Welder (heavy engineering)

Welder (Coded – Heavy Engineering)

Are you a highly skilled Coded Welder with a passion for precision, quality, and craftsmanship? 🔥
Looking for a long-term role with a 4-day working week and the chance to be part of a business investing heavily in lean manufacturing and shop-floor improvements?

This could be the perfect next step 👇

📍 Location: Leeds
💷 Pay: Competitive (DOE) + annual review
🎁 Benefits:
✔️ 4-day working week (Mon–Thurs, 37 hours)
✔️ Generous holiday allowance + bank holidays
✔️ Pension: 6% employer / 3% employee
✔️ Full sick pay scheme
✔️ Flexible working options
✔️ Brilliant, supportive team environment
✔️ Long-term permanent role with genuine career development & progression
✔️ Opportunity to be part of a company undergoing major lean manufacturing upgrades
✔️ Overtime available when offered

✅ Must Haves:

• Strong background in coded welding

• Skilled in stainless steel

• Experience with radiographic & ultrasonic tested welds

• Ability to read and work from engineering drawings

• Confident welding in the 2G position

• Competent in:

  • GMAW

  • FCAW

  • GTAW (TIG)

• High standard of accuracy, workmanship & safety

⏰ Hours:

Mon–Wed: 07:00–16:45
Thurs: 07:00–16:15
➡️ Enjoy a 3-day weekend, every week!

Want to work where skill, craftsmanship and innovation matter?

Join a forward-thinking engineering team producing high-integrity components, with a company committed to improving processes, developing people and driving lean efficiencies. You'll be part of a strong, friendly engineering team known for high standards and teamwork.

🛠️ Key Responsibilities:

• Coded welding of sub-assemblies and high-integrity components

• Working to engineering drawings & welding procedures

• Achieving excellent results in NDT testing

• Delivering work within planned hours & deadlines

• Maintaining first-time quality and strong safety standards

• Supporting wider departments in fabrication/assembly

• Completing traceability paperwork accurately

💪 Core Skills & Experience:

• Coded welding background

• Stainless steel welding

• Radiographic & UT tested welds

• Pipe welding & open root welding

• Weld purging

• MIG / TIG / FCAW

• Heavy engineering / fabrication background

✨ Desirable Extras:

• Experience with Inconel

• Familiarity with MMA or SAW

• Lean manufacturing experience (advantage but not essential)

📋 Interview Process:

1️⃣ Initial chat + weld test
2️⃣ Second stage: discussion around ongoing lean manufacturing changes & role development

Ready to join a company where your welding skills truly shine?

10 Recruitment are delighted to be supporting this vacancy — and we’re shortlisting immediately.

📞 Call us: 0333 038 32 10
🌐 Visit: www.10rec.co.uk

Location: Pudsey | Salary: £18.00 - £18.50 per hour | Job type: Permanent | Posted: 21/11/2025