We are looking for experienced Welders/Fabricators to join our business, Extrastaff Limited. Our growing business requires organised and trustworthy individuals who pride themselves on quality workmanship. You must be motivated and result driven.
The Welder/Fabricator is responsible for:
- Need to be familiar with several different welding techniques and equipment.
- Work with several different metals, hand tools, power tools, specialist welding tools and heavy machinery.
- Ignite torches or start power supplies and strike arcs by touching electrodes to metals being welded, completing electrical circuits.
- Operate safety equipment and use safe work habits
- Detect faulty operation of equipment or defective materials and notify supervisors.
- Monitor the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material.
- Recognize, set up, and operate hand and power tools common to the welding trade, suchas shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
- Analyse engineering drawings, blueprints, specifications, sketches, work orders, and material safety data sheets to plan layout, assembly, and welding operations.
- Weld separately or in combination, using aluminium, stainless steel, cast iron, and other alloys.
- Select and install torches, torch tips, filler rods, and flux, according to welding chart specifications or types and thicknesses of metals.
- Connect and turn regulator valves to activate and adjust gas flow and pressure so that desired flames are obtained.
- Guide and direct flames or electrodes on or across work pieces to straighten, bend, melt, or build up metal.
- All other duties as assigned.
Skills and experience required:
- Welding or relevant experience OR qualification is preferred but not compulsory
- Friendly, with good time management, & excellent work ethic are essential
- Time management skills
- A commitment to learning and developing your skills within the industry
- Sound knowledge of H&S procedures
- Reliable and hardworking
