Mig Welder

MIG Welder
Ilkley, West Yorkshire
£15.00 to £21.90 per hour
 
We are recruiting for skilled MIG Welders to join a market-leading manufacturing business based near Ilkley, West Yorkshire. These opportunities are available on a permanent or long-term contract basis, with a choice of days, earlies, or lates. This role suits a MIG Welder who enjoys fabrication work, high standards, and consistent long-term workload.
 
As a MIG Welder, you will be working with mild steel plate from 3mm to 10mm, producing bespoke fabricated assemblies to tight tolerances. The MIG Welder role offers excellent working conditions, multiple shift options, and flexibility for both permanent staff and contractors.
 
Key Responsibilities

• MIG welding and fabricating mild steel components to specification
• Read and interpret detailed engineering drawings and welding symbols
• Inspect completed work for accuracy, size, and finish
• Use cutting tools and hand tools as required
• Operate rolling and swaging machinery (training provided)
• Move materials safely using overhead cranes and lifting equipment

Essential Skills and Experience

• Level 3 Apprenticeship or NVQ in Fabrication & Welding (or equivalent)
• Proven experience working as a MIG Welder in a manufacturing environment
• Strong ability to read engineering drawings
• High attention to detail with a strong focus on quality and safety

Benefits

• £15.00 to £21.90 per hour, depending on experience and shift
• Permanent roles or 6-month+ contract options (PAYE or umbrella)
• Shift allowance: 10% earlies, 25% lates
• 4-day week available on late shift, early finish Fridays on others
• Overtime paid at 1.5x
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Enhanced pension contributions
• Employee Assistance Programme

 
If you’re an experienced MIG Welder who wants to be part of a business that values precision, people, and progress, get in touch. Call Rio at Holt Engineering on 07483025038.
 
Holt Engineering 
We source skilled mechanical and electrical talent for engineering blue collar roles across the UK. This includes CNC machinists (turning, milling, sliding head, EDM and programming), toolmakers, manual grinders and deburrers. We also recruit welders and fabricators (TIG, MIG and coded), sheet metal workers and steel erectors. On the assembly and test side, we place mechanical fitters, maintenance, paint spraying, laminators, deck fitters, assembly technicians and electrical technicians, electronic technicians, wire persons, IPC technicians, solderers, PCB assemblers and test technicians, plus production operatives and warehouse and stores staff.