Stainless Steel TIG Fabricator / Welder (Manual Machining Experience Essential)

📍 Location: Cradley Heath

💷 Salary: £33,000 - £36,000 per annum (depending on experience)

⏰ Hours: 39 hours per week

• Monday to Thursday: 7:30am – 4:00pm
• Friday: 7:30am – 3:00pm

Overtime Available

Join One of the UK's Leading Specialist Stainless Steel Manufacturers

Workforce is recruiting on behalf of a well-established precision engineering manufacturer with over 100 years of industry expertise supplying high-specification stainless steel products to some of the world's most demanding industries.

This is an outstanding opportunity to join a business recognised for producing bespoke hygienic stainless steel fabrications and process equipment where quality, precision and craftsmanship are at the heart of everything they do. Their products are used across the pharmaceutical, food, dairy, brewing, beverage and cosmetics sectors, where the highest manufacturing standards are essential.

If you're someone who takes pride in producing exceptional TIG welds and enjoys varied, bespoke fabrication work rather than repetitive production, this could be the perfect role.

The Role

Working within a skilled manufacturing team, you'll fabricate and weld bespoke stainless steel components from engineering drawings, ensuring every product meets strict quality and hygienic standards.

Your duties will include:

• TIG welding thin-wall stainless steel including 304, 316 & 316L
• Fabricating bespoke stainless steel assemblies from engineering drawings
• Reading and interpreting CAD drawings and technical specifications
• Preparing, fitting and aligning components before welding
• Producing cosmetic-quality hygienic TIG welds
• Operating manual machinery including:
  • Centre lathes
  • Milling machines
  • Pillar drills
  • Finishing equipment
• Grinding, polishing and finishing stainless steel fabrications
• Inspecting completed work using verniers, micrometers and height gauges
• Working to tight tolerances and high-quality standards
• Recording quality documentation and following approved welding procedures
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives
• Maintaining excellent housekeeping and health & safety standards

What We're Looking For

Essential

• Minimum 3 years' TIG welding and stainless steel fabrication experience
• Strong experience working with 304, 316 & 316L stainless steel
• Manual machining experience (turning & milling)
• Ability to read engineering drawings
• Experience working to fine tolerances
• Confident using precision measuring equipment
• Excellent attention to detail
• Pride in producing high-quality workmanship
• Ability to work independently and within a skilled engineering team

Highly Desirable

• Experience manufacturing hygienic stainless steel equipment
• Previous work within pharmaceutical, food processing, dairy or process engineering
• Experience producing cosmetic-quality TIG welds

What's on Offer?

✅ £33,000 - £36,000 salary

✅ Overtime available

✅ 39-hour working week with an early Friday finish

✅ Stakeholder Pension

✅ 25.5 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

✅ Life Assurance

✅ Long-term permanent opportunity

✅ Modern manufacturing environment

✅ Bespoke, technically challenging work

✅ Stable business with over 100 years of engineering heritage

Apply now or contact our Engineering & Manufacturing team for more information.

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