Welder

Ford & Stanley Talentwise; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group Ltd is recruiting for MIG Welders to join a rail vehicle fabrication team in Milton Keynes. You will prepare, fabricate and weld large steel structures used on passenger trains, following engineering drawings and written instructions.

Shift patterns run 06:00–14:00 and 18:00–04:00 with a 33% uplift for shifts; overtime up to 72 hours weekly may be available. A minimum of one year's welding experience and a full UK driving licence are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year MIG welding experience.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Ability to pass medical, drug & alcohol screening.
• Experience reading engineering drawings.

Responsibilities

• Carry out welding on inside structures, underframes and elevated working areas.
• Fabricate and prepare surfaces ready for welding.
• Must be able to work from engineering drawings and instruction.

Skills

MIG welding

Read drawings

Team player

Attention to detail

Job description

MIG Welders

Location: Milton Keynes

Salary: £33,810 to £40,792 per year depending on experience

Shift uplift of 33% available (£44,963 to £54,252)

Shift Pattern: 06:00 - 14:00 and 18:00 - 04:00 (days and nights)

Potential overtime of up to 72 hours per week

A superb opportunity has arisen for MIG Welders to join a team helping transform rail vehicles and deliver the comfort and style today’s passenger’s demand.

Your New Opportunity

Join a highly skilled engineering team of MIG welders responsible for the preparation, fabrication and welding of large steel structures used on passenger trains

• Carry out welding on inside structures, underframes and elevated working areas
• Help to fabricate and prepare surfaces ready for welding
• Must be able to work from engineering drawings and instruction.

The Ideal Candidate

You’ll bring experience of MIG welding, or mechanical assembly or coach building or a manufacturing environment.

• A background in welding and fabrication in either MIG, TIG, Stick, MMA or Fluxcore
• Experience of welding on between 2mm and 6mm mild steel
• You will be able to weld different angles such as vertical and overhead
• Have a strong attention to detail
• Able to work on your own and as part of a team.
• Confidence working rotating shifts, including days and nights,

Essential Criteria

• Minimum 1 years’ experience
• Full UK driving licence.
• Ability to pass a medical, drug & alcohol screening

Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group Ltd is a Disability Confident employer that is committed to a policy of equal opportunities for all opportunity seekers. We shall adhere to such policy at all times and will review on an on-going basis all aspects of recruitment to avoid unlawful or undesirable discrimination. We will treat everyone equally irrespective sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief or political beliefs and we place an obligation upon all staff to respect and act in accordance with the policy.