MIG Welder (Trailer Manufacturing)

If your welds pass X-ray, this pressure vessel manufacturer in Brits wants you. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

The work is in Brits, North West, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Weld carbon steel pipe in the 6G position using GTAW root and SMAW fill
• Keep a hot work permit open and a fire watch in place during shutdowns
• Fit up beams, columns and bracing with the correct gaps and alignment
• Cut and bevel plate with oxy-fuel, plasma and a bevelling machine
• Set up MIG and flux-cored machines for long production runs

• You can read fabrication and isometric drawings without help
• Steady hands and good eyesight, with or without glasses
• Medical fitness certificate for industrial sites, or willing to get one
• At least 2 years of production or site welding after qualifying
• Boilermaker or welder trade test certificate, or current SAIW welder qualification

• Experience on structural work to AWS D1.1
• Rigging or crane signalling certificate

• Accommodation and meals paid on out-of-town shutdowns
• Leather welding PPE and auto-darkening helmet supplied
• Coding renewals paid by the employer

• List each coding separately with the standard, process, position and expiry date. "Coded welder" on its own tells a recruiter nothing.
• If you have worked shutdowns, name the type of plant, like refinery or sugar mill. It proves you know the site rules.