Job Title: Fabricator / Welder
Location: York
Salary: Up to £13.90 p/h overtime at time and a half after 40 hours
Job type: Full time Permanent. Hours: 7.30am – 4.00pm with regular overtime, which may include weekends.
You may not have heard of Stage One, but we can guarantee you will have seen our work. From the set of the TV show The Voice, to the Mercury Music Prize stage and even the 2012 Olympic Cauldron we produce work that is seen all over the world.
Stage One has been providing creative construction, manufacture and engineering for over 30 years. We deliver scenic and engineering solutions to a range of sectors including events, ceremonies, art installations, pavilions, theatre and TV & film. With over 14,000sqm of manufacturing space just outside of York, we are fully equipped to deliver unforgettable experiences for our clients across the globe.
The Role:
The Metal Workshop at Stage One provides a fully comprehensive range of services from machining individual components and manufacturing light gauge tubular structures, through to scenic construction and heavy gauge structures such as mezzanines and truss frames.
Fabricator / Welders support the department in carrying out welding and fabrication tasks on projects running through the workshop to a high standard as required.
Key Responsibilities:
- Fabrication of mild steel, stainless steel and aluminium components as required ensuring that the highest standards in finish and tolerances in accordance with information supplied, are achieved using the correct methods
- Grind, Sand, Polish and detail fabrications to a required finish using hand and power tools
- Be able to work with no/minimum supervision when required, using own initiative.
- Be able to solve problems and make decisions when needed
- Following day to day production plans in order to meet deadlines
- Record all builds as complete by ensuring that the internal database is checked off
- Clearly communicate with Department Supervisors all relevant information including job briefs, job progress and any problems and/or issues
- To be flexible and assist other Departments / Supervisors when required
- Adhere to all Health & Safety Regulations and promote a safe working environment by actively incorporating H&S into everyday activities
- Maintain Housekeeping standards by actively promoting and following 5S and Environmental procedures
The above list of duties is not exhaustive and is subject to change. The post holder may be required to undertake other duties within the scope of the post.
Person specification:
Qualifications:
- A general education to include 5 GCSE passes at Grade C or above (including Maths and English), or an equivalent educational qualification, or relevant experience (Essential)
- Apprentice trained, or time served fabrication experience (Essential) (Desired)
Knowledge:
- Knowledge of materials / grades of steel / metallurgy (Essential)
- Working knowledge of metal working machinery / equipment (Essential)
- Ability to recognize welding symbols and specification (Essential)
Personal Attributes:
- Positive attitude to work (Essential)
- Highly organised and able to work flexibly, under pressure and to tight deadlines (Essential)
- Drive, enthusiasm and commitment (Essential)
- Have a flexible approach to working hours, particularly during busy periods of the year (Essential)
- Willingness to undertake relevant training as appropriate (Essential)
- Enthusiasm to support other areas of the department as required (Essential)
- Willingness to adopt new ways of working and to make improvements (Essential)
Skills, abilities and competencies:
- Excellent welding and fabrication skills, MIG, TIG, Aluminium, Stainless Steel (Essential)
- Comfortable reading engineering drawings (Essential)
- Excellent finishing skills (Essential)
- Strong teamworking skills (Essential)
- FLT licence (Desired)
- Coding (Desired)
- H&S Training (Desired)
Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
Candidates with the relevant experience Welder, Skilled Welder, Welding Technician, Plater, Plating Engineer, Welding Engineer, Welding, Finishing Welder, Fabrication, MIG Welder, TIG Welder, Manufacturing Welder and Manufacturing Fabricator will also be considered for this role.
