TIG Welder (Stainless Steel Food Equipment)

The structural steel fabrication workshop in Kathu needs a coded welder who can hold a WPS and deliver clean, sound joints. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

Home base is a structural steel fabrication workshop on the Kathu side of Northern Cape. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Grind and repair welds flagged by the QC inspector
• Follow the welding procedure specification for every joint you weld
• Sign off your weld map and traceability sheets for each spool
• TIG weld stainless steel tanks and fittings with proper back-purging
• Weld carbon steel pipe in the 6G position using GTAW root and SMAW fill

• 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
• 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

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

• Leather welding PPE and auto-darkening helmet supplied
• 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

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