MIG/MAG Welder

You weld steel assemblies in MIG/MAG from a drawing and a set of tacked parts: uprights, gussets and base plates for handling frames, mostly 4 to 12 mm plate in the flat and vertical positions. Each set is tacked on the jig, checked for square, welded out, then ground and stamped with your own punch before it goes to the paint shop. You look after your own torch and liners, change the wire reel and set the parameters for the joint you are running. Two shifts alternate week by week, 06:00-13:30 and 13:30-21:00, and you report to the workshop foreman.

CAP or Bac Pro in welding or metal fabrication, or equivalent practice

At least two years of MIG/MAG on steel from 4 mm upwards

Reading a fabrication drawing and a welding symbol

Welding in the flat and vertical positions on a jig

Willing to rotate two shifts weekly, Saturday mornings when the order book is full

Steady hand with an angle grinder and a magnetic square

Basic English for the machine screens and safety labels

Net salary from 1597 up to 1757 EUR per month

Permanent contract after a two month trial period

Shift supplement paid on the afternoon shift

Meal vouchers of 8 EUR for each day worked, 60 percent paid by the employer

Public transport subscription reimbursed at 75 percent, above the legal 50

Thirteenth month payment after one full year in the workshop

Welding jacket, gloves, mask and safety shoes supplied and replaced

Welders who pass the internal test on 6 mm fillet welds move to the jig setting bench, and the workshop picks its weld inspectors from the shift. The employer pays for the welder qualification certificate.

A covered fabrication hall with an extraction arm over every bench, welding screens between the stations and a heated changing room. Mask, jacket, gloves and safety shoes are mandatory and supplied.