Welder (Aluminium MIG/TIG)

Mane Contract Services; Stockport; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Mane Contract Services is assisting a leading manufacturing business in Stockport to recruit Aluminium Welders. You will weld aluminium components to drawings and WPS, ensuring top quality and safety standards are met.

Key responsibilities include MIG welding, reading drawings, inspecting welds and finishing to specification, with a focus on high-integrity fabrication and compliance with HSE requirements.

Qualifications

• Time-served Welder with NVQ Level 3 or equivalent.
• Experience welding aluminium in manufacturing/fabrication environments.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and technical specifications.
• Knowledge of welding quality standards and inspection requirements.
• Experience in defence/high-integrity manufacturing environments.
• NDT inspection experience (Visual, DPI, MPI or RT).
• Experience with robotic or mechanised welding systems.

Responsibilities

• MIG welding aluminium assemblies to drawings and WPS.
• Work from engineering drawings and WPS.
• Produce high-quality welds to BS EN ISO 10042 standards.
• Visually inspect completed welds.
• Dress and finish welds to specification.
• Work safely in line with HSE requirements.

Skills

Aluminium welding

MIG welding

Reading drawings

Inspection standards

Robotic/mechanised welding

Education

NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds in welding

Tools

Welding equipment (WPS)

Robot welding systems

Job description

We're recruiting experienced Aluminium Welders to join a leading manufacturing business producing high-quality fabricated assemblies for safety-critical applications.

The Role

You’ll be responsible for welding aluminium components to engineering drawings and Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS), ensuring all work meets the highest quality and safety standards.

Key Responsibilities

• MIG welding of aluminium assemblies (TIG/MAG experience beneficial)
• Working from engineering drawings and WPS
• Producing high-quality welds to BS EN ISO 10042 standards
• Visual inspection of completed welds
• Dressing and finishing welds to specification
• Working safely in line with HSE requirements

What We're Looking For

• Time-served Welder (NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds or equivalent)
• Previous experience welding aluminium within a manufacturing or fabrication environment
• Ability to read engineering drawings and technical specifications
• Knowledge of welding quality standards and inspection requirements
• Experience working to high-quality manufacturing standards
• Previous experience within defence, military or other high-integrity manufacturing environments
• NDT inspection experience (Visual, DPI, MPI or RT)
• Experience with robotic or mechanised welding systems