Welding & Precision Assembly Technician

Location: Whitney
Salary: £35,000 - £40,000
Hours: 8am-4:40pm Mon – Thurs / 8am-1pm Fri

Role Purpose

We are seeking a skilled, practical technician to manufacture and assemble high-quality cryogenic products. This is a hands-on role with a strong emphasis on precision welding, soldering, brazing and mechanical assembly. The successful candidate will produce neat, accurate and leak-tight assemblies from stainless steel, copper and other materials, working carefully to engineering drawings and defined quality standards.

Experience in TIG welding, soft soldering and silver brazing/hard soldering would be highly advantageous. However, we will also consider candidates with strong mechanical aptitude, excellent attention to detail and a genuine willingness to learn specialist cryogenic manufacturing techniques.

Key Responsibilities

• Manufacture and assemble nitrogen and helium transfer lines, vacuum components, pipework and other related cryogenic products.
• Carry out high-quality TIG welding, particularly on thin-wall stainless-steel components and tube assemblies.
• Perform accurate soft soldering and silver brazing/hard soldering on copper, brass, stainless steel and mixed-material assemblies.
• Assemble small, delicate and close-tolerance components with a high level of care and precision.
• Fit tubes, flanges, connectors, vacuum fittings and mechanical components in accordance with drawings and specifications.
• Use jigs, fixtures, gauges and measuring equipment to maintain alignment and dimensional accuracy.
• Carry out tube preparation, forming, bending and fitting where required.
• Inspect welds, soldered joints and completed assemblies for workmanship, conformity and leaks.
• Diagnose and rectify leaks, poor joints, misalignment and other manufacturing defects.
• Read and interpret engineering drawings, bills of materials and manufacturing instructions.
• Contribute to improvements in welding methods, assembly processes, tooling and product quality.