Fabricator / Welder

Fabricator / Welder
Contract: 6-month fixed term
Pay: £28,154 p.a / £14.63 PAYE 
Location: Site based - the successful applicant will be required to be based at Stanley Ferry, Wakefield
Working hours: 37 hour a week and the hours are 07:30am to 16:00 Monday to Thursday and 07:30 to 12:30 on Fridays

We require a fabricator/welder in our fitting department, manufacturing steel work for are lock gate production. Each gate is bespoke and required a versus amount of steel work that needs to be fabricated and welded together. The roll will involve all aspects of fabrication and to do this manually versus machine will be use like radial arm drills, Digi banding machines and hand tools.

About the role
Responsibilities/Job:
- Comply with Canal & River Trust’s Health & Safety policy and defined standards report incidents, accidents and near misses. Complete point of work risk assessments for non routine tasks and make adjustments to work methods where appropriate.
- Use carpentry/joinery or fabricator/welder expertise to undertake the manufacture & refurbishment within a timely manner, in accordance with defined standards and agreed programmes. Work outside when required.
- Operate a variety of machinery, plant, tools and other equipment in accordance with Canal & River Trust’s safety standards and where appropriate support in-house maintenance.
- Undertake general housekeeping of personal equipment, workshop equipment and workspace ensuring all are maintained to defined standards.
- Timely response to customers’ queries and requirements, including responding to emergencies.
- Ensure all equipment (PPE, plant, materials etc) is appropriate for the task.
- Assist with the measurement of locks and lock gates in order to identify correct lock gate measurements for manufacture - you will be working alongside an experienced team of specialists to learn this heritage skill.
- Understand and interpret technical drawings to translate into production.

X1 Fabricator/Welder

Skills/Qualifications/Experience:
- Apprenticeship or equivalent qualification (or experience) e.g. City & Guilds Level III, NVQ Level III in Fabrication/Welding
- Experience handling plant/equipment in group A eg chainsaw, hand power tools, forklift truck.
- Experience of working within relevant discipline e.g. Fabrication/Welding
- Experience of reading technical drawings.
- Full Valid UK Driving Licence - you will need to be able to respond across the region and get to where the team need you

Fabricator / Welder