Welder

Collins McNicholas Recruitment; Dublin; On-site; EUR 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Job summary

Collins McNicholas Recruitment is seeking an experienced Welder for our client in Dublin. The role focuses on welding and fabrication of signage components, working with aluminium, mild steel and stainless steel from technical drawings.

You will operate workshop machinery and maintain high standards to meet delivery deadlines. The ideal candidate has proven welding experience, strong MIG/TIG skills, and a safe, detail‑oriented approach.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in welding and metal fabrication within a production or workshop environment.
• Strong MIG and TIG welding skills across aluminium, mild steel, and stainless steel.
• Ability to work from technical drawings and specifications and mark out and set up work independently.
• Experience producing clean, high-quality welds to tight tolerances.
• Recognised welding qualification or coded welding certification would be advantageous.
• Strong attention to detail and pride in the quality of finished work.
• Reliable, punctual, and safety-conscious, with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Carry out MIG and TIG welding of aluminium, mild steel, and stainless steel components and support structures.
• Fabricate sign trays, frames, brackets, posts, and totem structures from drawings and specifications.
• Mark out, measure, cut, drill, and prepare materials for welding.
• Jig, clamp, and tack assemblies to ensure they are square, accurate, and within tolerance.
• Set up and adjust welding equipment based on material, thickness, and joint type.
• Grind, linish, and dress welds to a clean finish ready for painting or powder coating.
• Work from technical drawings, job sheets, and specifications and check finished work to required tolerances.
• Operate workshop machinery including guillotines, press brakes, bandsaws, and plasma cutters as required.
• Maintain welding equipment and keep the workshop, tools, and machinery clean and safe.
• Work closely with the production team to meet quality and delivery deadlines.

Skills

Welding

MIG welding

TIG welding

Metal fabrication

Reading drawings

Education

Welding certification

Tools

Plasma cutter

Guillotine

Press brake

Bandsaw

Job description

Job Title: Welder

Location: Dublin 12, Co. Dublin

We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced Welder to join our client, a long-established Irish signage company with over 50years of industry experience.

Our client specialises in large-scale corporate and retail signage solutions and is seeking a skilled Welder to join their workshop team, focusing on the welding and fabrication of signage components and support structures.

Main Responsibilities:

• Carry out MIG and TIG welding of aluminium, mild steel, and stainless steel components and support structures.
• Fabricate sign trays, frames, brackets, posts, and totem structures from drawings and specifications.
• Mark out, measure, cut, drill, and prepare materials for welding.
• Jig, clamp, and tack assemblies to ensure they are square, accurate, and within tolerance.
• Set up and adjust welding equipment based on material, thickness, and joint type.
• Grind, linish, and dress welds to a clean finish ready for painting or powder coating.
• Work from technical drawings, job sheets, and specifications and check finished work to required tolerances.
• Operate workshop machinery including guillotines, press brakes, bandsaws, and plasma cutters as required.
• Maintain welding equipment and keep the workshop, tools, and machinery clean and safe.
• Work closely with the production team to meet quality and delivery deadlines.

Main Requirements:

• Proven experience in welding and metal fabrication within a production or workshop environment.
• Strong MIG and TIG welding skills across aluminium, mild steel, and stainless steel.
• Ability to work from technical drawings and specifications and mark out and set up work independently.
• Experience producing clean, high-quality welds to tight tolerances.
• Recognised welding qualification or coded welding certification would be advantageous.
• Strong attention to detail and pride in the quality of finished work.
• Reliable, punctual, and safety-conscious, with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.

What We Offer:

• Competitive rate of pay, based on experience.
• Varied work across a broad range of signage products.
• Monday to Friday hours, with no weekend work.
• Scope to broaden your skills and progress within the production team.