Job Details

Fitter Welder

Job Description

Fitter Welder

Location: Darlaston, Wednesbury WS10 8BE
Contract: 3 months
Pay: £620 p/w

We are recruiting for an experienced Fitter Welder working on the repair and refurbishment of all sizes of leaf springs from vintage vehicles including steam locomotives.

Duties:

  • Strip down multi-leaf spring packs by cutting the central clamp using a hydraulic press/jig
  • Identify and remove broken, damaged, or fatigued leaves
  • Degrease and clean complete spring assemblies
  • Drill and prepare replacement leaves
  • Fit new leaves to specification
  • Clamp and align repaired leaf spring assemblies
  • MIG weld heavy-gauge steel central clamps
  • Carry out final inspection of completed assemblies

Requirements:

  • MIG welding experience on heavy-gauge steel
  • Experience using drills, grinders, and fabrication equipment
  • Ability to work with heavy engineering components
  • Good mechanical assembly skills
  • Reliable with a strong focus on quality and safety

Hours:

  • 8am to 4pm Monday and Friday and 8am to 5pm Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

This is a permanent position that starts immediately.