Welder Fabricator

Rubicon People Partnership; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Rubicon People Partnership is seeking a Welder Fabricator in Salisbury. The role involves varied hands-on welding and fabrication work, with responsibilities across TIG and MIG processes on aluminium and steel.

You will read drawings, fabricate parts from sheet and tube, and help develop jigs and fixtures in a well-equipped workshop. Applicants should have welding experience in engineering/manufacturing environments and be comfortable with standard workshop tools, with a focus on accuracy and

Qualifications

• Welding and fabrication experience in engineering or manufacturing workshop.
• Ability to read technical drawings and measurements.
• Competence with basic workshop equipment and safe practices.

Responsibilities

• Carry out TIG and MIG welding on aluminium, mild steel and stainless steel.
• Fabricate parts from sheet, tube and bar to drawings and samples.
• Produce parts and assemblies and fit them to spec.
• Create jigs and fixtures to support production.
• Cut, form, fit, weld and finish parts to required standards.
• Maintain a clean, safe and organized workshop.

Skills

TIG welding

MIG welding

Reading drawings

Sheet metal

Fabrication

Tools

Saws

Grinders

Drills

Folders

Job description

Welder Fabricator | Salisbury | Up to £40,000 per annum

Earn up to £40,000 a year doing varied, hands‑on work, from one-off proto@types to small‑batch runs.
As a Welder Fabricator, your welding skills will be genuinely relied on, with every job a little different from the last.
You’ll be trusted to get on with the work, solve practical problems and take pride in a tidy, accurate finish.

As a Welder Fabricator, you will benefit from:

• Varied work across one-off parts, proto@types, small batches and production
• A stable role within an established automotive engineering business
• The trust to work independently, with support from the wider Engineering team when needed
• A well‑equipped workshop, including presses up to 100 tonnes, guillotines and folders
• The chance to shape improvements to jigs, fixtures and fabrication methods

As a Welder Fabricator, your responsibilities will include:

• Carry out TIG and MIG welding on aluminium, mild steel and stainless steel
• Fabricate parts and assemblies from sheet, tube, bar and section, including thin‑gauge material
• Produce parts from drawings, sketches, samples or verbal instructions
• Make jigs, fixtures and workshop aids to support production
• Cut, form, fit, weld and finish parts to the required standard
• Check your own work and keep the workshop clean, safe and organised

As a Welder Fabricator, your experience will include:

• Welding and fabrication experience in an engineering, manufacturing or similar workshop environment
• Confident TIG and/or MIG welding, with aluminium or stainless steel experience a real plus
• Ability to read technical drawings
• Comfortable using general workshop equipment such as saws, grinders, drills and folders
• Thin-gauge, sheet metal, brazing or basic turning and milling experience would be useful, but full training is available

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