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Pipe Welder

Swindon, Gloucestershire
3 days ago
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Role: Pipe Welder

Location: Cheltenham

£37,000

Monday to Friday

6.30am - 3.15pm / 6.30am - 11.30am on Fridays

Benefits: 27 paid days holiday, Staff canteen, Free Parking, Free tea & Coffee

This market leading engineering company are recruiting for a Pipe Welder to join their site in Cheltenham. The company manufacture and supply a range of specialist products to various industries across the globe.

Main duties & responsibilities:

Ensure welding quality is always maintained
Complete positional MIG/TIG & MMA welds on carbon and stainless-steel pipework & pressure vessels
Work from standard operating procedures (SOPs), engineering drawings and to weld procedures
Marking out, plasma cutting, oxyacetylene cutting, burning, grinding and drilling as required
Meet target efficiency and complete daily work plans including operational bookings, as required
Operate and set shop floor machines in line with instructions
Operate a pendant overhead crane to move materials and finished fabrications
Understand and comply with the Company Core Values
Engage, suggest and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and projects, as required
Flexible to complete other duties when required
Develop and drive your own personal development plan
Actively engage with business and departmental continuous improvement initiatives.
Skills / Experience:

Proven welding experience on MIG/TIG & MMA processes on both carbon & stainless steel
Familiarity with working from fabrication drawings and to weld procedures

For further details, please contact Nick Sollis – (phone number removed) or email your cv (url removed)

Omega Resource Group are an employment agency specialising in opportunities at all levels within the Engineering, Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, Defence, Scientific, Oil & Gas, Construction and Manufacturing sectors.

We are always seeking Engineering Staff, Senior Managers, Skilled and Semi-Skilled Machinists, Mechanical Fitters, Electrical Fitters, Quality Engineers, Materials Science Engineers, Maintenance Engineers, Electronics Engineers, Test Technicians, Technical Authors and Laboratory Technicians to name but a few.

For details of other opportunities available within your chosen field please visit our website (url removed)

Omega is an employment agency specialising in opportunities at all levels within the Engineering, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, Defence, Scientific, Energy & Renewables and Tech sectors

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