Welder Fabricator

GI Group Main Account; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Life assurance / medical insurance (if

Training, progression andqualification

Job summary

GI Group Main Account is seeking experienced Welder Fabricators (MIG/TIG) to support repair and fabrication work across rail components. This hands-on role involves welding, fabricating from drawings, and reworking damaged parts in a busy railway fabrication environment.

You will weld on steel and aluminium, perform positional welding, and occasionally travel for site assignments. Overtime is paid time-and-a-half after 39 hours; standard hours are 07:30–16:30, Monday to Friday, with a salary up

Qualifications

• Proven MIG and TIG welding experience.
• Fabricate from scratch from drawings/spec or job requirements.
• Confident with positional welding.
• Comfortable working on both steel and aluminium.
• Happy to do some site work.

Responsibilities

• MIG and TIG welding on rail components and assemblies.
• Fabricating from scratch from drawings/spec or job requirements.
• Working with steel and aluminium.
• Positional welding is a key requirement.
• Occasional site work and travel with accommodations provided.

Skills

MIG welding

TIG welding

Fabrication from scratch

Positional welding

Steel work

Aluminium work

Reading drawings/specs

Tools

Welding equipment

Job description

OT paid at time-and-a-half (after 39 hours)

Start: ASAP

Our client is expanding due to increased workload and is looking for experienced

Welder Fabricators (MIG/TIG) to support repair and fabrication work across the rail sector. This is a hands‑on role working on a variety of railway components, including

repairing and reworking crashed/damaged train parts.

The role

You’ll be working in a busy fabrication environment where quality and safety matter. Typical work will include:

• MIG and TIG welding on rail components and assemblies
• Fabricating from scratch from drawings/spec or job requirements
• Working with
• steel and aluminium
• Positional welding (a key requirement - please ensure you’re confident with this)
• Working across a range of material thicknesses, typically
• 1-12mm, with occasional work up to
• 50mm
• Working away (occasional)

There may be some site work / working away, but it’s not frequent. When travel is required:

• Accommodation ("digs") is paid
• Travel in a company van

What we’re looking for

• Proven MIG and TIG welding experience
• fabricate from scratch
• Confident with positional welding
• Comfortable working on both steel and aluminium
• Happy to do some site work
• £15 - £16 per hour but with guarenteed overtime every week gives a salary of up to £36k per annum
• Monday to Friday: 07:30-16:30 |42 hours per week
• Overtime paid at
• time-and-a-half after 39 hours

Standard company benefits package including:

• Annual leave
• Life assurance / medical insurance (where applicable)
• Training, progression and qualification opportunities

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