Pipefitter Welder

E3 Recruitment Ltd; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 266 hours

Pension 8% employer contribution

Life Assurance 5x salary

Healthcare cash plan

Gear Academy training

Job summary

PIPE FITTER WELDER role in Huddersfield with a Global Engineering and Manufacturing leader. Requires ability to commute from surrounding towns and cities.

Core duties include safety checks, reading plans, documenting traceability, cutting/fabricating pipework, drilling, TIG/MIG welding, and bracket fabrication. Basic salary £39,604 with a shift premium of 46.25% (£57,920 total) plus overtime; permanent, full-time position.

Qualifications

• Basic pipe fitting and welding competencies required.
• Experience reading and interpreting job packs, plans, routings and drawings.
• Commitment to traceability and quality documentation.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily safety checks and promote safe working environment.
• Read and interpret job packs, plans, and drawings.
• Cut and fabricate pipework as required.
• Use pillar/radial drill for manufacturing tasks.
• Tack weld with TIG as needed and MIG weld when required.
• Fabricate brackets and perform associated welding tasks.

Skills

Pipe fitting

Welding

Reading plans/drawings

Safety awareness

Education

Level 3 Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Pillar drill

Radial drill

TIG welding

MIG welding

Job description

Pipe fitter Welder required for a Global Engineering and Manufacturing leader, with multiple worldwide locations employing 1000 + staff, renowned for quality and innovative deliverables.

The successful Pipe fitter Welder will be easily able to commute to HUDDERSFIELD from surrounding towns & cities, including Leeds, Dewsbury, Halifax, Wakefield and Brighouse.

Core duties of the Pipe fitter Welder

• Daily safety checks, elevate safety observations positive, environmental and hazards;
• Working to job pack plans i.e. understand plans, routings and drawings;
• Completion of documentation for traceability;
• Cutting and fabricating pipework;
• Using pillar/radial drill;
• Able to tack with TIG (welding) activity when required;
• Fabricate brackets;
• MIG Welding when required

Details of the Pipe fitter welder role

Basic salary - £39604 - ( must have a level 3 or equivalent in mechanical engineering)

Shift Premium: 46.25% of basic salary - £57920 plus overtime

Shift Pattern: Continental Shifts (Days & Nights)

Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time

Benefits of the Pipe fitter Welder role

• 266 hours annual leave (including bank holidays)
• Defined Pension Scheme - Up to 8% employer contribution
• Life Assurance - Up to 5x basic salary (depending on contribution to pension scheme)
• Health Care Cash Plan - provides reimbursement for healthcare appointments, including dental, physiotherapy, and other eligible treatments.
• Training Opportunities - We invest in our people through our Gear Academy, offering product, service, legal, ethics, and compliance training, alongside external development opportunities to help you build your skills and progress your career.

Please note. The Pipe fitter Welder must be British national due to security regulations.