weekly overtime available at time ½ Free staff parking

My Client is well established, industry leading structural steel company. Based in North Yorkshire, they have seen year on year success, with further growth plans for 2026. They offer a range of services from design, manufacturing through to installation. This has given the company opportunities to service a multitude of sectors, with a diverse client base stretching across the UK.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Structural Steel Welder to join their team on a Temporary to Permanent basis. This opportunity gives a Welder the chance to work with one of the most respected companies in the UK. They offer not only an excellent package, but more importantly in today's world, job security.

Shift pattern

6am-2:30pm - Monday-Friday

Main Duties

• To read and interpret components within fabrication drawings to assess thickness and sizes of welds required
• To be able to control and minimise material distortion
• To be responsible for prepping area of work to receive material including pre‑heating tools where needed.
• To be responsible for checking quality of own work, cleaning down steel ready for Paint and check material for defects or spatter
• To be able to dress product, removing any sharp edges using grinding techniques
• To be responsible for marking work with identification number for traceability
• To read additional weld sheets for complex work
• To gauge material where needed to correct depth and size
• To be able to use different consumables depending on project requirements such as Flux Core Wire.
• Structural steel welding of plates and section on a production line up to 100mm thick.

Role Requirements

• Candidates should be time-served Welders or possess the equivalent fabrication standards through experience in MIG
• Experience working in industrial and heavy industrial environments
• Excellent communication
• Ability to inspect own work
• Ability to read engineering drawings
• Excellent eye for detail
• Flexibility with regards to working overtime

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