Fabricator / Welder
Visa sponsorship
Trade · Perth, WA, Australia · Full-Time · $42/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored
Welders and boilermakers who want factory work in Australia may like this vacancy in Perth, where an advanced manufacturer is expanding quickly. Two trade-qualified welders are wanted for the fabrication team, full-time and ongoing, to build modular critical power infrastructure and AI data centre solutions.
A normal week is 40.5 hours: 6:00am to 3:30pm Monday to Thursday, then 6:00am to 12:30pm Friday. The work is structural and module welding from engineering drawings and weld maps, with compliant, high-quality welds on skid bases, frames and enclosures. Visa sponsorship is available for the right overseas candidates.
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Key Responsibilities
- Do GMAW work on solid and cored wire
- Build modules and structural fabrications
- Weld 530UB beams and 150x100 RS rafters along with other structural members, as the drawings and weld maps show
- Follow approved welding procedures (WPS) for flat, horizontal and vertical positions
- Work from technical drawings, weld maps and job specifications
- Fit up, tack and prepare steel ahead of welding
- Look over each completed weld to confirm it meets specification
- Back up the fabrication team on general fabrication and assembly
- Keep the area safe, clean and organised, to company and WHS standards
Requirements & Eligibility
- A trade qualification (welding or boilermaking)
- Strong GMAW (MIG) skills on solid wire
- Cored wire experience is highly regarded
- Passes a 2F weld test in mild steel
- Welds competently and confidently in flat, horizontal and vertical positions
- Reads and interprets technical drawings and weld maps
- Pays attention to detail and cares about quality
- Brings own welding helmet and own hand tools
- A reliable, safety-conscious team player
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