We’re Hiring: Lead Steelwork Installer & Welder Fabricator
Secondary Steel, LGSF & Fabrication
A lead erector role for someone who runs the job on site - steel installation, MIG welding, fabrication and the initiative to get it done properly without being told.
Location: Based at our main site in Wolverhampton; mostly working in and around the local area, with around 8 weeks a year working away from home (Mon-Fri, home at weekends)
Vehicle: Company van available when needed (shared works vehicle, not personal-use)
Away work: Accommodation booked and paid directly by us; subsistence allowance on top
Salary: Competitive, depending on experience
About the Role
This is a lead erector role - not one of a team taking instructions, but the person running the install on site. You’re the one making the calls, setting the pace, and making sure the job goes up square, level and right.
Most of our work revolves around the installation of new secondary steelwork and cold-rolled (LGSF) frames, steel buildings, cladding and flashings - but it can also includes occasional refurb work and internal projects. You’ll need to be able to fabricate something to suit the environment rather than always working off a perfect drawing. Square, level, fit-for-purpose, and looks the part.
If you’re the kind of person who looks at a job and thinks “right, I’ll get on with it” rather than waiting to be told every step, this is the role for you.
What You’ll Be Doing
Lead the install on site
- Erecting structural steel - secondary steelwork, cold-rolled (LGSF) frames and steel buildings;
- Setting out, levelling, plumbing and fixing - getting it square and right;
- Running the job on site - making the calls, sequencing the work, and keeping it moving;
- Working safely at height from scaffold and MEWPs.
Welding & fabrication
- MIG welding to a sound, structural standard - most of the welding is done in the factory;
- Site welding capability is a real plus and opens up more of our work;
- Fabricating bits and pieces as the job demands - brackets, supports, fixings, modifications;
- Refurbishing and modifying older client projects when they come back to us;
- Making things that suit the environment - if there’s no drawing, you can still build it square, level and tidy.
Groundworks (small scale)
- Laying small concrete pads for columns to sit on;
- Installing padstones for steelwork;
- Building steel fencing on site - posts, panels, gates.
Use your initiative
- Take a job and run with it without needing constant direction;
- Spot what needs doing for internal works and just get it done;
- Make sensible calls on materials, fixings and approach when the spec isn’t spelled out.
Must Have
- Real steel erection experience as a lead - you’ve run installs, not just been part of a gang taking direction;
- Experience with secondary steel and ideally LGSF / cold-rolled work - this is the bulk of what we do;
- Competent MIG welder - able to lay down a sound structural weld; site welding ability is a real plus;
- Fabrication skills - able to make things from scratch that come out square, level and fit-for-purpose;
- Self-starter mentality - we don’t want to chase you round the site telling you what to do next;
- Confident on scaffold and MEWPs - working at height is part of the day-to-day;
- Full driving licence - non-negotiable;
- Willing to work away from home around 8 weeks a year - Monday to Friday, home at weekends, accommodation and subsistence covered.
Bonus Points For
- CSCS, IPAF, PASMA, CCNSG and any other relevant site tickets - all preferred but we’ll get the right person trained up;
- Own hand tools;
- Experience with small groundworks (concrete, padstones, fencing);
- Coded welding qualifications;
- Slinger/signaller, telehandler, forklift tickets.
What’s in it for You
- A varied, hands-on role - no two weeks the same;
- Mostly local work, with the occasional change of scene when we’re away (accommodation and subsistence paid);
- Company van available when the job needs it;
- Trust to get on with the work without being micromanaged;
- Steady, established business with repeat clients and a proper pipeline of work;
- Training and tickets paid for where it makes sense.
How to Apply
Send us a CV with a short note about the kind of jobs you’ve worked on recently. If you’ve got photos of work you’re proud of, even better - we’d rather see what you’ve built than read a polished personal statement.
Pay: £15.00-£16.50 per hour
Benefits:
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Application question(s):
- Tell us about the last steel install you led on site. What was it, how big was the gang, and what calls did you have to make - to get the job done?
- You're on site, the steel doesn't fit - holes don't line up, or something's been fabricated wrong. What do you do?
- Can you drive, do you have your own transport and are you willing to travel to work in Wolverhampton?
- What experience have you had installing a cold-rolled LGSF frame and installing steel cladding and flashings?
Work Location: In person
