Fabricator Welder

Welder / Plater / Fabricator
Droitwich
Full-time | Monday-Friday | 39 hours + overtime Day shift
?18.50 per hour
Our client is a family-owned manufacturing business looking to appoint an experienced Welder / Plater / Fabricator to join their growing team.
They design and manufacture bespoke work-holding solutions using state-of-the-art 3D CAD and CNC machinery, supplying into sectors including automotive, aerospace, off-highway vehicles, white goods, and food processing. Products include robotic welding fixtures, end-of-arm tooling, positioners, and custom fabrications.
The Role
Reporting directly to the Toolroom Manager, you will be responsible for manufacturing high-quality fabrications to drawing and specification.
Key Responsibilities

• Read and interpret engineering drawings, including welding symbols
  
• Mark out, prepare, and fabricate materials to specification
  
• Manufacture and use jigs, templates, and patterns
  
• Carry out MIG, TIG, Stick, and Oxy-acetylene welding
  
• Fabricate and plate ferrous and non-ferrous materials
  
• Work with heavy fabrications up to 50mm plate thickness
  
• Perform single and multi-run welds
  
• Grind, deburr, finish, and assemble components
  
• Inspect work for quality and carry out rework where required
  
• Operate overhead cranes safely
  
• Check welding equipment before and after use
  
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment
  
• Undertake site work when required
  
• Work as part of a team to meet production deadlines
  
• Follow all company procedures and Health & Safety standards
  Experience Required
  
• Time-served welder with heavy fabrication experience
  
• Strong MIG and TIG welding skills
  
• Ability to read and work from engineering drawings
  
• Experience with thick materials and complex welds
  
• Overhead crane experience essential
  
• Additional fitting experience advantageous
  Skills & Attributes
  
• Coded welder (fillet and butt welds preferred)
  
• Skilled in plating and fabrication techniques
  
• Safe use of grinders and abrasive equipment
  
• High attention to detail
  
• Strong communication skills
  
• Team player with the ability to work independently
  
• Good understanding of Health & Safety
  Qualifications (Desirable)
  
• Time-served apprenticeship
  
• City & Guilds Parts 1, 2 & 3 or BTEC ONC
  
• NVQ Level 3 in Fabrication & Welding / Plating & Welding
  MAN24