Welder Fabricators

Response Personnel; Dunstable; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Subsidised canteen

Life Assurance x3

Enhanced Pension Scheme

On-site parking

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Job summary

Response Personnel is recruiting TIG Welders and Welders/Fabricators for a leading aerospace manufacturer in Dunstable. Roles are full time and permanent with a four‑day week and optional day or night shifts.

Typical duties include fabricating ducting components from stainless steel, titanium and nickel alloys, performing TIG welding, reading engineering drawings, and maintaining quality; prior aerospace experience is desirable.

Qualifications

• Experience with TIG welding on aerospace ducting.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
• Experience with ducting components is desirable.
• Aerospace sector experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Produce ducting components from stainless steel, titanium and nickel alloys.
• Perform TIG welding with precise control and quality standards.
• Read and interpret engineering drawings to set up welds.
• Maintain and monitor welding equipment and workspace.

Skills

TIG welding

Reading drawings

Ducting experience

Aerospace experience

Tools

Turntable with foot pedal

Glove Box operation

Job description

Welders & Fabricators - Multiple Roles Available TIG Welders Aerospace Manufacturing | Dunstable | Full Time, Permanent £38,305 Salary, Day Shift, Monday to Thursday Response Personnel is recruiting Welders and Fabricators / TIG Welders on behalf of a leading aerospace manufacturer based in Dunstable. These are full time, permanent positions offered on either a day shift or night shift, with a four-day working week and excellent overtime opportunities.

Shift Pattern & Hours

• Four day week: Monday to Thursday
• Day shift: 6.00am - 3.45pm or 7.00am - 4.45pm
• Contracted hours: 37 hours, Monday to Thursday
• Overtime generally available Friday and Saturday, paid at x1.5

Salary & Benefits

• £38,305 per annum
• 20.5 days holiday plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 22 days (plus Bank Holidays) after 3 years
• Subsidised canteen
• Life Assurance x3
• Company Sick Pay (after successful probationary period)
• Enhanced Pension Scheme - joinable from Day 1, with flexible contributions via salary sacrifice
• Access to an Independent Financial Advisor for pension advice
• Non-contributory Income Protection Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• On-site car parking
• On-site shower facilities

The Role

• Production of ducting components using various metals including stainless steel, Titanium and Inconel
• TIG welding experience
• Ability to operate a turntable controlled with a foot pedal, and to operate a welding chamber (Glove Box)
• Ability to obtain and maintain approval stamps
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings
• Previous experience within the Aerospace industry is desirable

Screening Questions

• Do you have experience working with ducting?
• Can you read and understand engineering drawings, and are you comfortable working with hand tools (snips, hammers, abrasive pads, etc.)?
• Materials include - Inconel, Stainless Steel and Titanium before?
• Recent TIG welding experience, and have you TIG welded Stainless Steel, Titanium and/or nickel alloy tubes with around a 0.71mm wall thickness and 6.35mm diameter?
• Are you comfortable using a foot controller while TIG welding?
• Do you have Aerospace Experience?
• Have you used a turntable when TIG welding before?
• Have you previously been formally qualified to weld in different positions, ideally 5F and 6G?

TIG Welder / Welding / TIG Welder / Welder Fabricator