Sheet Metal Fabricator / Welder required immediately for a permanent role in Altrincham / Knutsford, WA16 Area. Applicants will ideally be time served, have experience of fabricating, welding and operating Pressbrake & Bandsaw / Vertical Cutting Machine to cut metals such as carbon / stainless steel and aluminium. Will also undertake daily stores / stock control duties. The salary is up to £30,000 pa (DoE) + excellent bens (see below) possibly more for any candidates with supervisory / Team Leader experience.
  
Salary & Benefits:-
  

• Salary £30,000 - £32,000 pa (DoE)
• HoW: Approx. 40 hours/week – M-F Days 8am-4:30pm
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Company Pension Plan & Life Assurance
• Occasional O/T @ 1.5x
• Yearly company bonus
• Rest room with TV, drinks & snacks machine, fridges, microwaves and sandwich ordering service.

  
Job Objective: Reporting to the Manufacturing Manager, provide sub-components, fabricated frames and guarding for manufactured machinery in accordance with detailed drawings and to agreed deadlines and quality standards.
  
The successful Sheet Metal Fabricator / Welder day to day duties will include: 
  

• Cut, form and drill sub-components up to inspection stage
• Carry out dimensional inspection prior to welding
• Carry out welding operation with allowances for distortion and shrinkage and consideration for final polishing operation.
• Undertake plasma cutting operations in a safe manner when required.
• Operate the press brake in a safe manner
• Undertake internal inspection of all completed jobs prior to despatch to main site.
• Ensure that all necessary documentation is completed promptly and accurately
• Ensure that completed documentation is despatched with the finished components to the main company works
• Provide cover in the polishing area as required. Both in pre-polishing and final polishing when the need arises.
• Maintain a clean and tidy work area on a daily basis
• Ensure that scrap material is stored appropriately
• Ensure that machines are left in a clean and safe condition
• Assist colleagues with problems that arise offering practical and appropriate solutions.
• Deal professionally, competently and courteously with suppliers and colleagues in verbal and written communications.

  
To be suitable for this Fabricator / Sheet Metal Worker / Welder role you must have the following experience / characteristics:
  

• Must have recent experience of fabricating metals such as cutting, grinding and polishing.
• Recently operated a Bandsaw / Vertical Cutting Machine to cut metals such as carbon / stainless steel and aluminium. Part completion of apprenticeship, qualifications or training in Sheet Metal Fabrication / Welding.
• The ability to read engineering drawings and use dimensional measuring equipment to measure fabricated parts.
• The ability to work unsupervised.

  
The ideal Fabricator / Sheet Metal Worker / Welder will have the following experience / characteristics: 
  

• Time served / completed apprenticeship in engineering, sheet metal or fabrication environment.
• Fabrication and welding on stainless steel and aluminium.
• Previous experience of operating press brake, punch press and guillotine.
• Able to TIG & MIG weld to a good standard, previously coded.
• Previous stores / stock control experience.
• Current or lapsed FLT C/B licence.(desirable)

  
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