About

welder (pressure vessel) (pvweld)

Overview

Reference
pvweld

Salary
£18 - £19/hour

Job Location
- United Kingdom -- England -- Yorkshire and the Humber -- West Yorkshire -- Pudsey

Job Type
Permanent

Posted
01 October 2025


Job Specification – Welder (Pressure Vessels)

Location: Stanningley, Leeds (LS28)
Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Reports to: Welding Foreman


Salary & Hours

  • Pay: £18.50 per hour

  • Hours:

    • Monday – Wednesday: 07:00 – 16:45

    • Thursday: 07:00 – 16:15

    • 4-day working week (long weekends)

  • Overtime: Paid at time and a half


About the Role

A long-established and growing engineering manufacturer is looking to add an experienced Pressure Vessel Welder to their team. The company produces high-quality, complex fabrications for industries such as aerospace, subsea, defence, and marine, working to the highest industry standards.

This is a permanent opportunity offering excellent pay, strong benefits, and long-term career progression within a specialist environment.


Key Responsibilities

  • Welding pressure vessel sub-assemblies and equipment using a variety of techniques

  • Producing welds that meet NDT requirements (radiographic/ultrasonic) with a high success rate

  • Meeting manufacturing hours and production deadlines

  • Contributing to a “right first time” quality culture

  • Maintaining adherence to Health, Safety, and Environmental procedures

  • Slinging and lifting of large components

  • Completing all required paperwork for full traceability

  • Supporting other departments as required


Essential Experience

  • Proven experience welding pressure vessels

  • Experience with radiographic and ultrasonic tested welds

  • Strong background in stainless steel welding

  • Ability to weld in 2G position to defined procedures

  • Competence in reading and interpreting engineering drawings


Core Welding Skills

  • Pipe welding

  • Open root welding

  • Weld purging

  • GMAW

  • FCAW

  • GTAW


Desirable Skills & Experience

  • Welding with Inconel

  • MMA welding

  • SAW welding

  • Pressure vessel fabrication ability


Benefits

  • £18.50 per hour

  • 5 weeks’ holiday + statutory leave

  • Pension scheme (6% employer / 3% employee)

  • Sick pay scheme (after 6 months)

  • Death in Service benefit (2x salary)

  • Discretionary bonus scheme

  • Career development and training opportunities

  • 4-day working week


Recruitment Process

  • Interview: One-stage, face-to-face

  • Vacancy Reason: Growth within the business

Aqumen Business Solutions is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy


Contact information

Graham Smith