Welder / Fabricator

Camfil; Gillingham; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Camfil UK is seeking a Welder/Fabricator at the Gillingham, Kent site to work 39 hours per week (Mon-Thu 8:00–16:30, Fri 8:00–15:30). You will read drawings to British/International standards and weld using MAG/TIG methods, while ensuring first-offs meet spec and quality standards.

You will inspect work with Vernier calipers, micrometres and height gauges and adhere to weld procedures to minimise rejects. Knowledge of carbon and stainless steels and 1–6 mm thickness is required; aluminium

Qualifications

• Reading drawings to British/International standards.
• Qualification to BS EN ISO 9606-1.
• Previous experience within a precision manufacturing environment.
• Worked with thicknesses from 1mm to 6mm.
• Knowledge of carbon and stainless steels in welding.
• MAG/TIG welding experience.

Responsibilities

• Manual welding and fabrication of components to customer specification.
• Read and understand drawings including welding symbols.
• Work with fixtures, jigs and clamps as required.
• Produce 'First Offs' to specifications.
• Self-inspection using measuring equipment (Vernier/Micrometres/Height Gauges).
• Follow weld specifications/procedures to minimise defective parts.

Skills

Reading drawings

Welding techniques

Quality inspection

Education

BS EN ISO 9606-1

Tools

Vernier calipers

Micrometres

Height gauges

Job description

For more than half a century, Camfil has been helping people breathe cleaner air. As a leading manufacturer of premium clean air solutions, we provide commercial and industrial systems for air filtration and air pollution control that improve worker and equipment productivity, minimise energy use and benefit human health and the environment.
Camfil UK has two production sites based in Haslingden, Lancashire and Gillingham, Kent. Globally, the Camfil group employs over 6000 people and has headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden.

Welder / Fabricator at our Gillingham, Kent site (39 hours per week - Monday to Thursday 8am to 430pm/Friday 8am to 330pm)

• Manual welding and fabrication of components to customer specification.
• To be able to read and understand drawings that will include British / International standards and welding symbols.
• Having a good understanding of fixtures, jigs and clamps when required.
• Being able to produce 'First Offs' to specifications.
• Self-Inspection and to include the use of measuring equipment such as Vernier's, Micrometres and Height Gauges.
• Working within weld specifications / procedures to minimise the risk of defective / reject parts.

Ideally the candidate must have:

• An Understanding of Welding Symbols and British / International standards.
• Qualification to BS EN ISO 9606-1
• Previous experience within a Precision Manufacturing environment.
• Worked with thicknesses from 1mm to 6mm.
• Knowledge and previous experience with carbon and stainless steels, in a welding environment.
• Demonstrable MAG / TIG Welding experience.

Preferably the candidate will have:

• Knowledge and previous experience with aluminium, in a welding environment.
• Demonstrable aluminium welding experience.