TIG Welder - LATE SHIFT
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Position Overview & Specifications
We are looking for the best candidate to join a well-established, successful client who are recognised experts in the design and production of pressure vessels/MRI scanners.
Employing around 100+ people, investing in the latest technologies, techniques, and processes to improve productivity and quality output in order to exceed customers’ expectations.
Exciting opportunity for a TIG Welder to join our client’s team in Abingdon Oxfordshire on a full time, permanent basis for the Late Shift.
- 37 hr per week
- 14.15 to 22.25
- Monday to Thursday,
- 13.00 to 19.00 Friday
You must be able to:
- Accurately read and understand fabrication drawings.
- Check products for compliance with specifications and quality requirements.
- Repair / rework as required.
- Be confident with simple math calculations including fractions and decimals.
- Understand factory safety standards, be able to work safely and be aware of potential hazards in the workplace.
Personal Characteristics
We are looking for someone who:
- Has a flexible attitude
- Demonstrates active support and helps other members of the team.
- Makes and communicates clear decisions.
- Is proactive and positive in approaching business needs.
- Is an active participant in problem solving and generates ideas for improvement initiative.
- Is willing to engage with other departments.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent.
Salary: £29,000.00-£35,000.00 per year.
Responsibilities:
Competent with laser cutting, press brakes, seam welders and sheet roller. You will shape, form, and join sheets and other materials to make products and components as scheduled within the manufacturing division.
You will:
- Perform quality Tig tack welds on stainless steel, and aluminum.
- Perform final assembly to produce high quality finished products.
- Ensure tolerances and parameters are met to satisfy quality and output.
- Join metal cylinders together using Fillet, Butt and Key hole seam welding or similar equipment.
- Cut and form flat sheet into tubes with the ability to read engineering drawings with a good eye for detail.
- Follow safety protocol, including wearing PPE – such as air fed mask, gloves, protective footwear, ear plugs or defenders, etc.
Experience:
You must have:
Previous experience using factory equipment such as Edge prep machines, tube rollers, rotators, manipulators, and grinders– safely and effectively.
- Coded TIG welding experience
- Fabrication: 1 year (preferred)
Job Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Wellness programme
Schedule:
- Flexitime
- Weekend availability
- Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
Contact:
For further information please contact:
Swindon Head Office: 01793 200110 and ask for Pawel
Or email pawel@kcj-tes.co.uk
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £29,381.00-£35,074.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Flexitime
- Free or subsidised travel
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
Schedule:
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Abingdon, Oxfordshire: reliably commute or be willing to relocate with an employer-provided relocation package (preferred)
Application question(s):
- Do you have any Coded TIG welding experience?
Experience:
- Fabrication: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: One location
Reference ID: TIG Welder/Fabricator - Abingdon
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for TIG Welder - LATE SHIFT roles across KCJ-tes.co.uk's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £29,381 - £35,074 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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