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Steel Welder

Location: Widnes, Cheshire
Salary: NAECI Agreement Rates
£19.04 – £20.01 per hour
£26.66 – £28.01 Overtime A
£34.27 – £36.02 Overtime B
Welder Proficiency Pay scheme offering the ability increase hourly rate by up to £1.50 per hour
Hours: 8 hour shift
Flat hours Monday – Thursday 8.00am – 4.30 pm, Friday 8.00am – 2.30pm 38 hour week
Overtime, currently 10 hours PW and increasing
Closing date: 1st June 2025
Holidays: 25 days, plus Public Holidays.

Company Overview:

Hutchinson Engineering is one of the UK’s leading suppliers of specialist steel support structures, primarily to the Oil & Gas, Rail, Infrastructure, Nuclear, Mobile Telecommunications, Offshore-Wind and Onshore-Wind sectors. The business operates in-house Design, Manufacture and Deployment functions from several sites located in Widnes and has a turnover of £30m and employs 160 personnel.

Purpose of Role

To weld together components of products as specified by layout, drawings, diagrams, work orders, weld procedures or oral instructions.

Key Objectives of the Role:

  • Ability to produce multi-layer fillet welds and single side full penetration V butt welds to NDT acceptance criteria is essential.
  • Welding production control to BS EN ISO1090-2 Structural steel.
  • Understanding of welding symbols.
  • Following welding procedures and instructions.
  • Full time position.

Applicants will be required to complete a relevant fabrication activity at interview, such as [1] notch a beam and add plates, [2] cut a hatch into a piece of tube, [3] marking out on tube and plate.

Personal Qualities:

  • Hardworking and motivated with a positive attitude
  • Reliable and punctual
  • Willingness to learn and adapt

Additional Role Information:

Drug and Alcohol policy including testing.

Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift
  • Flat hours Monday – Thursday 8.00am – 4.30 pm, Friday 8.00am – 2.30pm 38 hour week
  • Overtime, currently 10 hours PW and increasing

Salary:

  • £19.04 – £20.01 per hour
  • £26.66 – £28.01 Overtime A
  • £34.27 – £36.02 Overtime B
  • Welder Proficiency Pay scheme offering the ability increase hourly rate by up to £1.50 per hour

Benefits:

  • Profit Share Bonus Scheme with typical award of between £500 and £2,000 pa.
  • Free Company Events
  • Cycle scheme
  • Childcare Vouchers
  • Company pension
  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • On-site parking with electric/plug-in charging points
  • Recognition awards
  • Length of service awards
  • 2-week Christmas shutdown

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