Coded Welder (Pressure Vessels)

The trailer and truck body builder in Gqeberha needs a coded welder who can hold a WPS and deliver clean, sound joints. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

You'll be based at a trailer and truck body builder in Gqeberha. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

• Fit up beams, columns and bracing with the correct gaps and alignment
• Sign off your weld map and traceability sheets for each spool
• Prepare joints for radiographic and dye penetrant testing
• Roll and form plate for tanks, chutes and hoppers
• Set up MIG and flux-cored machines for long production runs

• Steady hands and good eyesight, with or without glasses
• Boilermaker or welder trade test certificate, or current SAIW welder qualification
• Willing to work shutdowns, long shifts and weekends when the plant is down
• Medical fitness certificate for industrial sites, or willing to get one
• At least 2 years of production or site welding after qualifying
• You can read fabrication and isometric drawings without help

• Orbital or automatic welding experience
• SAIW welding inspector course, even at Level 1
• Rigging or crane signalling certificate

• Leather welding PPE and auto-darkening helmet supplied
• Coding renewals paid by the employer
• Accommodation and meals paid on out-of-town shutdowns
• 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.