Role: Welder & Sheet Metal Fabricator
Location: Chesterfield
Salary: £35,000 - £40,000
This is an excellent opportunity for a Welder & Sheet Metal Fabricator to join an established engineering business in Chesterfield.
This market leading company operates in a wide range of industries including aerospace, defence, automotive and transportation, employing over 4,500 people in 22 countries.
The Welder & Sheet Metal Fabricator will be responsible for the fabrication and manufacturing of mild steel capsules in simple shapes.
The role also involves the fabrication and manufacture of aluminium capsules for Al powder billets, TIG welding of encapsulation assemblies, and conducting leak testing and evacuation of encapsulated components prior to treatments.
Main responsibilities:
The control and procurement of raw materials and workshop consumables
Procurement and routine manufacture of encapsulation cans
Fabrication of capsule end caps using plasma cutting equipment
TIG welding of capsule and encapsulation assemblies
Powder filling of capsules
Leak testing of capsules using spray techniques and a helium leak detector
Evacuation at room or at elevated temperatures of capsules containing powder and powder clad solid components
Using handheld grinding equipment or plasma cutting techniques
General maintenance and servicing of vacuum equipment and welding / fabrication equipment
Co-ordination and supervision of subcontract opera...