Welder/Plater (12 month FTC)

Progress Rail

Sheffield

On-site

GBP 31,000 - 34,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Shift allowance
33 days holiday per annum
4 day week
Company pension with up to 7% employer
Life assurance 3x salary
Professional development
Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company, is recruiting skilled Welders and Platers to join our Sheffield facility. You will perform manual welding of production items, fabricate plated components, and operate to engineering drawings, with a 4-day week, shift pattern mornings/afternoons on alternating weeks.

We value safety, quality and teamwork, offering a competitive salary (£32,304 per annum) + benefits and opportunities for training and progression within a global rail technology leader.

Qualifications

  • Manufacturing industry experience, preferably medium to heavy environment.
  • Experience in manual welding to production schedules.
  • Knowledge of safety legislation and ISO 9001 quality procedures.
  • Qualifications in MMA and MAGS welding processes.
  • Competent in plating processes.
  • Ability to read and work from engineering drawings.

Responsibilities

  • Carry out all required manual-welding processes to the required standard.
  • Weld production items to the required design and tolerances.
  • Mark out, manufacture and weld together components for weldments as required for tooling and maintenance purposes.
  • Plating fixtures.
  • Maintain a safe and tidy working environment in accordance with company and legislative requirements
  • Operate in accordance with the Company Quality Assurance System and help to improve/develop processes
  • Work within Company procedures as required including quality, safety and environmental management processes

Skills

Manufacturing
Manual welding
Safety compliance ISO9001
MMA welding
MAGS welding
Plating processes
Reading drawings

Job description

(We do not offer sponsorship visas, you must have a full UK right to work in order be considred).

Join a team that's shaping the future of rail.

Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company, is a global leader in rail technology and infrastructure solutions. With operations across multiple continents and a portfolio spanning locomotives, signalling systems, trackwork, maintenance equipment, and repair services, we make a real impact on the world's transportation networks.

Our success is driven by people who embody our values:

  • Safety – Care, Learn, Prevent
  • Integrity – Do the Right Thing
  • Teamwork – Win Together
  • Excellence – Be the Best
  • Commitment – Own the Outcome

At Progress Rail, you'll be part of an inclusive, diverse workplace where innovation thrives and every employee has the opportunity to make a difference.

Job Description
  • Location: Sheffield, S9 1TP
  • Salary: £32,304 per annum + benefits + shift allowance
  • Holidays - 33 days per annum
  • 4 day week

Shift Pattern - alternating:

  • Mornings 06h00 – 15.15 – Monday to Thursday
  • Afternoons 15.00 – 00.30 – Monday to Thursday

The Role:

We are recruiting for skilled Welders / Platers to carry out manual welding of production items and manufacture plated items as required.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Carry out all required manual-welding processes to the required standard.
  • Weld production items to the required design and tolerances.
  • Mark out, manufacture and weld together components for weldments as required for tooling and maintenance purposes.
  • Plating fixtures.
  • Maintain a safe and tidy working environment in accordance with company and legislative requirements
  • Operate in accordance with the Company Quality Assurance System and help to improve/develop processes
  • Work within Company procedures as required including quality, safety and environmental management processes

What's next?

Progress Rail is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. We value and embrace diversity of thought, background and unique experiences and we pride ourselves on an inclusive workforce and culture.

Qualifications

Skills and Experience:

  • Previous experience should include manufacturing industry, preferably in a medium to heavy environment
  • Project/jobbing environment with a focus on manual welding working to production schedules
  • Awareness of safety legislation and quality procedures (ISO 9001)
  • Qualifications in MMA and MAGS welding processes
  • Qualified and competent in Plating processes
  • Ability to read and work from engineering drawings.
Additional Information

What you'll get in return:

In addition to working for an industry leader, with a great working environment and knowledgeable colleagues, we also offer:

  • Highly competitive and negotiable salaries, depending on suitability and experience
  • Company funded external qualifications
  • 33 days holiday per annum, pro rate (inclusive of bank/public holidays)
  • Company pension scheme with up to a 7% employer contribution
  • Company funded life assurance of 3 times your annual salary
  • Professional and leadership development
  • Employee Assistance ProgrammeAccess to a variety of discounts on your favourite shops, car insurance, holidays and much more via Caterpillar Advantage
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