TIG Welder / Fabricator

TIG Welder / Fabricator

Location: Hailsham, BN27 4EL
Salary: Competitive, DOE
Contract: Full time, Permanent
Benefits: A competitive salary, private medical insurance, 25 days holiday, salary sacrifice company pension, life insurance, a state-of-the-art working environment!

Since 1964, we have been the name on everyone’s lips when they think about high quality ultra-high vacuum products and services.

As pioneers in the field of UHV technology, Vacgen’s focus on innovation, reliability and quality has helped great minds take great leaps forward. Products from VACGEN are widely used by the world’s leading Universities and research institutions, from NASA and the European Space Agency to the Large Hadron Collider at CERN.

VACGEN remains the partner of choice for the next generation of researchers, innovators and builders. From our UK high tech manufacturing base, our focus is on delivering enabling technologies and supporting our customers across industry and academia.

At our new, purpose-built manufacturing facility near Hailsham, East Sussex we have entered an exciting new phase in our development as we embark on an ambitious expansion programme.

Are you looking for the next step in your career Could you be the right person to fill one of our positions

We are now recruiting for a TIG Welder / Fabricator to ensure all TIG welding projects are completed in conformance with specifications and set time scales.

As our TIG Welder / Fabricator you will be responsible for:

• Fabrication and welding of vacuum chambers, components and sub-assemblies.
• Working closely with the Lead Technician to enable welding and fabrication objectives to be completed.
• Completing projects ibn accordance with planed scheduled aligning fabrication and welding workload.
• Quality control evaluations.
• Setting up and running of leak check operations using mass spectrometry equipment (helium lead detectors) on all chamber vessels.

In order to be successful in this role it’s essential that you have:

• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in TIG Welding / Fabrication.
• 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.

If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience to be successful in this role, click on "APPLY" today, forwarding an up-to-date copy of your CV for consideration in the first instance.

No agencies please.