Job title: Fabricator / Welder
Department: Fabrication
Reports to: Fabrication Foreman
Hours: Full-Time (40 hours per week)
Location: Southwest Headquarters
About us
At Power Electrics, we pride ourselves on being a family-run company driven by partnerships, fresh thinking and a commitment to exceptional customer service. Since our beginnings in 1963, we’ve grown from a small yard to a resilient, nationwide operation with multiple locations and a fleet of over 250 employees.
What truly sets us apart is our people. As an Employee Ownership Trust, our team is at the heart of the organisation. This unique structure fosters a collaborative and supportive workplace, with the company in the hands of the employees who drive the business forward every day.
Power Electrics is committed to creating opportunities for growth and personal development, ensuring every employee feels valued, supported and inspired to succeed.
What is the job?
As one of the largest generator specialists, our mission is to explore new opportunities where reliable power is critical and continue to grow sustainably in current markets.
To do so, we are looking for a Fabricator/ Welder in our busy Fabrication department. The primary duties of the role involve:
What will you be doing in this role?
1. Full production of sheet metal fabrication– measuring, cutting, folding, welding, fitting, etc.
2. Fabrication of steel sheet and sections, thickness from 1mm to 10mm.
3. Operation and programming of machinery such as guillotine and press brake.
4. Metalwork, i.e. cutting and folding metal to create components.
5. Soundproofing units.
6. Stripping out generator parts from containers and possibly fabricating new parts if damaged.
7. Manual cutting with Plasma and Flame cut methods.
8. Using own initiative to complete off-spec jobs, e.g. fixing damaged metal work.
9. Liaise with other fabricators/staff to ensure optimum production efficiency and effectiveness are achieved.
10. Use of appropriate handheld and powered tools and equipment to carry out the tasks set.
11. MIG Welding sheet metal from 1mm to 15mm, sections from 3mm to 15mm.
12. Maintain a clean and orderly workplace environment compatible with an open workshop facility
13. Liaison with staff, supervisors and management to ensure parts availability is appropriate for the required tasks
14. Provide general assistance in the yard, including loading and offloading materials and equipment (after the forklift licence has been taken).
15. Comply with all aspects of the company quality management procedures (ISO 9001:2015), environmental management standards (ISO 14001: 2015) and the ISO 45001:2018 Health & Safety standard, proactively contributing to the company’s continuous improvement programme.
Skills and requirements
Essential
16. General engineering background
17. Strong sheet metal fabrication experience
18. Using own initiative to complete off spec jobs
19. Accurate measurement skills
20. Attention to detail and good hand/eye co-ordination to achieve high quality work
21. MIG welding experience
22. Reliability, good communication skills and teamwork ability
Desirable
23. Experience of CNC machine operation
What we offer:
We offer great benefits to all of our staff:
23 days holiday (plus bank holidays) – increasing with length of service
Competitive salary
Excellent development and progression opportunities
Company pension scheme
Private medical scheme
Life assurance scheme - with access to more healthcare support and counselling services to help protect employees’ financial, emotional, and physical wellbeing
Our philosophy:
At Power Electrics, we welcome a variety of cultures, experiences, and backgrounds. We ensure that all management decisions made regarding employment are done with fairness and without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, age, disability, or sexual orientation. We are solely committed to adhering to the principles of equal and inclusive employment.
Due to the nature of our work, DBS checks are required, and any offer is dependent on satisfactory references being obtained.
All applicants must be eligible to work in the U.K.
If you do not hear from us within two working weeks, then your application has not been successful on this occasion.