MIG WELDER

SLANETRAC ENGINEERING LIMITED; Navan; On-site; EUR 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

SLANETRAC ENGINEERING LIMITED in Navan, Ireland seeks an experienced MIG Welder to join our manufacturing team. You will cut, join and weld metal components with precision, interpreting blueprints and selecting appropriate tools and materials.

Responsibilities include setting up equipment, maintaining safety standards, inspecting weld quality with gauges, and collaborating with supervisors to meet project specs.

Qualifications

• Experience in MIG welding with high precision and adherence to specifications.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and production drawings.
• Commitment to safety rules and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Cut and join metal components using MIG welding with precision.
• Interpret blueprints to lay out welding projects and select tools.
• Operate cutting tools and inspect weld quality with gauges.
• Maintain equipment, organize work area and monitor material stock.
• Collaborate with supervisors and guide junior welders when needed.

Skills

Reading blueprints

MIG welding

Metallurgy knowledge

Safety compliance

Quality inspection

Tools

Plasma cutters

Grinders

Lathe

Milling machines

Drill press

Forklifts/Cranes

Job description

Dean Hill, Hayes, Navan, Co. Meath, C15VN29

Map Share/Print

Application Details

In order to work in Ireland a non-EEA National, unless they are exempted, must hold a valid employment permit.Please review the Eligibility and requirements for an employment permit if you are unsure of your eligibility to apply for this vacancy.

Job Description

MIG Welder to cut and join metals and other materials. MIG Welder operate appropriate equipment to put together mechanical structures or parts with a great deal of precision. It is important as it provides the foundation for strong infrastructure. Include interpreting blueprints, selecting appropriate tools and metals, measuring, and assembling metal pieces, using cutting tools, determining gas ratios, drilling holes, and monitoring inventory. Health and safety regulations must be followed at all times and report any issues to the line manager.

Ability to:

• Cut and smoothen metal components using plasma cutters, portable grinders, lathe, and milling machines.
• Read and interpret blueprints and production drawings in order to lay out a welding project.
• Operate forklifts/cranes and use them in conveying work materials to welding site.
• Collaborate with project managers and welding supervisors to ensure smooth work operations.
• Guide and direct the activities of inexperienced/trainee welders.
• Maintain welding safety guidelines and regulations to ensure a risk-free work environment.
• Carry out welding according to set dimensions to meet general test requirements.
• Organise and clean welding equipment on a regular basis.
• Monitor inventory level of materials to notify supervisor of stock shortage.
• Bore holes through metal workpieces using drill press.
• Weld materials in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions.
• Adjust gas gauges to set the flow rate of shield gas.
• Conduct hydrostatic, x-ray, and tolerance tests to assess weld quality and conformance to specification.
• Use measuring instruments such as micrometers and calipers to inspect angles, grooves or gap allowances.
• Apply knowledge of metallurgy and geometry in selecting welding equipment and configuration.

• Sector: manufacturing

Career Level

• Experienced [Non-Managerial]