Boilermaker (Structural Steel Fabrication)

If your welds pass X-ray, this trailer and truck body builder in Mossel Bay wants you. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

You'll report in Mossel Bay. Relocation is not covered for this one. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• Cut and bevel plate with oxy-fuel, plasma and a bevelling machine
• Follow the welding procedure specification for every joint you weld
• Read fabrication drawings and cutting lists before you mark out plate
• Sign off your weld map and traceability sheets for each spool
• Set up MIG and flux-cored machines for long production runs

• Boilermaker or welder trade test certificate, or current SAIW welder qualification
• At least 2 years of production or site welding after qualifying
• Valid welder coding to ISO 9606-1 or ASME IX in the processes the job needs
• Steady hands and good eyesight, with or without glasses
• Medical fitness certificate for industrial sites, or willing to get one
• You can read fabrication and isometric drawings without help

• SAIW welding inspector course, even at Level 1
• Experience on structural work to AWS D1.1
• Rigging or crane signalling certificate

• Coding renewals paid by the employer
• Shutdown bonus and site allowance for work away from home
• Leather welding PPE and auto-darkening helmet supplied

• Expect a practical welding test on the first day. Bring your own gloves and chipping hammer so you feel at home.
• If you have worked shutdowns, name the type of plant, like refinery or sugar mill. It proves you know the site rules.