Coded Welder (Pressure Vessels)

Strong welding and plate work for the trailer and truck body builder in Sandton, with real drawings and real tolerances. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

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

• Weld carbon steel pipe in the 6G position using GTAW root and SMAW fill
• TIG weld stainless steel tanks and fittings with proper back-purging
• 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
• Read fabrication drawings and cutting lists before you mark out plate

• Willing to work shutdowns, long shifts and weekends when the plant is down
• Boilermaker or welder trade test certificate, or current SAIW welder qualification
• Medical fitness certificate for industrial sites, or willing to get one
• 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

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

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

• List each coding separately with the standard, process, position and expiry date. "Coded welder" on its own tells a recruiter nothing.
• If you have worked shutdowns, name the type of plant, like refinery or sugar mill. It proves you know the site rules.