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TIG Welder/Stick Welder

🏢 KCJ-tes.co.uk 📍 Abingdon, England 💼 Company - Public
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£25,000 - £35,000
£2,083 - £2,917 / mo
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Abingdon, England
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Est. Take-Home Pay
68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)
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1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard
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Position Overview & Specifications

We are looking for TIG Welders to join both our Early and Late Shifts on a full time, permanent basis. To be successful in this role you will be a confident TIG Welder with extensive experience in a manufacturing environment alongside having a selection of fabrication techniques.

Any additional experience of MIG welding and working with pressure vessels would be advantageous, as would Dye Penetrant, CSWIP or PCN2 qualifications.

Please note we operate two shifts:

Early shift -

  • 05:45 to 13:45 Mon - Thurs,
  • 05:55 to 13:00 Fri.

Late shift -

  • 14:15 to 22:25 Mon - Thurs,
  • 13:00 to 19:00 Fri.

Looking for candidates to mainly do the late shift but adjustments can be considered.

Salary - £25,000 - £35,000 (with the potential for progression in line with in-house experience and skills training).

  • Times and a half for overtime pay
  • + 14 % bonus pay for evening / night shifts
  • 2 x bonus yearly

Responsibilities

As a Welder, you will be responsible for:

  • Predominantly TIG welding – gaining and maintaining the required welding codes
  • Understanding information prescribed within Weld Procedure Specifications (WPS)
  • Carrying out all tasks to safety, quality, and efficiency standards
  • Non welding activities e.g. forming, grinding, operating overhead cranes
  • MIG & TIG welding of mild steel, stainless steel, and aluminium typically from 1mm up to 20mm thick
  • Checking that finished products comply with specifications
  • Reading, production, and organisation of technical drawings
  • General engineering machinery operation i.e saws, ironworkers, press brake, tube benders and drills

Skills

  • In cutting – fabricating
  • Welding using TIG and MIG – with a metal finish to the highest standard
  • Understanding 2D and 3D diagrams
  • Calculate exact dimensions
  • Attention to detail - the ability to cut with precision
  • The ability to meet deadlines
  • Basic computer office software skills
  • Mechanical skills
  • Project manager skills
  • Design skills

Experience

  • Hand tools
  • Working with Grinders and Metal finishers
  • The knowledge and ability to select the most appropriate tools for each situation
  • Being able to set up machine tools and dismantle them after the job is complete
  • Needs 6G pipe work welding experience

Qualifications

  • Dye Penetrant, CSWIP or PCN2 qualifications

Job Benefits

We offer a fantastic benefits package including:

  • There is an additional late shift allowance
  • Overtime – available in line with business demand/output
  • Private healthcare
  • Generous pension scheme
  • Life assurance
  • 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
  • Working 37 hours per week, we have onsite parking and are easily accessible by public transport
  • 8% pension match

Contact

For further information please contact Swindon Head Office 01793 200110 and ask to speak to Pawel

Or email on: pawel@kcj-tes.co.uk

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £25,000.00-£35,000.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Company pension
  • Free parking
  • Life insurance
  • On-site parking

Schedule:

  • Day shift
  • Holidays
  • Monday to Friday
  • No weekends
  • Overtime

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Didcot: reliably commute or be willing to relocate with an employer-provided relocation package (required)

Application question(s):

  • Do you have 6G pipe work welding experience?
  • Do you have any Dye Penetrant, CSWIP or PCN2 qualifications?
  • Do you have any TIG Welding Experience?

Experience:

  • Fabrication: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: One location

Reference ID: TIG Welder/Stick Welder - Didcot

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Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process

1

Application & Resume Screening

Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.

2

Technical & Competency Interviews

Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.

3

Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation

Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.

4

Onboarding & Corporate Integration

Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.

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