TIG Welder (Stainless Steel Food Equipment)

If your welds pass X-ray, this trailer and truck body builder in Alberton wants you. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

The site is in Alberton; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Roll and form plate for tanks, chutes and hoppers
• Read fabrication drawings and cutting lists before you mark out plate
• TIG weld stainless steel tanks and fittings with proper back-purging
• Cut and bevel plate with oxy-fuel, plasma and a bevelling machine
• 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

• 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
• 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

• SAIW welding inspector course, even at Level 1
• Duplex or chrome-moly welding experience

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

• If you have worked shutdowns, name the type of plant, like refinery or sugar mill. It proves you know the site rules.
• Expect a practical welding test on the first day. Bring your own gloves and chipping hammer so you feel at home.