Pipe Welder (Carbon Steel & Stainless)

If your welds pass X-ray, this pressure vessel manufacturer in Brakpan wants you. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

The work is in Brakpan, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• TIG weld stainless steel tanks and fittings with proper back-purging
• Sign off your weld map and traceability sheets for each spool
• Set up MIG and flux-cored machines for long production runs
• Keep a hot work permit open and a fire watch in place during shutdowns
• Prepare joints for radiographic and dye penetrant testing

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

• Experience on structural work to AWS D1.1
• Rigging or crane signalling certificate

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

• Expect a practical welding test on the first day. Bring your own gloves and chipping hammer so you feel at home.
• Expired codings are the number one reason welders are turned away at the gate. Check dates before you apply.