Production Welder

Production Welder

Wellingborough

Hours - Mon to Thurs (Apply online only), Fri (Apply online only)

Salary - £35,769.65 pa - £17.20 ph

An established and highly respected engineering manufacturer based in Wellingborough is seeking an experienced TIG & MIG Welder to join its production team. This is a permanent opportunity within a modern, high-technology manufacturing environment, working on precision-engineered instrumentation to exacting quality standards.

You will join a skilled and qualified welding team, using a range of jigs, fixtures, welding plant, robotic welding cells, and manipulators to assemble and weld complex stainless‑steel components.

• MIG and TIG welding of precision instrumentation to customer demand
• Set up, operate, and maintain a MIG robotic welding cell to the highest quality standards
• Train and qualify to weld across the full size and range of instruments
• Work across robot welding manufacturing, case bay tacking and welding, flange tacking, and coded flange welding
• Carry out associated assembly tasks including pressure testing and helium leak testing
• Support production engineering with shop‑floor documentation
• Maintain welding equipment, tools, and work areas in line with housekeeping and safety standards
• Support customer inspection activities
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and new production methods
• Perform TPM and preventative maintenance tasks on equipment and fixtures
• Ensure compliance with health & safety, ERP, and quality requirements

• Minimum 5 years’ TIG welding experience in a high‑technology manufacturing environment
• Proven experience welding stainless steel to a very high standard
• Experience of welder coding to EN287‑1, ASME IX and/or PED
• Experience reading engineering drawings, specifications, and work instructions
• Strong accuracy, consistency, and attention to detail
• Ability to work to tight deadlines in a clean, physically active shop‑floor environment
• Good IT skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook

• Hard‑working and self‑motivated
• Hands‑on, thorough, and reliable
• Flexible, adaptable, and enthusiastic
• Strong team player with the ability to work unsupervised
• Positive attitude and punctual

• Recognised engineering qualification (e.g. City & Guilds, BTEC)
• Nuclear coding experience (e.g. RCCM)
• Experience welding exotic materials (316, Duplex, Super Duplex)
• Experience with automated lathes and/or turntables

• 24 days annual leave, increasing with length of service
• Paid birthday leave
• Option to sell unused annual leave
• Up to 5% employer pension contribution
• Life assurance (4x basic salary)
• Health cash plan (including discounted gym memberships)
• Private medical insurance
• Professional subscription support
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced sick pay

This role offers long-term stability, advanced training (including robotic welding systems), and the opportunity to work on high-specification engineered products within a supportive and professional manufacturing environment.

Applications are welcomed from experienced welders seeking a permanent role with strong development opportunities