HR GO Recruitment
MIG Welder Fabricator
Location: Saxmundham, East Suffolk (own transport required due to rural location)
Pay: £15.50-£17.00 per hour (DOE)
Job type: Full-time, Permanent
Hours: Monday to Friday, 42.5 hours per week (07:30-16:30)
HRGO Recruitment is working with a well-established, family-run engineering fabrication business supplying high-quality, bespoke metalwork and engineered solutions to the agricultural sector. Due to continued growth, they're looking to add a skilled MIG Welder Fabricator to their workshop team.
This is a hands-on position for someone who takes pride in accurate fabrication, tidy welds, and building to drawing.
Key responsibilities
- Fabricate metal components: cutting, shaping, drilling and assembling parts
- MIG welding on a range of metals to a high standard
- Work from engineering drawings / blueprints and job specifications
- Mechanical fitting and assembly of fabricated components (accurate alignment, finishing, fit-up)
- Inspect and check finished work for quality and accuracy
- Use workshop machinery and tools safely and correctly
- Maintain a clean and safe working environment, following H&S procedures
Skills & experience (essential)
- Proven experience in fabrication and welding in a workshop/engineering environment
- Confident with: MIG welding (approx. 2-10mm)
- Strong mechanical fitting skills and attention to detail
- Able to read and interpret technical drawings
- Reliable, self-motivated, and able to work as part of a team
- Commitment to health & safety
- Own transport due to location
Desirable (not essential)
- Experience within agricultural engineering/fabrication
- Welding/fabrication qualifications (e.g., NVQ or equivalent)
- TIG welding on stainless steel down to approx. 1.2mm
Pay: £15.50-£17.00 p/hr (DOE) (approx. £34,255-£37,570 per year, based on 42.5 hrs/week)
HRGO Recruitment offers permanent and temporary jobs across the UK. You must have current UK right to work to be considered. We aim to respond to all applications. HRGO is an equal opportunities employer.
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