Welder/Fabricator

Novax Recruitment Ltd; Builth Wells; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

The welder/fabricator role focuses on structural steel fabrication in a workshop environment. You will read drawings, weld fillet and butt joints, and set out beams and connections with precision to meet project timelines.

Safety and quality are emphasized as you operate cranes and cutting equipment and maintain weld records and material traceability throughout the production process.

Qualifications

• Proven experience welding and fabricating structural steel.
• Experience reading structural fabrication drawings and weld symbols.
• Ability to produce accurate fit-ups and quality welds with minimal rework.
• Experience using workshop equipment safely, including cranes, slings, grinders and cutting equipment.

Responsibilities

• Fabricate structural steelwork from drawings, ensuring members are ready to bolt and erect without rework.
• Weld fillet, butt and positional joints to required procedures and standards.
• Read fabrication drawings and weld symbols to identify issues before cutting.
• Set out and assemble beams, frames and connections accurately within tolerance.
• Operate workshop equipment safely (cranes, slings, grinders, cutting tools).
• Deliver weekly output while maintaining traceability and finish quality.

Skills

Structural welding

Fabrication

Reading drawings

Safety awareness

Tools

Overhead cranes

Grinders

Cutting equipment

Job description

Welder / Fabricator - Structural Steel

Location: Builth Wells
Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

The Company

The steel leaving this workshop doesn't stay in the yard for long.

It becomes the frames, beams and connections that go on to become real buildings - and the quality of the work on the shop floor determines how smoothly those structures come together on site.

This is a structural steel operation where fit-up matters, weld quality matters, and getting it right first time matters.

They're looking for a Welder/Fabricator who knows their way around structural steel and takes pride in producing work that site teams can erect without having to fight it.

The Role

You will:

• Fabricate structural steelwork from drawings, ensuring members are ready to bolt and erect without unnecessary rework.
• Weld fillet, butt and positional joints to the required procedures and quality standards.
• Read fabrication drawings, weld symbols and cutting lists, identifying problems before steel reaches the cutting stage.
• Set out and assemble beams, frames and connections accurately, keeping everything square and within tolerance.
• Operate workshop equipment including overhead cranes, lifting equipment, grinders and thermal cutting equipment safely.
• Deliver the required weekly output while maintaining material traceability, weld records and finish quality.

What You'll Bring

You must have:

• Proven experience welding and fabricating structural steel - not primarily sheet metal or maintenance work.
• Experience reading structural fabrication drawings and weld symbols.
• The ability to produce accurate fit-ups and quality welds with minimal rework.
• Experience using workshop equipment safely, including cranes, slings, grinders and cutting equipment.

It would be useful if you have:

• Current coded welding qualifications relevant to structural steel procedures.
• Experience working to formal weld procedures and supporting NDT/inspection requirements.
• Experience working to live fabrication programmes and project deadlines.

Why This Role

• Your work doesn't disappear into a subcontract package - you'll see the steel you fabricate progress from the shop floor to the finished structure.
• You'll work alongside experienced fabricators who understand that getting the fit right saves problems further down the line.
• The business takes health, safety and quality seriously, with the equipment, procedures and inspection support in place to do the job properly.
• There's a genuine focus on getting good work out of the workshop rather than simply counting hours.