Welder Fabricator Location: Witney, Oxfordshire.
Salary: Dependent on experience
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 40 hours per week
- Monday-Thursday: 7:30am - 4:30pm
- Friday: 7:30am - 2:00pm
Hunters 4 Staff are recruiting on behalf of a client of ours, a specialist business that designs and manufactures aircraft refuelling vehicles used at major airports around the world. Alongside manufacturing, the company also provides on‑site servicing, repairs and calibration of refuelling equipment across the UK and Ireland.
This is a great opportunity for an experienced Welder Fabricator to join a company with a strong global reputation in the aviation sector. The role would suit someone from a plant engineering, HGV, vehicle build or ex‑forces background who enjoys hands‑on fabrication work and wants long‑term stability with overtime available.
Please note: you will be required to complete a medical and confined space training to support tank entry inspection and cleaning.
The Role
- Fabrication of pipework and assemblies for aircraft refuelling vehicles
- Working with aluminium, stainless steel and mild steel
- MIG and TIG welding to engineering drawings
- General vehicle and component assembly work
- Supporting manufacturing and build processes within the workshop
Experience & Requirements
- Experience in vehicle building (ideally HGV or similar)
- Ability to MIG and TIG weld
- Strong fabrication skills and experience using hand and power tools
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and schematics
- Basic understanding of health & safety
- Fluent English
- Full UK driving licence and own transport
- Supervisory experience beneficial but not essential
- Experience with aircraft refuelling vehicles advantageous but not required
Highly Desirable Skills
- Experience working with pneumatic and/or hydraulic systems
Benefits
- 23 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Opportunity to earn 2 additional days with length of service
- Monthly attendance tool bonus
- Overtime opportunities
- Stable, permanent position within a specialist industry
This role may suit candidates living within reasonable commuting distance and those with experience as a Welder, Fabricator, Vehicle Builder, HGV Technician or Plant Engineer.
If you're looking for a long‑term role with a respected engineering business and clear working hours, we'd like to hear from you.