Welder - Backshift
Location: Brompton-on-Swale, North Yorkshire
Basic Pay: £16.85 per hour
Shift Allowance: +20%
Backshift Rate: £20.22 per hour
Contract: Temp to Perm, transferring to permanent employment in the 13th week
Shift Pattern
- Monday to Thursday: 2:30pm - 11:00pm
- Friday: 2:30pm - 8:30pm
- 40-hour standard working week
- Monday to Friday overtime: x1.5 + 20% shift allowance
- Saturday overtime: 7:30am - 12:30pm, paid at basic rate x1.5
The Role
We are looking for an experienced Welder to join a structural steel fabrication environment on a backshift pattern.
You will be responsible for MAG 135 welding of structural steel plates and sections up to 100mm thick, producing single and multi-run fillet and butt welds within a busy production setting.
Previous structural steel welding experience is essential for this position.
Key Responsibilities
- Welding structural steel plates and sections up to 100mm thick
- Using MAG 135 welding equipment
- Producing single and multi-run fillet and butt welds in the down-hand position
- Visually inspecting completed welds against required specifications
- Using grinders and associated consumables safely
- Using overhead cranes and appropriate slinging techniques
- Working accurately to production targets and deadlines
- Maintaining high standards of quality and workmanship
- Following HSEQ requirements and safe operating procedures
- Supporting and engaging with ongoing training
What We're Looking For
- Time-served Welder or equivalent qualification
- Previous MAG 135 manual welding experience
- Structural steel experience is essential
- Excellent understanding of welding codes and standards
- Experience with overhead cranes and slinging techniques
- Ability to work to a high standard within time constraints
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently and within a team
- Good initiative and a positive approach to work
- Strong understanding of health and safety requirements
- City & Guilds / NVQ in structural steel welding would be advantageous
- Visual weld inspection certification would be advantageous
- Candidates will be required to complete a welding skill test
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Consultant
Molly Thompson
Molly has recently joined Jackson Hogg as a Senior Recruitment Consultant, bringing over three years of experience in temporary recruitment. Specialising in the industrial sector, she is passionate about connecting skilled professionals with the right opportunities and supporting businesses in finding the talent they need to succeed. Molly takes pride in building strong, lasting relationships with both clients and candidates, delivering a personalised and professional recruitment service. In her spare time she loves watching football, going on muddy walks with her 2 dogs and cooking.
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