Welding Team Lead - 4-Day Week, Bonus, Benefits

Prime Appointments Recruitment Agency; Witham; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance 20 days

Company pension

Bonus

Sick pay

Life assurance

Employee discounts

Job summary

Prime Appointments Recruitment Agency with Witham, Essex, seeks an experienced Welding Team Leader to join a growing production team. The role leads welders, coordinates workloads and drives continuous improvement, combining hands-on welding with strong leadership and organisation.

The package includes a salary around £37,000, a 4-day week, 20 days holiday plus bank holidays, a company pension, and a profit-related bonus.

Qualifications

• Experience leading or mentoring a welding/fabrication team.
• Experience with MIG, TIG or Laser welding processes.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings.
• Understanding of procedures and symbols used in welding.
• Knowledge of Lean manufacturing/continuous improvement.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Welding/fabrication qualifications or certifications.
• Experience with robotic or automated systems advantageous.
• Knowledge of weld inspection techniques desirable.
• Experience in fenestration industry beneficial.
• Lean, Six Sigma or 5S training; CWI or safety certifications advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate and support the team.
• Allocate workloads and monitor production progress.
• Ensure operations meet quality and safety standards.
• Read and interpret engineering drawings and welding specs.
• Carry out in‑process inspections and final quality checks.
• Work closely with production, quality and engineering.
• Support training and development of team members.
• Promote Lean manufacturing, 5S and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with ISO standards and company procedures.
• Assist with problem‑solving and root cause analysis activities.

Skills

Team leadership

Welding processes

Technical drawings

Procedures & symbols

Lean/CI

Communication

Welding qualifications

Automation

Weld inspection

Fenestration knowledge

Lean/Six Sigma/5S

CWI/safety certs

Job description

Prime Appointments Recruitment Agency with Witham, Essex, seeks an experienced Welding Team Leader to join a growing production team. The role leads welders, coordinates workloads and drives continuous improvement, combining hands-on welding with strong leadership and organisation.

The package includes a salary around £37,000, a 4-day week, 20 days holiday plus bank holidays, a company pension, and a profit-related bonus.