Structural steel welder

Job Title: Structural Steel Welder (Full-Time)
Location: Irlam, Greater Manchester
Hours: 5 days | Monday to Friday, 6AM – 2PM
Salary: £19.32 per hour
Contract: Permanent, Long-Term

Essential Requirements

• Qualifications: Time-served MIG welder (Apprentice trained / NVQ Level 3).
• Technical Skills: Highly competent and confident with the MIG process and using FC wire for positional welding.
• Experience: Heavy plate experience is preferred.

About the Role Join an award-winning, globally recognised Bridge building/structural steel company to work on iconic, multi-million-pound projects across the UK and worldwide. This is an exciting opportunity to enhance your skills by tackling complex fabrications, varying plate thicknesses.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with complex structural steel fabrications.
• Confidently use hand tools associated with welding both manual and grinding.
• Arc Air gouging preferred but not essential.
• Work efficiently both independently and as part of a team.
• Strictly adhere to all Health & Safety practices and ensure correct PPE is worn at all times.

Overtime & Benefits

• Time-and-a-half (1.5x): Paid for extra weekday hours and Saturdays.
• Double-time (2x): Paid for Sundays.
• Excellent earning potential with plenty of overtime available.