Welder
Westray Recruitment Consultants
- Newton Aycliffe, County Durham
- £13.50 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Hours: Monday to Friday
- 7am to 5:30pm Monday to Thursday
- Temp to Perm
- £13.50 per hour
- Measure and mark work pieces using straightedges, rules and callipers
- Cut and smoothen metal components using plasma cutters / portable grinders
- Read and interpret blueprints and production drawings in order to lay out a welding project
- Collaborate with project managers and welding supervisors to ensure smooth work operations
- Guide and direct the activities of inexperienced/trainee welders
- Maintain welding safety guidelines and regulations to ensure a risk-free work environment
- Carry out welding according to set dimensions to meet general test requirements
- Organise and clean welding equipment on a regular basis
- Weld materials in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions
- Adjust gas gauges to set the flow rate of shield gas
- Use measuring instruments such as micrometres and callipers to inspect angles, grooves or gap allowances
- Apply knowledge of metallurgy and geometry in selecting welding equipment and configuration.
- You will be physically fit, have the ability to lift and handle heavy material
- Experience working within an engineering environment
- Able to read engineering drawings
- Must be a timed served welder
- Flexible to work shifts and overtime to meet business demands