TIG Welder/Fabricator

• To ensure all TIG Welding projects are completed in conformance with specifications and set time scales.
• Fabrication and welding of vacuum chambers, components and subassemblies as required in line with planned manufacturing operations to defined quality standards and timescales.
• Complete projects in accordance with planned schedules aligning fabrication and welding workload with machine shop operations.
• Quality Control evaluations. Set up and running of leak checking operations using mass spectrometry equipment, (helium leak detectors) on all chamber vessels.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Manages personal workload, meeting all targets set.
• Works well within the team, maintaining effective relationships with colleagues in welding department.
• Demonstrates a flexible attitude coping with changing priorities in a fast paced environment.
• Understands the importance of quality, time frames and customer requirements.
• Looks for continuous improvement in quality and time saving solutions.
• Completes work in a effective and safe manner, following guidelines.
• Ability to prioritise projects throughout team to achieve targets incorporating CIT, (call in time / Overtime).
• Understands and works to the 5s program.
• Follow all health and safety regulations and seek to maintain and improve these standards.

DESIRABLE SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Knowledge or experience of welding and fabrication processes would be beneficial
• Previous experience of working in the vacuum industry would be advantageous.
• Qualified to BTech/HNC/HND level in a Mechanical Engineering or Manufacturing discipline.
• TIG Welding. (Ideally working with stainless steel & Mu metal).
• Established skillset in metal fabrication and welding including the use of precision measuring equipment.
• Able to read specified drawings.
• Comfortable working to deadlines set by lead technician.
• Basic knowledge of turning would be an advantage.
• Follow all health and safety regulations and seek to maintain and improve these standards.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum 3 years'' experience in TIG welding

PERSONAL QUALITIES/ATTRIBUTES

• Good constructive communicator.
• Flexible and able to adapt to short term changes.
• Supports project completion through problem solving