Welder

NAVANTIA UK; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading shipbuilding company in the United Kingdom is seeking a skilled welder to join their team. The successful candidate will have experience in heavy engineering and possess the ability to weld steel to high standards. Responsibilities include fabricating structures, adhering to safety protocols, and ensuring quality in all work produced. Ideal for individuals with a proactive work ethic and a commitment to workplace safety. Benefits include a company pension, 31 days of holiday, and life assurance.

Benefits

Company pension

31 days holiday

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Time served welder with experience in shipyard or structural fabrication.
• Basic knowledge of welding processes and adherence to safety at workplace.
• Understanding of dimensional control techniques such as EDM.

Responsibilities

• Weld and fabricate to a high standard with flux core and Solid Mig.
• Produce vertical and overhead welds to company standards.
• Undertake inspection of parts to ensure quality and accuracy.

Skills

Heavy engineering experience

Welding steel to acceptable tolerances

Understanding of engineered drawings

Ability to work independently

Knowledge of welding processes

Ability to work at heights

Job description

Navantia UK is a UK incorporated company, subsidiary of Spanish Navantia, created to work with UK industrial partners in shipbuilding, defence and in offshore wind energy. With a history that goes back more than 300 hundred years, Navantia is a world reference in the design, building, integration and life cycle support of state-of-the-art war ships for the Spanish Navy and international customers and has extensive experience in ToT programmes.

Job Description

• Experience in heavy engineering
• Welding steel to acceptable tolerances
• Assisting to create steel frames and unit builds as well as supporting refit and repair operations.
• Understand and have the ability to work from Engineering drawings
• Ensure the proper handling of machines, product and tooling at all times.
• At the end of each shift ensure shut down off all welding equipment and gas connection.
• Produce work to the NavantiaQuality standard.
• Responsible for reporting any faults or damage to the machine and its tooling to Management.
• Produce vertical and overhead welds to Navantia Quality standard required.
• To be able to weld and fabricate to a high standard with an eye for detail. Mainly flux core and Solid Mig
• Experience with overhead cranes and lifting equipment
• Comfortable working at heights and in confined spaces

HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT

• Demonstrate a positive attitude towards improving the culture in the workplace, stop and report any activity you feel might cause injury or damage, ensuring that everyone works safely at all times.
• Follows and adhere to any control measures required under the Safety, Environmental and Quality Management Systems.
• Ensure good house-keeping of work areas at all times.

QUALITY

• Undertake inspection of parts, sub-assemblies and finished products to ensure dimensional accuracy, quality and solid working function.
• Support the company in maintaining and improving our ISO 9001 (quality), 14001 (environmental), 45001 (health and safety) standards through adherence to the NavantiaManagement Systems this is the responsibility of all Navantiaemployees when conducting all processes and activities.

Qualifications

• Time served welder either in a shipyard or similar field activity where structural fabrication was undertaken.
• Basic knowledge of welding processes.
• Understanding of dimensional control techniques such as Electronic Distance Measuring (EDM).
• Understanding of engineered drawings and technical documents.
• Knowledge and compliance of work place safety.
• Work execution independently according to valid instructions, rules and other standards.
• Flexible cooperation with other team-members.

Key Interpersonal/Behavioral Skills:

• Ability to establish an appropriate course of action for self and/or others to accomplish a goal.
• Effectiveness in identifying possible problems for upward reporting/investigation.
• Ability to express ideas or facts in a clear manner.
• Professional and pro-active work ethic.

Additional Information

• Company pension
• 31 days holiday
• Life assurance

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