Fitter Welder
Location: Darlaston, Wednesbury WS10 8BE
Contract: 3 months
Pay: £620 p/w
We are recruiting for an experienced Fitter Welder for a short-term engineering contract 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 temporary position that starts immediately