Pipe Fitter / Welder

# Pipe Fitter / Welderby | Jul 18, 2024### **Orbital Fabrications Ltd; Job Vacancy****About**Orbital Fabrications Ltd are specialists in the design, manufacture and installation of high purity gas and fluid handling systems, serving a number of hi-tech industries, including semiconductor, pharmaceutical, renewable energies and nuclear. Based in St. Ives, Cambridgeshire, the facility boasts extensive work shops, cleanrooms and a dedicated machine shop, which compliments and supports the national site teams tasked with installing, testing and commissioning our ultra-high purity process pipework systems.| | || — | — || Hours of Work | 07:00 – 18:00 (Mon – Thurs) 07:00 – 13:00 (Fri) || Hourly Rate | £26 for every hour worked on site || Travel Time | £12 per hour after the first hour of travel to a maximum of 3 hours claim || Mileage | 0.40p per mile from registered home address to Site address, 1 journey each way per week, if working weekends, the journey home can only be claimed when returning home (calculated by google maps) || If you live within 40 miles of site | Only mileage will be paid (Calculated by google maps) || Overtime Rate | 1.5 x hourly rate for weekends and Bank Holidays || Invoicing | Invoices to be submitted by 06:00 Monday following a fortnightly payment period. Invoices should be completed in your own time (no invoice no payment). Payments would be CIS/LTD || Uniform | Operatives will be entitled to an Orbital Fabrications hard hat, high-visibility vest and sweatshirt/polo shirts. These are to be worn at all times |**Sub-Contractor Site Responsibilities** • Sign up to the RAMS within the SP1 pack which are held by the Orbital Site Supervisor. • Attend site inductions and training as required by the project. • Sign in and out every day with the Orbital Site Supervisor using the sign in sheet provided. • Complete all work tasks that are coordinated and delegated by your Site Supervisor. • You are expected to be efficient and forward thinking with your work tasks. • You are expected to conduct all work tasks on site in a safe and professional manner. • To ensure that any weld logs and weld maps are completed on a daily basis using the appropriate templates supplied within the SP1 pack and to the required standard. • Orbital equipment should be stored safely and securely in provided site locations when not in use, overnight or at the weekend. • To ensure that all weld collets, blocks, gauges, and gap setters remain in the provided kits and are looked after correctly. • To ensure all facing toolboxes including facing tool and all collets are complete and looked after correctly.**Essential Requirements** • Applicants must hold a valid CSCS card, other training certificates or approvals would be advantageous. • Applicants must have the legal right to work within the UK, proof of this will be required. • Applicants must hold a valid IPAF training certificate. • Competent installing small bore instrumentation pipework between ¼” and ½” OD using Swagelok manual tube benders.**Desirable Requirements** • Familiar with Swagelok and Orbitec welding plant, heads etc. • Capable of on-site welding of pipework in the range of ¼” – 5” OD. • Familiar with fluid delivery systems (gas and/or liquid) in semiconductor or pharmaceutical environments.**Applicant Contacts****Engineering & Projects Manager** Freddy Carter – Freddy.carter@orbitalfab.co.uk**Site Projects Director** Dee Mullard-Davies – Dee@orbitalfab.co.uk| Position | Pipe Fitter / Welder || Responsibilities | See below || Accommodation Allowance | Site location dependent (minimum £95.00 per night) || Travel | Mileage and travel time are calculated on a full week’s work and consequently you will be paid on a pro-rata basis. For example, if you only work 4 days in 1 week, you will only be able to claim 80% of these benefits. Unless authorised by the site management team |**Job Location:** Nationwide #J-18808-Ljbffr