Class 1 Welder / Fabricator / Plater

Location: Lincolnshire
Job Type: Permanent | Full-Time | On-site

Salary: £35,000 to 41,000

We are recruiting for an experienced Class 1 Welder / Fabricator / Plater to join a well-established heavy engineering and manufacturing operation in Leicestershire.

This is a hands-on position working on high-quality engineered products for the oil & gas, petrochemical, power generation and process industries.

The Role

You will be responsible for welding, fabrication and plating work using carbon steel, stainless steel and high-nickel alloys.

Key duties will include:

• TIG & MIG welding to a high standard
• Producing welds suitable for X-ray/radiographic inspection
• Fabricating components from engineering and isometric drawings
• Working to Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS)
• Fillet, lap, corner and butt welding
• Cutting, drilling, grinding, sawing and material preparation
• Pipe bending and threading
• Fabrication and plating of heavy-engineered components
• Working with both metric and imperial measurements
• Planning fabrication sequences and ensuring work is completed accurately and on time
• Working to strict quality and safety standards

What We're Looking For

The ideal candidate will be an experienced Class 1 / Coded Welder with a strong fabrication background.

Essential experience:

• Class 1 welding experience
• Strong TIG and MIG welding ability
• Experience producing high-quality welds for X-ray/NDT inspection
• Fabrication and/or plating experience
• Ability to read and interpret detailed engineering drawings
• Experience with carbon steel and stainless steel
• Knowledge of WPS and welding procedures
• Background within oil & gas, pressure vessels, pipework, heavy engineering or similar
• Full UK driving licence
• Must live within a commutable distance of Stamford

Experience with high-nickel alloys, ASME IX, ISO welding standards, pressure vessels or process equipment would be particularly advantageous.

Candidates should be comfortable completing a weld test as part of the recruitment process.

Package & Benefits

• Excellent overtime opportunities
• 12% employer pension contribution
• 27 days holiday + bank holidays
• Private healthcare / wellbeing benefits
• Life insurance
• Ongoing training and development
• Permanent position with a well-established global engineering organisation