Welder (TIG/ MIG)

Bristol
9 months ago
Applications closed

Welder/ Fabricator

Commutable from Bristol, Yate, Thornbury, Bath, Weston-Super-Mare and the surrounding areas

£15 - £18 Per Hour + Great Salary Progression + Career Development + Extensive Overtime + 33 Days Holiday + Benefits + Pension + Bonus Scheme

Excellent opportunity for a Welder/ Fabricator to join a highly successful and secure manufacturing business in a days based role offering the opportunity to boost your earnings through plenty of overtime.

This manufacturing business operates in a range of industries from semiconductors through to defence, aerospace, subsea and marine and is looking to grow the fabrication team.

Within this role you will be producing components, systems and project related items using mild steel, stainless steel and aluminium, reading and working from technical drawings and welding/ fabricating a variety of products and projects. The role is days based and offers an early finish on Fridays.

The ideal candidate for the role will have experience fabricating and using a variety of weld techniques as well as being comfortable reading engineering drawings.

Fantastic opportunity for a Welder/ Fabricator, looking for a role with near unlimited overtime on offer, as well as extensive progression opportunities which is also days based.

The Role:
*Welder/ Fabricator
*Using a range of materials
*Plenty of overtime on offer
*Days based with an early finish Fridays

The Person:
*Comfortable reading engineering drawings
*TIG/ MIG Welding experience
*Commutable from Bristol, Yate, Thornbury, Bath, Weston-Super-Mare and the surrounding areas

To apply for this role or for to be considered for further roles, please click "Apply Now" or contact Dyon Douglas-Whyte at Rise Technical Recruitment.

This vacancy is being advertised by Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd. The services of Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd are that of an Employment Agency.

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd regrets to inform that our client can only accept applications from engineering candidates who have a valid legal permit or right to work in the United Kingdom. Potential candidates who do not have this right or permit, or are pending an application to obtain this right or permit should not apply as your details will not be processed

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