Job title: Welder Fabricator
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37
Salary: C3 £31,067 - £32,654
Leeds Lights consist of a small team fabricating, manufacturing and delivering the cities festive display annually. The team also deliver the banner scheme throughout the city.
The Leeds Lights team spend the summer months creating, designing and producing a variety of festive motifs, repairing and safety testing.
Throughout the winter the work is conducted in unsociable hours to install over 3K lamp column motifs using various lifting equipment. The team are also equipped to install the electrical equipment within the street furniture and carry out safety testing.
Leeds City Council are looking to appoint a Welder - fabricator to assist with the overall delivery of the city’s annual festive lighting displays and banner scheme.
Working with the Operations Supervisor within Leeds Lights and the Arts, Events & Venues service and based at the workshop in Seacroft, we are looking for an experienced skilled welder - fabricator with experience in MIG Aluminium welding holding minimum of a level 3 or equivalent. You must also have experience in the use of mobile elevated working platforms (MEWP’s) you must have a detailed understanding of safe street work and mechanical engineering.
With a can-do attitude and excellent logistical and organisation skills, the successful candidate will be required to play a role in motivating the workshop and site operations teams in the manufacture, installation, recovery, maintenance and storage of the city centre and outer ward area festive lighting displays and the coordination of the city dressing banner programme.
It is a requirement that the post holder be willing to the work their normal 37 hours over a 7-day week which will at times involve unsociable hours and weekend work and working in an outdoor environment.
We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced people.
This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.
If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker visa route before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £38,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria. Ensure you are eligible before applying.
Job Description
Job Purpose
To manufacture, fabricate, maintain and repair festive light motifs and to support the installation, recovery and storage operations of the festive light displays and general maintenance associated with the workshop/warehouse buildings
Responsibilities for Grade
- To carry out essential welding, fabrication, production, maintenance, repair and refurbishment works for all new and existing aluminium and steel frame motifs within the Leeds Lights workshop at the Highways Seacroft depot.
- To ensure all risk assessments, method statements and safe working practices including PPE for welding, fabricating and all associated operational tasks are adhered to and regularly reviewed.
- To ensure all new and refurbished motifs are stored correctly and to assist with the general storage, upkeep and stock rotation of the warehouse.
- To safely maintain and store tools and equipment and to ensure all working areas are kept clean and tidy.
- To ensure a stock inventory of all fabricating and operational materials is kept up to date and all purchases are within agreed budgets.
- To work with the Leeds Lights Manger on the design and layout of new motif and frame designs.
- To assist with the coordination, installation and recovery of the city centre and outer ward area festive light displays, Christmas tree lighting, ancillary displays and internal decoration schemes as required.
- To ensure due regard for the Health, Safety and Welfare at Work at all times, promoting safe working practices for all staff, contractors, visitors and public.
- To carry out any other duties as requested by senior management which are commensurate with the grade of the post.
Qualifications NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Advanced Welding Skills
Essential requirements It is essential that the candidate should be able to demonstrate the following criteria for the post. Candidates will only be shortlisted for interview if they can demonstrate that they meet all the essential requirements.
- Ability to weld and fabricate aluminium and steel frames.
- Ability to work on own initiative and make practical decisions.
- Ability to work as a part of a close-knit team.
- Ability to work calmly under pressure, to prioritise work programmes and meet deadlines.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Knowledge and understanding of current welding practices and regulations.
- Knowledge and understanding of current metal cutting and fabrication practices and regulations.
- Knowledge and understanding of electricity at Work Act and current industry lighting and electrical systems and regulations.
- Knowledge and experience of using various IT packages including Excel, Word, Outlook.
- Experience of MIG (metal inert gas), TIG (tungsten inert gas) MMA (Manual Metal Arc) welding methods.
- Experience of welding with Oxy-Acetylene gas equipment.
- Experience of metal cutting using Plasma and Oxy-Acetylene equipment.
- Experience of fabrication works from raw or semi-finished materials.
- Experience of working with plant machinery, hand tools and equipment.
- Experience of working in a workshop environment.
- Demonstrates an enthusiasm and commitment to working in the welding, fabrication and lighting industries.
- Willingness to work outdoors.
- Willingness to work unsociable hours and be on call during certain times of the year.
Essential Behavioural & other Characteristics
- Understand and embrace Leeds City Council Values and Behaviours and codes of conduct.
- Committed to continuous improvement in all areas and work towards delivering the Best City Ambition of Health & Wellbeing, Inclusive Growth and Zero Carbon
- Able to understand and observe Leeds City Council equality and diversity policies.
- Carry out all duties having regard to an employee’s responsibility under Health and Safety Policies.
- Willingness to actively participate in training and development activities.
- Flexible and adaptable to change to assist other services as required commensurate to grade.
- Participate in appraisal, training, and development activities.
- Be aware of and comply with Leeds City Council policies and procedures e.g., child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality, and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.
- Be aware of and support difference and ensure equality for all working in an anti-discriminatory manner, upholding, equality & diversity policies of Leeds City Council.
- Recognise and appropriately challenge any incidents of racism, bullying, harassment, victimisation, and any form of abuse, reporting any concerns to the appropriate person.
- The Council has adopted a flexibility protocol and the role will be expected to work within these parameters.
Desirable requirements It is desirable that the candidate should be able to demonstrate the following criteria for the post. Candidates are not required to meet all the desirable requirements however these may be used to distinguish between candidates.
- Ability to follow administrative procedures and provide accurate information.
- Ability to work in a supervisory capacity and to support and develop staff.
- Knowledge and understanding of working at height regulations, Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER).
- Knowledge and understanding of the council’s key priorities and ambitions.
- Experience of electrical control systems.
- Experience of working at heights and using mobile elevated working platforms (MEWP’s).
- Demonstrates a commitment to personal development, learning and training.
