Welder (Bridges)

KNDS UK; Stockport; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Join KNDS UK as a Welder (Bridges) and work in a state-of-the-art facility manufacturing equipment for the defence industry. We seek dedicated individuals with relevant welding qualifications and experience to ensure high-quality outputs for military contracts. Enjoy competitive salary, attractive pension, and various employee benefits while contributing to a prestigious organisation known for its excellence in engineering.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Attractive pension (4% employee contribution, 7% employer contribution)

Half-day Friday

Life assurance scheme

Company sick pay scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Additional Holidays & Long Service rewards

Wellbeing initiatives, such as Free Fruit on Tuesdays

Cycle to work Scheme

Free on-site car parking

Qualifications

• Recognised Time Served Apprenticeship in Welding or similar.
• NVQ Level 3 in relevant discipline is required.
• Experience in heavy manufacturing or fabrication is essential.

Responsibilities

• Welding Aluminium using MIG in line with weld procedures.
• Compliance with Environmental, Health and Safety Policy.
• Using drawings and work instructions to ensure component conformity.

Skills

MIG Welding

Compliance with Health and Safety

Education

Recognised Time Served Apprenticeship in Welding

NVQ Level 3 in a relevant discipline

Welding qualifications to ISO 9606 parts 1 and/or 2

ISO 14732 (desirable)

Job description

KNDS UK Stockport, England, United Kingdom

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A Little About Us…

With over a century of engineering expertise and innovation, KNDS UK (formerly WFEL Limited) is a renowned world leader in rapidly deployable military bridging systems and a key partner in the UK MoD’s Boxer armoured vehicle programme.

We are proud of our heritage and our reputation of providing the highest quality engineering solutions for over 100 years. As a trusted partner to military customers around the world, our employees are the very heart of our company. We have a skilled and experienced workforce dedicated to achieving excellence in all areas of the business from Engineering to Project Management, Business Support to Operations.

About The Role…

As our business evolves, we are looking to strengthen our workforce with talented and motivated individuals across a range of disciplines to work from our Northwest Engineering Centre of Excellence and currently have this opportunity available:

This is a great opportunity to join a world-class organisation, delivering a secured long-term contract to the UK MoD. The core purpose of this job function is to work as an Aluminium MIG Welder in our state-of-the-art facility as part of a dedicated team to manufacture equipment for the defence industry. Operators will be required to use jigs and fixtures to manufacture components complying with engineering drawings and work instructions.

Key Duties Include, But Are Not Limited To

• Compliance with the Environmental, Health and Safety Policy and identify health and safety hazards prior to the start of work.
• Welding Aluminium using MIG in line with weld procedures and drawing requirements.
• Reporting via approved Maintenance Reporting Procedures any equipment fault or unusual occurrences.
• Using drawings, work instructions to complete all tasks and ensure through visual/non-destructive inspection that the fabricated component conforms to the drawing.
• Using hand tools and the appropriate measuring instruments to each task.
• Completion of European qualification of welder approval tests on a regular basis.
• Ensuring personal safety and the safety of other employees is not compromised by their actions and to apply all applicable safety requirements in compliance with regulatory agencies.
• Booking of hours performing duties on a MRP (Materials Requirements Planning) system, SAP.
  
  

What We’re Looking For…

With a Recognised Time Served Apprenticeship in Welding or a similar discipline and also have an NVQ Level 3 in a relevant discipline or equivalent. You should hold Welding qualifications to ISO 9606 parts 1 and/or 2, and holding ISO 14732 is desirable. We also need you to have previous experience of practical welding/fitting in a heavy manufacturing or fabrication environment.

Why You Should Join Us

When you become part of the KNDS UK team, you will enjoy employee benefits such as:

• Competitive salary
• Attractive pension (4% employee contribution, 7% employer contribution)
• Half-day Friday
• Life assurance scheme
• Company sick pay scheme which increases with service
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Additional Holidays & other Long Service rewards
• Wellbeing initiatives, such as Free Fruit on Tuesday’s
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Free on-site car parking
• On-site electric vehicle charging points
  
  

We’re also very proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant since 2018, achieving their Silver Award in 2020 and Gold Award in 2024. We actively support and encourage service leavers, reservists and cadets to join our team, recognising military skills and qualifications in our recruitment and selection process.

If you are passionate about Manufacturing and eager to contribute to a thriving workplace environment, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Recruiters please note that we have a list of approved recruitment agency partners in place and we will contact agencies directly should we require support. Any unsolicited CV’s received via an agency will be accepted with thanks but without fee.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Defense and Space Manufacturing

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