Coded Welder (Pressure Vessels)

You'll cut, fit and weld steel to drawing in a busy pressure vessel manufacturer in Bloemfontein. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

This post is Bloemfontein-based, with most of your time spent at a pressure vessel manufacturer. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Sign off your weld map and traceability sheets for each spool
• Read fabrication drawings and cutting lists before you mark out plate
• Follow the welding procedure specification for every joint you weld
• Set up MIG and flux-cored machines for long production runs
• Cut and bevel plate with oxy-fuel, plasma and a bevelling machine
• Roll and form plate for tanks, chutes and hoppers
• Weld carbon steel pipe in the 6G position using GTAW root and SMAW fill

• 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
• At least 2 years of production or site welding after qualifying
• You can read fabrication and isometric drawings without help
• Medical fitness certificate for industrial sites, or willing to get one
• Willing to work shutdowns, long shifts and weekends when the plant is down

• Duplex or chrome-moly welding experience
• Rigging or crane signalling certificate
• Experience on structural work to AWS D1.1

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

• Expired codings are the number one reason welders are turned away at the gate. Check dates before you apply.
• If you have worked shutdowns, name the type of plant, like refinery or sugar mill. It proves you know the site rules.