Job Description
An established and highly respected engineering manufacturer based in Wellingborough is seeking an experienced TIG & MIG Welder to join its production team. This is a permanent opportunity within a modern high-technology manufacturing environment working on precision-engineered instrumentation to exacting quality standards.
You will join a skilled and qualified welding team using a range of jigs fixtures welding plant robotic welding cells and manipulators to assemble and weld complex stainless-steel components.
Key Responsibilities
- MIG and TIG welding of precision instrumentation to customer demand
- Set up operate and maintain a MIG robotic welding cell to the highest quality standards
- Train and qualify to weld across the full size and range of instruments
- Work across robot welding manufacturing case bay tacking and welding flange tacking and coded flange welding
- Carry out associated assembly tasks including pressure testing and helium leak testing
- Support production engineering with shop-floor documentation
- Maintain welding equipment tools and work areas in line with housekeeping and safety standards
- Support customer inspection activities
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and new production methods
- Perform TPM and preventative maintenance tasks on equipment and fixtures
- Ensure compliance with health & safety ERP and quality requirements
Skills Experience & Competencies
Essential:
- Minimum 5 years TIG welding experience in a high-technology manufacturing environment
- Proven experience welding stainless steel to a very high standard
- Experience of welder coding to EN287-1 ASME IX and/or PED
- Experience reading engineering drawings specifications and work instructions
- Strong accuracy consistency and attention to detail
- Ability to work to tight deadlines in a clean physically active shop-floor environment
- Good IT skills including Microsoft Word Excel and Outlook
Personal Attributes:
- Hard-working and self-motivated
- Hands-on thorough and reliable
- Flexible adaptable and enthusiastic
- Strong team player with the ability to work unsupervised
- Positive attitude and punctual
Desirable
- Recognised engineering qualification (e.g. City & Guilds BTEC)
- Nuclear coding experience (e.g. RCCM)
- Experience welding exotic materials (316 Duplex Super Duplex)
- Experience with automated lathes and/or turntables
Benefits Package
- 24 days annual leave increasing with length of service
- Paid birthday leave
- Option to sell unused annual leave
- Up to 5% employer pension contribution
- Life assurance (4x basic salary)
- Health cash plan (including discounted gym memberships)
- Private medical insurance
- Professional subscription support
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
- Enhanced sick pay
This role offers long-term stability advanced training (including robotic welding systems) and the opportunity to work on high-specification engineered products within a supportive and professional manufacturing environment.
Applications are welcomed from experienced welders seeking a permanent role with strong development opportunities.
Job DescriptionAn established and highly respected engineering manufacturer based in Wellingborough is seeking an experienced TIG & MIG Welder to join its production team. This is a permanent opportunity within a modern high-technology manufacturing environment working on precision-engineered instru...
Job Description
An established and highly respected engineering manufacturer based in Wellingborough is seeking an experienced TIG & MIG Welder to join its production team. This is a permanent opportunity within a modern high-technology manufacturing environment working on precision-engineered instrumentation to exacting quality standards.
You will join a skilled and qualified welding team using a range of jigs fixtures welding plant robotic welding cells and manipulators to assemble and weld complex stainless-steel components.
Key Responsibilities
- MIG and TIG welding of precision instrumentation to customer demand
- Set up operate and maintain a MIG robotic welding cell to the highest quality standards
- Train and qualify to weld across the full size and range of instruments
- Work across robot welding manufacturing case bay tacking and welding flange tacking and coded flange welding
- Carry out associated assembly tasks including pressure testing and helium leak testing
- Support production engineering with shop-floor documentation
- Maintain welding equipment tools and work areas in line with housekeeping and safety standards
- Support customer inspection activities
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and new production methods
- Perform TPM and preventative maintenance tasks on equipment and fixtures
- Ensure compliance with health & safety ERP and quality requirements
Skills Experience & Competencies
Essential:
- Minimum 5 years TIG welding experience in a high-technology manufacturing environment
- Proven experience welding stainless steel to a very high standard
- Experience of welder coding to EN287-1 ASME IX and/or PED
- Experience reading engineering drawings specifications and work instructions
- Strong accuracy consistency and attention to detail
- Ability to work to tight deadlines in a clean physically active shop-floor environment
- Good IT skills including Microsoft Word Excel and Outlook
Personal Attributes:
- Hard-working and self-motivated
- Hands-on thorough and reliable
- Flexible adaptable and enthusiastic
- Strong team player with the ability to work unsupervised
- Positive attitude and punctual
Desirable
- Recognised engineering qualification (e.g. City & Guilds BTEC)
- Nuclear coding experience (e.g. RCCM)
- Experience welding exotic materials (316 Duplex Super Duplex)
- Experience with automated lathes and/or turntables
Benefits Package
- 24 days annual leave increasing with length of service
- Paid birthday leave
- Option to sell unused annual leave
- Up to 5% employer pension contribution
- Life assurance (4x basic salary)
- Health cash plan (including discounted gym memberships)
- Private medical insurance
- Professional subscription support
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
- Enhanced sick pay
This role offers long-term stability advanced training (including robotic welding systems) and the opportunity to work on high-specification engineered products within a supportive and professional manufacturing environment.
Applications are welcomed from experienced welders seeking a permanent role with strong development opportunities.
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