TIG Welder - Aluminium in Stockport, Greater Manchester

TIG Welder - Aluminium in Stockport, Greater Manchester


Company
Energy Jobline CVL
Location
Stockport
Posted
3 days ago
Via
via Energy Jobline

Job Description
Updated — aluminium now leads the requirements and the title flags it:

TIG Welder (Aluminium)

Stockport | £17.00 per hour (circa £35,000 per annum) | 4-day week

Job Type: Permanent

A5 Recruitment Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.

Hours: 4-day week, 40 hours — Monday to Thursday, 7:00am – 5:30pm. Every Friday off.

About the Company

Our client is a well-established sheet metal fabrication specialist based in Stockport, delivering bespoke fabrication projects from small precision machine parts through to large structural steel assemblies. With in-house welding, profiling, laser cutting, grinding and sheet metal work, they're an ISO 9001-certified business serving manufacturers, architects, local authorities and housing developers.

The Role

We're recruiting an experienced TIG Welder with strong aluminium experience to join a busy fabrication workshop producing bespoke, varied work — no long production runs, with jobs ranging from precision parts to larger fabricated assemblies.
• TIG welding with a focus on aluminium, plus carbon and stainless steels
• Working from engineering drawings to produce bespoke fabrications
• Fabrication support — preparation, fitting and finishing of welded assemblies
• Working to quality standards within an ISO 9001-certified environment

What You'll Need
• You must have the legal right to work in the UK
• Proven TIG welding experience on aluminium — essential
• Wider TIG experience in a fabrication environment (carbon/stainless steels)
• Able to read and work from engineering drawings
• Comfortable with varied, bespoke work rather than repetitive production

What's On Offer?
• £17.00 per hour (circa £35,000 per annum)
• Permanent position
• 4-day working week — three-day weekend, every week
• Varied bespoke work — small precision parts through to large structural assemblies

If you're an aluminium TIG welder who wants variety and a four-day week, apply now for more details.

No fees are charged to candidates at any stage of the recruitment process

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