Coded Welder (Pressure Vessels)

If your welds pass X-ray, this structural steel fabrication workshop in Polokwane wants you. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

This post is in Polokwane (Limpopo). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

• TIG weld stainless steel tanks and fittings with proper back-purging
• Grind and repair welds flagged by the QC inspector
• Cut and bevel plate with oxy-fuel, plasma and a bevelling machine
• Follow the welding procedure specification for every joint you weld
• Weld carbon steel pipe in the 6G position using GTAW root and SMAW fill
• Fit up beams, columns and bracing with the correct gaps and alignment
• Set up MIG and flux-cored machines for long production runs

• You can read fabrication and isometric drawings without help
• 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
• Willing to work shutdowns, long shifts and weekends when the plant is down

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

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

• 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.