Welder

Ford & Stanley Talentwise; Wolverton; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift uplift 33%

Overtime up to 72 hours/week

Job summary

Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group Ltd in Milton Keynes is seeking skilled MIG Welders to join a team fabricating and welding large steel structures used on passenger trains. You will read engineering drawings and follow instructions to complete welds from start to finish.

Experience with MIG welding and fabrication is essential, and you must be able to work across rotating day and night shifts with a 33% uplift. Driving licence and medical screening are required; overtime potential exists.

Qualifications

• MIG welding experience required.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
• Experience in fabrication and welding workflows.
• Attention to detail and safe working practices.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

MIG welding

Reading drawings

Fabrication

Team player

Attention to detail

Manual handling

Tools

Welding equipment

Measuring tools

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

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

Responsibilities

• 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.

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

Ideal Candidate

• 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

Step into a team of welders committed to modernising and elevating Britain’s railways — help create the reliable, comfortable, high‑quality journeys that define modern rail travel.

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 a 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.