TIG Welder (Stainless Steel Food Equipment)

If your welds pass X-ray, this petrochemical shutdown contractor in Mbombela wants you. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

The site is in Mbombela; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying.

• Prepare joints for radiographic and dye penetrant testing
• Cut and bevel plate with oxy-fuel, plasma and a bevelling machine
• Weld carbon steel pipe in the 6G position using GTAW root and SMAW fill
• Roll and form plate for tanks, chutes and hoppers
• Keep a hot work permit open and a fire watch in place during shutdowns
• Set up MIG and flux-cored machines for long production runs

• Medical fitness certificate for industrial sites, or willing to get one
• At least 2 years of production or site welding after qualifying
• You can read fabrication and isometric drawings without help
• Boilermaker or welder trade test certificate, or current SAIW welder qualification
• Valid welder coding to ISO 9606-1 or ASME IX in the processes the job needs
• Willing to work shutdowns, long shifts and weekends when the plant is down

• Leather welding PPE and auto-darkening helmet supplied
• Coding renewals paid by the employer
• Accommodation and meals paid on out-of-town shutdowns

• 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.