MIG Welder

MIG Welder


Company
Kinetic Plc
Location
Sheffield
Posted
3 days ago
Via
via Kinetic Plc

Job Description
MIG Welder
Location: Sheffield, commutable from Rotherham, Chesterfield, Worksop, Dronfield
Hourly Pay: £15.08
Hours: 07:00 to 16:30 Monday to Thursday and 07:00 to 11:00 Friday - 40 hours including 2 x paid breaks
Tenure: Temp to perm

Join a busy and growing fabrication team as a MIG Welder, working on new projects and large engineered assemblies. You'll be welding mild steel (4mm+), building jigs from scratch, and producing high quality components for vehicle interiors, crushers for refuse lorries, and other heavy duty products. This role is ideal for an experienced, time served or apprentice trained MIG Welder who can work confidently from drawings and enjoys varied project work. You will need to complete a T fillet and MIG weld test on mild steel to be considered.

MIG Welder Key Responsibilities
• MIG welding mild steel, typically 4mm+ thickness
• Building jigs from scratch for production and project builds
• Working from engineering drawings to fabricate accurate assemblies
• Welding and assembling vehicle interiors, crushers and large fabricated structures
• Supporting new product builds, prototypes and bespoke fabrication work
• Maintaining a safe, organised workshop environment

MIG Welder Skills and Experience
• Time served or highly experienced MIG Welder
• Strong jig building and fabrication skills
• Confident welding 4mm+ mild steel unassisted
• Ability to work accurately from drawings
• Experience with vehicle interiors or heavy fabrication is an advantage
• Good understanding of measurements, angles and fabrication layouts

You could be working for an employer with an ever-expanding order book, fantastic working hours and a great reputation with various transport links from the city centre. They pride themselves on their working environment and friendly atmosphere, as well as a willingness to put time into your development so if you're an experienced MIG Welder with strong fabrication and jig building skills, please click APPLY now.

Kinetic plc is a Recruitment Consultancy with over 40 years of experience of delivering staffing solutions to the engineering, manufacturing and technical industries.

Kinetic plc treats all applications with a high degree of care, we review all submissions and will attempt to contact applicants who match the job profile. Those that do not meet the specification may not be contacted but their CV retained to be considered against future opportunities.

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