MIG Welder

ZipRecruiter; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the Sunderland area seeks an experienced Time Served Welder to join their team. The role includes measuring and cutting metal components, reading blueprints, and guiding trainees. Offering day and night shifts with competitive pay, this opportunity promises long-term career growth.

Benefits

PPE provided

Long-term prospects

Qualifications

• Must be a time-served welder.
• Experience working within an engineering environment.
• Able to handle heavy materials and work alone.

Responsibilities

• Measure and mark workpieces using straightedges, rules, and callipers.
• Cut and smoothen metal components using plasma cutters.
• Maintain welding safety guidelines to ensure a risk-free work environment.

Skills

Reading engineering drawings

Physical fitness

Welding safety guidelines

Job description

Job Description

WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU

Day shift £14.46 / Night Shift: £16.46
OT 1.5x first 5 hours over, 1.67 after 5 hours (over 40)
Days 7:30am-4:30pm Monday - Thursday, Friday is 7:30am - 12:00pm
Night shifts 9pm-7:30am Monday and Tuesday, Wednesday is 8:30pm-7am.

Must drive as there is a lack of public transport to location for night shifts.

PPE - Overalls, safety boots for successful candidates, welders need their own welding helmet/screen.

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THE BUSINESS

Westray Recruitment Group are seeking an experienced Time Served Welder to work for our client in the Sunderland area. This role enables the successful welder to join a forward-thinking organisation that is growing rapidly via acquisition and accessing new markets.

THE ROLE

• Measure and mark workpieces using straightedges, rules, and callipers.
• Cut and smoothen metal components using plasma cutters/portable grinders.
• Read and interpret blueprints and production drawings to lay out welding projects.
• Collaborate with project managers and welding supervisors to ensure smooth work operations.
• Guide and direct the activities of inexperienced/trainee welders.
• Maintain welding safety guidelines and regulations to ensure a risk-free work environment.
• Carry out welding according to set dimensions to meet general test requirements.
• Organise and clean welding equipment regularly.
• Weld materials in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions.
• Use measuring instruments such as micrometers and callipers to inspect angles, grooves, or gap allowances.

THE PERSON

• You will be physically fit, able to lift and handle heavy materials.
• Experience working within an engineering environment.
• Able to read engineering drawings.
• Must be a time-served welder.
• Flexible to work shifts and overtime to meet business demands.
• Hold a full clean driving license.
• Comfortable working alone once induction/training is complete.

TO APPLY

To apply for this position, send your CV to (url removed) or call the team on (phone number removed) (Option 1).