Company
Know How Resourcing
Location
Leeds
Posted
5 days ago
Via
via Indeed
Job description
Benefits
• Salary negotiable
• 25 days holiday per year plus 8 bank holidays
• Company Profit Share Scheme (paid quarterly)
• Nine-day fortnight (37.5 hrs) plus two daily paid breaks
• Superb canteen facility with tea, coffee and milk provided
• 3 x salary death in service
• Salary sacrifice EV scheme and on-site electric charging points
• 4 weeks full pay paternity/maternity leave
• Pension
Overview
Know How Resourcing are proud to represent our client based in Leeds who are looking to recruit an Fabricator / Welder on a permanent basis.
You will be joining a well-established company who value their employees.
If you believe you have the skills and experience, and are looking for your next career move, please apply now.
The role
• You will operate welding machines to fuse metal segments together using MIG or other processes
• Measuring, cutting, clamping, grinding, drilling, or tacking metal pieces before welding
• You will be required to fabricate parts following mechanical drawings.
• You will prepare work to be accomplished by studying assembly instructions, blueprint specifications, and parts lists, gathering parts, subassemblies, tools and materials.
About You
• Fabrication/welding- MIG, MMA/Stick Welding, Stud Welding and Plasma Cutting- essential
• Preferable have experience using the Armarda Press Brake
• Hands-on experience of working within a mechanical/electrical engineering environment - desirable
• The ability to understand mechanical drawings - essential
• Overhead crane/lifting slinging experience - desirable
• FLT Counterbalance - desirable
• Experience of working within a continuous improvement environment - desirable
• Full driving licence - essential
INDP
Work Location: In person
• Salary negotiable
• 25 days holiday per year plus 8 bank holidays
• Company Profit Share Scheme (paid quarterly)
• Nine-day fortnight (37.5 hrs) plus two daily paid breaks
• Superb canteen facility with tea, coffee and milk provided
• 3 x salary death in service
• Salary sacrifice EV scheme and on-site electric charging points
• 4 weeks full pay paternity/maternity leave
• Pension
Overview
Know How Resourcing are proud to represent our client based in Leeds who are looking to recruit an Fabricator / Welder on a permanent basis.
You will be joining a well-established company who value their employees.
If you believe you have the skills and experience, and are looking for your next career move, please apply now.
The role
• You will operate welding machines to fuse metal segments together using MIG or other processes
• Measuring, cutting, clamping, grinding, drilling, or tacking metal pieces before welding
• You will be required to fabricate parts following mechanical drawings.
• You will prepare work to be accomplished by studying assembly instructions, blueprint specifications, and parts lists, gathering parts, subassemblies, tools and materials.
About You
• Fabrication/welding- MIG, MMA/Stick Welding, Stud Welding and Plasma Cutting- essential
• Preferable have experience using the Armarda Press Brake
• Hands-on experience of working within a mechanical/electrical engineering environment - desirable
• The ability to understand mechanical drawings - essential
• Overhead crane/lifting slinging experience - desirable
• FLT Counterbalance - desirable
• Experience of working within a continuous improvement environment - desirable
• Full driving licence - essential
INDP
Work Location: In person
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