TIG Welder (Stainless Steel Food Equipment) – Immediate Start

If your welds pass X-ray, this petrochemical shutdown contractor in Kempton Park wants you. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

The work is in Kempton Park, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Fit up beams, columns and bracing with the correct gaps and alignment
• Grind and repair welds flagged by the QC inspector
• Weld carbon steel pipe in the 6G position using GTAW root and SMAW fill
• Roll and form plate for tanks, chutes and hoppers
• TIG weld stainless steel tanks and fittings with proper back-purging
• Sign off your weld map and traceability sheets for each spool
• Cut and bevel plate with oxy-fuel, plasma and a bevelling machine

• Steady hands and good eyesight, with or without glasses
• Medical fitness certificate for industrial sites, or willing to get one
• Boilermaker or welder trade test certificate, or current SAIW welder qualification
• Willing to work shutdowns, long shifts and weekends when the plant is down
• You can read fabrication and isometric drawings without help

• Rigging or crane signalling certificate
• Orbital or automatic welding experience

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

• List each coding separately with the standard, process, position and expiry date. "Coded welder" on its own tells a recruiter nothing.
• Expired codings are the number one reason welders are turned away at the gate. Check dates before you apply.