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HGV Welder/Fabricator
Company
Kemp Recruitment
Location
Leeds
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Job Description
HGV Welder/Fabricator
Location: Leeds
Salary up to £40,000 + Benefits
Shift: Monday – Thursday 8am – 4.30pm and Friday 8am – 3.30pm
Overtime 1.5
About your new company
My client is a large fleet maintenance company based in Leeds, due to their continued growth they are now looking for a skilled welder/fabricator to join their ever growing team.
About your new HGV Welder / Fabricator role
• You will be required to undertake Welding / Fabricating on commercial vehicle bodies and chassis in a maintenance and refurbishment setting.
• This will include tankers, trailers and HGV’s
• You will be required to work on a huge variety of different vehicles so experience in a variety of sectors is beneficial
The successful HGV Welder / Fabricator will require
• Experience of medium- heavy fabrication of steel construction & welding – (2mm to 10mm)
• Ability to build and tack weld fabrication from a drawing and then complete welding
• Ability to spot visual faults in fabrications and correct them in a timely fashion.
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings.
• Experience working on trucks, trailers and tankers
The successful HGV Welder / Fabricator will receive
• Competitive salary
• Attractive pensions
• Performance based support and development
• Cycle to work scheme
Next steps
If you are a HGV Welder Fabricator and would like to apply for this exciting role with one of the region’s leading employers, make an application via this advert or alternatively call Chris on 07521 759232 for further information
Location: Leeds
Salary up to £40,000 + Benefits
Shift: Monday – Thursday 8am – 4.30pm and Friday 8am – 3.30pm
Overtime 1.5
About your new company
My client is a large fleet maintenance company based in Leeds, due to their continued growth they are now looking for a skilled welder/fabricator to join their ever growing team.
About your new HGV Welder / Fabricator role
• You will be required to undertake Welding / Fabricating on commercial vehicle bodies and chassis in a maintenance and refurbishment setting.
• This will include tankers, trailers and HGV’s
• You will be required to work on a huge variety of different vehicles so experience in a variety of sectors is beneficial
The successful HGV Welder / Fabricator will require
• Experience of medium- heavy fabrication of steel construction & welding – (2mm to 10mm)
• Ability to build and tack weld fabrication from a drawing and then complete welding
• Ability to spot visual faults in fabrications and correct them in a timely fashion.
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings.
• Experience working on trucks, trailers and tankers
The successful HGV Welder / Fabricator will receive
• Competitive salary
• Attractive pensions
• Performance based support and development
• Cycle to work scheme
Next steps
If you are a HGV Welder Fabricator and would like to apply for this exciting role with one of the region’s leading employers, make an application via this advert or alternatively call Chris on 07521 759232 for further information
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