Boilermaker

Thales; South Australia; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Thales is seeking an experienced Boilermaker to join its Garden Island team, supporting the Marine business. The role involves fabricating and welding steel, aluminium and stainless components to drawings, within a multi-resource team across varied environments.

You will work on ship repair projects, cover light and heavy fabrication, sheet metal and pipe work, and contribute to JSEA and risk assessments while ensuring welding quality control.

Qualifications

• Trade qualifications in Boilermaking Heavy Fabrication.
• Experience in ship repair/heavy fabrication.
• Familiar with MMAW, GTAW and GMAW welding processes.

Responsibilities

• Manufacture steel work from drawings in Carbon, Aluminium and Stainless Steel.
• Experience in ship repair methods and welding processes.
• Undertake multi skilled activities in ship repair, including light/heavy fabrication, sheet metal and pipe fabrication.
• Provide feedback and information in JSEA and Risk Assessments.
• Monitor quality control procedures during welding.

Skills

Boilermaker

Welding

Drawings

Safety

Teamwork

Education

Trade qualifications in Boilermaking Heavy Fabrication

Tools

Welding equipment

Workshop machinery

Job description

The Role:

Excellent opportunity for an experienced Boilermaker to join our growing team in Garden Island. You will be responsible for providing extensive trade skills in the fabrication and welding area in support of the Marine business, in a multi resources team, throughout various environments.

Responsibilities:

• Manufacture all types of steel work from drawings or samples in various types of metal including Carbon Steel, Aluminium and Stainless Steel.

• Experience in all aspects of structural manufacture and Ship repair methods. Familiar with all welding processes, including GMAW, GTAW and MMAW in all metal compositions Ferrous and Non Ferrous.

• Undertake multi skilled activities in all aspects of ship repair i.e, light and heavy fabrication, sheet metal and pipe fabrication.

• Provide feedback and information in the composing of JSEA's and Risk Assessments.

• Ability to monitor quality control procedures during welding process.

How about you?

• Experience within ship building/repair industry preferable or alternatively other heavy engineering fields ie, Mining, Marine, Power Stations, Gas Lines or Bridges

• Appropriate trade qualifications in Boilermaking Heavy Fabrication.

• Familiar with welding process's MMAW, GTAW and GMAW.

• Welding certificate would be advantageous.

• EWP licence and other Workcover / Comcare certificates desirable i.e. basic rigging/dogging ticket, fork lift ticket etc.

• Have the ability to work to and interpret structural drawings.

• Familiar with general workshop machinery, welding equipment and their operation.

• Ability to work with minimal supervision and within a multi-resources and discipline team.

• Sound knowledge in commercial safety requirements and Occupational Health and Safety Regulations.

Good to Know

You’ll receive an email acknowledgement after you've applied, Thales strives to provide a personalised experience for all suitable applicants.

As a Defence security clearance is required for this role, applicants must be Australian citizens and eligible to obtain and maintain an appropriate clearance. To learn more about clearances please visit - http://www.defence.gov.au/AGSVA

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