Job Description
Role : Welder
Starting salary between £19.04 and £20.01 per hour
These are 12 week TEMP to PERM positions
Purpose of Role¦To weld together components of products as specified by layout, drawings, diagrams, work orders, weld procedures or oral instructions.
Key Objectives of the Welder Role ¦
* Coded Welder in TIG and MAG Solidwire.
* Ability to produce multi-layer fillet welds and single side full penetration V butt welds to NDT acceptance criteria is essential.
* Welding production control to BS EN ISO1090-2 Structural steel.
* Understanding of welding symbols.
* Following welding procedures and instructions.
* Full time position.
Applicants will be required to complete a relevant fabrication activity at interview, such as [1] notch a beam and add plates, [2] cut a hatch into a piece of tube, [3] marking out on tube and plate.
Drug and Alcohol policy including testing
Company Overview¦ My client is one of the UKs leading suppliers of specialist steel support structures, primarily to the Oil & Gas, Rail, Infrastructure, Nuclear, Mobile Telecommunications, Offshore-Wind and Onshore-Wind sectors. The business operates in-house Design, Manufacture and Deployment functions from several sites located in Widnes and has a turnover of £30m and employs 160 personnel.
Salary for a Welder ¦NAECI Agreement Rates
* £19.04 - £20.01 per hour
* £26.66 - £28.01 Overtime A
* £34.27 - £36.02 Overtime B
* Welder Proficiency Pay scheme offering the ability increase hourly rate by up to £1.50 per hour.
Schedule ¦
* 8 hour shift
* Flat hours Monday Thursday 8.00am 4.30 pm, Friday 8.00am 2.30pm 38 hour week
* Overtime, currently 10 hours PW and increasing
Benefits for a welder ¦
* Profit Share Bonus Scheme with typical award of between £500 and £2,000 pa.
* Free Company Events
* Cycle scheme
* Childcare Vouchers
* Company pension
* 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
* Employee Assistance Programme
* On-site parking with electric/plug-in charging points
* Recognition awards
* Length of service awards
2-week Christmas shutdown