Join Our Team of Skilled Welders and Fitters for a Long-Term Project in Denmark!
Our team of highly skilled professionals from Poland and Lithuania is growing, and we are looking to add experienced welders to join us.
Open Positions: 20 MAG Welders (135,136,138) and 20 Fitters.
Start Date: 11-08-2025 or please inform us of your availability.
Location: Esbjerg, Denmark - 80 minutes from the German/Danish border.
Project Duration: Planned at least until December 2025, with options for project extension or reassignment to new projects.
Rotations: 4x2,or let me know what fits you best.
Why Join Us?
- Competitive Pay: Earn up to 249,23 DKK/hour (gross) on night shifts (around 33,40 EUR / 142 PLN), plus 12.5% holiday payment, 13% flexible fund (fritvalgskonto FVK) and 13% pension contribution after 2 months (11% VICOS, 2% employee).
- Stable Employment: We have a large team of skilled and dedicated employees who work year-round on various projects for our clients, ensuring full-time employment through VICOS.
- SecuredRights and Benefits: VICOS has a collective agreement with the Confederation of Danish Industry (Dansk Industri) - this ensures you overtime pay, allowances, pension, etc. according to current regulations.
- Full Support: We provide administrative assistance e.g. with your tax card, healthcare and accommodation options.
Skills Required:
- Welder: Minimum 5 years of welding experience with certification 135/136/138 FW BW. Advantageous skills (optional): Mounting, reading technical drawings and WPS, torch cutting, and grinding.
- Fitter: Minimum 5 years of mounting, reading technical drawings, torch cutting, and grinding.
Certificates Required:
- Welder: Valid certificate 135/136/138 FW BW.
- Working environment and safety for welding and thermal cutting §17 from Denmark (formerly called §26 course). If you don’t have it, we can arrange for you to take an online course.
Job description
Welding and assembly works in the workshop. Welding of thick sheets in vertical and horizontal positions, offshore elements - tower stands (as in the photo below). Black steel. Welding must meet high quality standards, especially in the case of long welds. (First day samples possible - hard wire melting, vertical and horizontal), full powder filling, everything tested by ultrasound. The visual appearance of welds before the inspection itself is very important.
Material thickness: 20-30-50 mm - 100% penetrant testing.
Work Schedule
- Day Shift: Monday to Saturday, 06:00 to 18:00.
- Night Shift: Monday to Saturday, 18:00 to 06:00.
Paid Hours: For each 12-hour shift, you are paid 11,5 hours (1 hour total break, with 30 minutes break that is paid).
Overtime Pay: Monday to Thursday you receive overtime pay after 7,5 hours of work completed, Friday is after 7,0 hours of work completed. On Saturday and Sunday and in the evening/night you receive a special supplement. See the overtime rates and supplements on the table below - link.
Income
Night shift
Your earnings every 4 weeks at full employment after deducting accommodation: 49.346 DKK (around 6.612 EUR / 28.132 PLN) **.
See attached calculation for 1 week on night shift
Day shift
Your earnings every 4 weeks at full employment after deducting accommodation: 40.322 DKK (around 5.403 EUR / 22.999 PLN) **.
See attached calculation for 1 week on day shift
**) Example of average calculation. The amount depends on your tax card and working hours.
Extra to the salary:
- 12,5% holiday allowance
- 13,0% flexible spending account (fritvalgskonto FVK)
- 13,0% pension contribution after 2 months (11,0% VICOS and 2,0% employee).
Payroll every two weeks with an optional advance of up to 6.000 DKK (around 804 EUR / 3.483 PLN) after 12 days of work.
Living, Travel and Work Benefits
Travel:
- Travel Deduction: VICOS makes sure that you receive up to 32.800 DKK annually (around 4.395EUR / 18.814 PLN). 2.733 DKK/month (around 366 EUR / 1.567PLN) for board and lodging. Shorter stays result in higher monthly deductions.
- Travel Allowance: VICOS makes sure that you receive tax refunds for your travel from your home country to Denmark and for daily commutes over 12 km. The tax office (Skattestyrelsen) calculates refunds for expenses not covered by the employer.
VICOS does not cover your travel and accommodation expenses. But the amounts mentioned contribute to covering your expenses in the form of higher deductions, meaning that your net salary is higher than if you had your travel expenses paid.
Accommodation: VICOS arranges accommodation near the workplace. A single room with internet and access to kitchen and bathroom costs 135 DKK/day (utilities included) (around 18 EUR / 78 PLN).
Clothing Allowance: For the first days of work, please ensure you have the necessary work equipment such as work clothes, footwear, and respiratory protection (mask, filters, or respirator). If you prefer to work with your own welding mask, you may bring it, but the client is obligated to provide you with a welding mask and helmet. After 2 weeks of cooperation with you, VICOS will gladly cover up to 700 DKK for the purchase of work clothing, based on the receipt you send to us - after that, you can apply for a 700 DKK reimbursement every 3 months - you just have to remember to send the receipt to us, every time (every 3 months) you want to apply for cover up to 700 DKK for the purchase of work clothing.
Join Our Growing Team! Apply Now!
We’re looking forward to hearing from you! Let’s make great things happen together!
Have Questions? We’re Here to Help!
Call us at +45 70 201 209
Reach us:
- Monday-Thursday: 8:15 AM - 3:15 PM
- Friday: 8:15 AM - 1:00 PM
We can’t wait to see what you bring to our team!
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