- Workplace
- Onsite
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Construction
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- Vincere
Description
Welder / Fabricator
Location: Across London and surrounding areas
Salary: Competitive / Negotiable (depending on experience)
Role:
We are hiring on behalf of our clients, who include structural steelwork companies, architectural metalwork manufacturers, and engineering workshops. Because specific duties can vary heavily from workshop production to on-site structural installations, we are looking for skilled Welders / Fabricators capable of fabricating, modifying, and joining metal components to precise engineering standards.
Responsibilities
• Fabricate, assemble, and weld structural steel, architectural metalwork (stairs, balustrades, handrails), or plate work according to technical engineering drawings.
• Cut, shape, drill, and prep metal sections using workshop machinery such as guillotines, bandsaws, grinders, and mag-drills.
• Measure and check fabrications against drawings to ensure strict quality control, tight tolerances, and accurate alignment.
• Carry out structural or cosmetic welding to high standards, executing necessary weld testing and cleaning finishes.
• Maintain a clean, hazard-free workshop or site environment, ensure proper ventilation and extraction are used, and strictly adhere to all health and safety guidelines, RAMS, and protective equipment regulations.
Requirements
• Proven experience working as a Welder, Fabricator, or Welder-Fabricator in a workshop or construction site environment.
• CSCS Card
• Health & Safety: A full and thorough understanding of engineering health and safety regulations, including safe handling of compressed gases, hot works permits, flash/arc protection, fume extraction, and proper use of RPE/PPE.
• Qualifications (Desirable): Valid coding certificates (BS EN ISO 9606 or ASME IX) and an NVQ Level 2/3 in Fabrication and Welding.
• Tools: Possession of your own basic fabrication hand tools and welding mask/PPE.
Welding Processes & Materials Covered
• MIG / MAG (GMAW): High-production structural and architectural steel fabrication.
• TIG (GTAW): High-precision welding on stainless steel, aluminum, or thin-gauge metals.
• MMA / Stick (SMAW): On-site structural steel alterations, modifications, and positional welding.
• Materials: Carbon steel, stainless steel, structural steel beams, and aluminum.
