Fabricator / Welder at FGS Industrial Facilities Management

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Job Title: Fabricator / Welder

Location: Kemsley Mill, Sittingbourne, ME10 2TD

Salary: Competitive

Job type: Full time, Permanent

Working Hours: 47.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday Permanent

About Us:

FGS Industrial Facilities Management is a Kent based multi-skilled business capable of responding to the needs of industrial clients and their sites.

Through our proven track record, our can-do attitude, we are committed to providing bespoke industrial cleaning services, tailored to our clients' needs.

The Role:

FGS Industrial are seeking an experienced and skilled Fabricator/Welder to join the workshop team at FGS. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the fast-paced operations of our waste yard and paper mill, ensuring plant, bins, and infrastructure remain sage, reliable, and operational.

This role requires a practical individual with strong fabrication and welding experience who can work both independently and as part of a workshop team. The successful candidate will be responsible for carrying out bin repairs, fabrication work, and preventative maintenance on site equipment, including the Press and Baler and the site shredder.

The position will primarily be workshop based; however, the candidate must be comfortable carrying out repairs in operational yard environments and occasional off site work when required. The role will also involve mentoring and working alongside the workshop apprentice, sharing knowledge and supporting their development.

Responsibilities:

• Carry out fabrication and welding repairs on waste bins and containers used within the waste yard and paper mill operations.
• Perform planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive repairs on the site shredder and associated plant equipment.
• Undertake fabrication work including structural repairs, reinforcement, and modification of equipment and plant.
• Work safely within a fast-paced operational yard environment, ensuring minimal disruption to site operations.
• Demonstrate competency in MIG, MMA over a variety of materials and thicknesses.
• Identify different metal types and materials to ensure correct welding methods and consumables are used.
• Read and interpret technical drawings to manufacture or repair components accurately.
• Produce technical sketches or drawings where required to support fabrication work and material ordering.
• Accurately identify and request required materials, consumables, and fabrication components.

About You:

Essential Requirements:

• A proactive and safety-focused mindset within a busy operational environment.
• Good organisational skills
• Good communication skills
• Ability to document work clearly
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Comfortable working in both workshop and operational site environments.
• Strong problem-solving ability and practical approach to repairing damaged plant and equipment.
• Ability to identify materials and select appropriate welding processes and consumables.
• Experience reading and producing technical drawings and fabrication plans.
• Strong practical experience with MIG welding, MMA (stick welding), and stainless steel welding techniques.
• Proven experience as a Fabricator/Welder within an industrial, plant, waste, or heavy engineering environment.

Desirable Requirements:

• Experience working within a waste processing, recycling, or heavy industrial.
• NVQ Level 2 or Level 3 in Fabrication and Welding or equivalent engineering qualification.
• Full UK Driving Licence
• Confined space training
• Hot work training

Benefits:

• Life Insurance with access to GP24
• Commitment to wellbeing through Employee Assistance Programme
• Electric Car salary sacrifice scheme for eligible employees
• Cycle to work scheme
• Company Events
• GymFlex salary sacrifice

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Overseas candidates will NOT be considered for this role. We are not sponsoring Visa's at this time, so please refrain from applying unless eligible to work in the UK.

Candidates with the relevant experience or job title of; Welder, Skilled Welder, Welding Technician, Welding Engineer, Welding, Finishing Welder, Fabrication, MIG Welder, TIG Welder, Manufacturing Welder and Manufacturing Fabricator may also be considered for this role.

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Job Info:

• Company: FGS Industrial Facilities Management
• Position: Fabricator / Welder
• Work Location: Sittingbourne
• Country: GB

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