Welder Tig

**We have a vacancy for a TIG Welder to join our ACO Building Drainage team in Bedford.**

**If you are early in your welding career looking for an opportunity to develop your skills or an experienced welder, and keen to assist in our production processes we would like to hear from you.**

This is a full time role working mainly with stainless steel, in the manufacturing team. The key part of this role will be TIG Welding. You will also assist in other manufacturing processes as required and training can be provided.

This role requires a reliable, self-disciplined person who is able to achieve the targets set to meet customer demands on time and in full. You must be conversant with workshop health and safety practices and adhere to these at all times.

Working hours are 39 hours per week, 7am - 4pm Monday to Thursday and 7am -12 noon on Fridays. The role is based at Bedford and will move to our Shefford site once redeveloped.

**Main Tasks**
- Executing works orders to the required standards and on time ensuring a safe working environment at all times;
- Learn welding and fabrication processes to assist within the production team;
- Working of components to 0.9mm to 5.0mm thickness;
- Use of various hand tools and sheet metal machinery in the fabrication and finishing of materials (training will be provided);
- Quality Assurance by inspection of own work and others for manufactured and purchased finished products along with the associated paper work;
- General Despatch tasks as and when required to suit demand;
- Goods receiving: Inspection, associated data processing, moving product into stock;
- Preparing goods out through picking, packing and despatch procedures;
- Planned regular housekeeping.

**Knowledge & Skills**
- Welding operations - mainly TIG.
- Able to read drawings and perform measurements.
- Good level of numeracy.
- Workshop Health & Safety.
- Ability to respond to short lead times which requires a flexible approach.
- Basic computer skills.
- Experience of using other fabrication machinery advantageous.
- Counterbalance Forklift truck license - desired but not essential.

**Personal skills and behaviour**
- Customer focussed.
- Good Time Keeping
- Good House Keeping
- Reliable Team Player
- Problem Solver
- Able to multi task
- Ability to learn and develop new skills
- Has a ‘can do’ approach
- Accurate and has a good attention to detail
- Looks for improvement opportunities.

**What we offer**

We offer opportunity for career progression, extensive training and a competitive benefits package which includes 25 days holiday per year plus Bank Holidays, a Company Pension Scheme and Private Healthcare after a qualifying period.

**Company overview**

ACO is the leading brand for surface water drainage systems throughout the world. ACO Technologies plc, part of the ACO Group, serves as the Company for the UK & Ireland. There are two major divisions: ACO Water Management and ACO Building Drainage.

Working at ACO is working in a culture of entrepreneurial spirit, innovation and high standards with the freedom to create your own job satisfaction through ownership and continuous improvement.

Openness and honesty are key characteristics to working at ACO as this creates a friendly, flexible environment where colleagues are keen to share information and work together to achieve the best results.