Welder Fabricator

TSP Engineering delivers high quality, innovative bespoke solutions. As a total solution provider we offer a full range of service including Project Management, Design, Manufacture, Refurbishment and in-house Testing facilities.

Located on Britain’s Energy Coast we employ over 200 people and operate from one of the largest and most comprehensively equipped workshops in the UK. With our years of engineering and manufacturing experience we guarantee to deliver exacting standards of quality and excellent levels of service.

We offer Fabrication, Machining, Fitting, Assembly and Testing facilities, with a floor capacity of 19,200m2, two 5 metre deep manufacturing pits and a lifting capacity of 130 tonnes.

Contract Details

Competitive Salary + Benefits + Pension + Career Opportunities + Onsite Parking + 34 Days Holiday + Mon-Fri shifts + Paid breaks.+ Overtime Available

Role Overview:

The purpose of this role is to support the Team Leader with the manufacturing unit in achieving plant operational targets, product quality, customer service and health & safety objectives.

Key Accountabilities:

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  Participate in team activities, utilising appropriate process, technical and engineering skills to achieve manufacturing, quality and service targets.
• Actively contributes to all team activities aimed at improving plant performance through implementation of continuous improvement , problem solving, team building and personal self-development.
• Suggest improvements to plant, process and operating procedures.
• Reacts to process, engineering, quality and safety issues as they arise and utilises the knowledge, experience and skills of own and other team members to initiate corrective action.
• Operates flexibility and safely within the team carrying out activities under direction of the team leader within area of competence, capability and training.
• Contributes to initiatives related to improving health and safety performance, taking an active part in risk assessment/hazard identification for all operational activities and taking account of appropriate COMAH regulations.
• Read and interpret weld procedure specifications written instructions and manufacturing drawings to perform the task at hand.

Qualifications /Experience Required / Person Attributes



• Relevant Time Served Qualification in Fabrication or welding or minimum 3 years shop floor experience– Essential
• Heavy engineering experience
• Understanding of production costs to include waste, downtime, scrap and re-work
• Drawing interpretation including basic machining tolerances and surface finishing
• Welding ability: MIG/MAG Tig weld, able to work towards Codings for Sub Arc and Flux Core – Essential
• Material preparation - grinding, burring, dressing (abrasive wheels)
• Experienced in the fabrication of carbon steel and stainless steel – Essential
• Thermal cutting and chamfering (oxy-propane)
• Plasma cutting – Essential
• Marking off - for fabrication assembly and machining allowance – Essential
• Welding Codes - Essential