Boilermaker (Structural Steel Fabrication)

Strong welding and plate work for the structural steel fabrication workshop in Newcastle, with real drawings and real tolerances. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

You'll be based at a structural steel fabrication workshop in Newcastle. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. Hours are mostly Monday to Friday, with the odd Saturday in busy months.

• Read fabrication drawings and cutting lists before you mark out plate
• Fit up beams, columns and bracing with the correct gaps and alignment
• Roll and form plate for tanks, chutes and hoppers
• Keep a hot work permit open and a fire watch in place during shutdowns
• Weld carbon steel pipe in the 6G position using GTAW root and SMAW fill

• Steady hands and good eyesight, with or without glasses
• You can read fabrication and isometric drawings without help
• Valid welder coding to ISO 9606-1 or ASME IX in the processes the job needs
• Willing to work shutdowns, long shifts and weekends when the plant is down
• At least 2 years of production or site welding after qualifying

• Orbital or automatic welding experience
• Rigging or crane signalling certificate
• Experience on structural work to AWS D1.1

• Leather welding PPE and auto-darkening helmet supplied
• Accommodation and meals paid on out-of-town shutdowns
• Shutdown bonus and site allowance for work away from home
• Coding renewals paid by the employer

• Expired codings are the number one reason welders are turned away at the gate. Check dates before you apply.
• List each coding separately with the standard, process, position and expiry date. "Coded welder" on its own tells a recruiter nothing.