Position: Senior Welder / Fabricator
Salary: £30,000 - £40,000 depending on experience
Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire

Senior Welder / Fabricator required. Our client is an established engineering and manufacturing business based in Salisbury, Wiltshire, seeking an experienced Welder / Fabricator to join their engineering team.

The successful candidate will be responsible for carrying out high-quality TIG and MIG welding and fabrication across aluminium, mild steel and stainless steel. The role will involve manufacturing thin-gauge components and assemblies, producing one-off parts, prototypes, small batches and regular production items using technical drawings, sketches, samples and verbal instructions.

This is a varied, hands-on workshop position offering the opportunity to work across different fabrication projects, from bespoke components and prototype development through to repeat production work. The successful candidate will be expected to work independently, maintain high standards of workmanship and support the wider engineering team where required.

Senior Welder / Fabricator Position Overview

• Carrying out TIG and MIG welding on aluminium, mild steel and stainless steel to a consistently high standard.
• Fabricating thin-gauge components and assemblies from sheet metal, tube, bar and section, including materials as thin as 0.9mm steel.
• Manufacturing one-off components, prototypes, small batches and repeat production parts from engineering drawings, sketches, samples and verbal instructions.
• Manufacturing jigs and fixtures to support fabrication, assembly and small-batch production processes.
• Undertaking cutting, forming, fitting, welding and finishing operations to ensure components meet dimensional, functional and aesthetic requirements.
• Interpreting and working from technical engineering drawings to manufacture components accurately.
• Operating a range of workshop machinery and fabrication equipment, including hydraulic presses up to 100 tonnes, guillotines, folders, saws, grinders and drills.
• Monitoring stock levels of materials and consumables, ensuring adequate supplies are maintained.

Senior Welder / Fabricator Position Requirements

• Proven experience in a welding and fabrication role, ideally within an engineering or manufacturing environment.
• Strong TIG and MIG welding experience, working with aluminium, mild steel and stainless steel.
• Experience manufacturing and using jigs and fixtures to support fabrication and assembly operations.
• Competent operating general workshop machinery, including presses, guillotines, folders, saws, grinders and drills.
• Strong attention to detail, with a commitment to producing high-quality work and minimising defects and rework.
• Based in a commutable distance of Salisbury

Senior Welder / Fabricator Position Remuneration

• Salary: £30,000 - £40,000 depending on experience
• Ful-time, permanent position.
• Monday to Thursday 09:00 - 17:00, Friday 09:00 - 16:30
• Holiday allowance and pension

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.

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