MIG/MAG Welder

You weld steel frames, brackets and tanks in MIG/MAG, mostly 3 to 10 mm plate and box section, always from a drawing and a welding sheet. The day starts with checking the wire, the gas mixture and the torch, then tacking the parts in a jig, running the seams and grinding the ones that stay visible. Before a piece leaves the bench you measure it with a tape and a square, mark what you welded and report any deviation to the shift leader. Shifts run 06:00 to 14:30 and 14:30 to 23:00 with a weekly rotation, and Saturday work is voluntary and paid at a supplement.

Trade school in welding, locksmithing or metalwork

At least two years of MIG/MAG welding on steel

Reading a simple technical drawing and welding symbols

Safe work with an angle grinder, a square and a tape measure

Willing to rotate two shifts every week

Basic Portuguese or English for safety signs and the shift handover

Clean, steady work at the bench and in the jig

Net salary from 972 up to 1070 EUR per month

Permanent contract from the first day, with a 90 day trial period

Meal allowance of 7,00 EUR for each day worked, paid on a meal card

Holiday and Christmas subsidies, so the wage is paid 14 times a year

Supplement paid on the afternoon shift

Welding helmet, leather apron, gloves and safety boots supplied

Help with the residence permit and the social security number

Welders who pass the internal test on fillet and butt seams go on to the EN ISO 9606 certification course, paid by the employer, and from there to jig setting for the bench teams.

A covered hall with welding bays, screens between the benches and an extraction arm over each station. Ear protection, a leather apron, gloves and safety boots are mandatory and supplied by the employer.