Welder – High-Integrity Defence Systems (Flexible Hours)

Babcock International; West of England; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Pension with life assurance

Health and wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Babcock International in Ashton Vale, near Bristol, seeks a Welder to join the Mission Systems Production team. You will weld high-strength steel assemblies for defence applications, with manual, mechanised and robotic processes and full NDT testing.

This is a full-time, on-site role with shift patterns and a competitive benefits package. The role requires a time-served welding apprenticeship, ability to read complex drawings, and experience with FCAW/MAG welding in a defence context.

Qualifications

• Time served apprenticeship or similar in welding/fabrication.
• Evidence of previously held codes to recognised European/American standards and working to high-quality standards.
• Capable of reading complex fabrication drawings.
• Experience of positional welding using FCAW and solid Wire pulse MAG is essential.
• Experience of welding in the defence industry is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Welding of large high strength quenched and tempered Steel assemblies for the defence industry.
• Welding of assemblies used for lifting and handling in the defence industry.
• Welds are subject to full NDT including volumetric Ultrasonic and radiographic examination.
• Welding using manual, mechanised and automatic (Robotic) welding processes

Skills

Welding

Reading fabrication drawings

NDT exposure

Manual welding

Robotic welding

Education

Time served apprenticeship in welding/fabrication

Tools

FCAW

MAG welding

Job description

Babcock International in Ashton Vale, near Bristol, seeks a Welder to join the Mission Systems Production team. You will weld high-strength steel assemblies for defence applications, with manual, mechanised and robotic processes and full NDT testing.

This is a full-time, on-site role with shift patterns and a competitive benefits package. The role requires a time-served welding apprenticeship, ability to read complex drawings, and experience with FCAW/MAG welding in a defence context.