TIG Welder (Stainless Steel Food Equipment)

If your welds pass X-ray, this trailer and truck body builder in Umhlanga wants you. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

You'll be based at a trailer and truck body builder in Umhlanga. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

• Read fabrication drawings and cutting lists before you mark out plate
• Weld carbon steel pipe in the 6G position using GTAW root and SMAW fill
• Keep a hot work permit open and a fire watch in place during shutdowns
• Prepare joints for radiographic and dye penetrant testing
• Set up MIG and flux-cored machines for long production runs
• Fit up beams, columns and bracing with the correct gaps and alignment

• Steady hands and good eyesight, with or without glasses
• 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
• Boilermaker or welder trade test certificate, or current SAIW welder qualification

• Orbital or automatic welding experience
• Duplex or chrome-moly welding experience

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

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