Fabricator / Welder

Employer Sponsored Jobs; Perth; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Visa sponsorship

Job summary

Employer Sponsored Jobs is seeking two trade-qualified welders for a Perth-based advanced manufacturing team. Full-time, ongoing roles, focusing on reliable structural and module welding to meet engineering drawings and weld maps.

Candidates must pass a 2F mild steel weld test, read weld maps, and perform in all positions with safe, quality workmanship. Visa sponsorship is available for suitable overseas applicants.

Qualifications

• Trade-qualified in welding or boilermaking.
• Experience with GMAW on solid and cored wire.
• Ability to pass a 2F weld test in mild steel.
• Strong reading of technical drawings and weld maps.

Responsibilities

• Carry out GMAW on solid and cored wire across module builds.
• Weld 530UB beams, 150x100 RS rafters and similar members to drawings.
• Work in flat, horizontal and vertical positions under WPS.
• Interpret weld maps and job specifications; fit-up and prep.
• Perform visual checks and maintain a safe, clean workspace.

Skills

GMAW (MIG) welding

Welding positions 2F

Read weld maps/drawings

Quality-focused

Teamwork

Education

Trade-qualified in welding or boilermaking

Job description

A Perth-based advanced manufacturer is adding two trade-qualified welders to its fabrication team on a full-time, ongoing basis. The business is scaling up its facilities to keep pace with orders for modular critical power infrastructure and AI data centre solutions, and it needs welders who can produce compliant work.

What the employer needs most is reliable structural and module welding. Skid bases, frames and enclosures are fabricated against engineering drawings and weld maps, and the finished welds must meet a high standard. Candidates should be comfortable in flat, horizontal and vertical positions and able to pass a 2F test in mild steel.

The roster is 40.5 hours each week: Monday to Thursday from 6:00am until 3:30pm, then Friday from 6:00am until 12:30pm. The employer has said visa sponsorship is available for the right overseas candidates.

Employers in fabrication look for evidence quickly, so put your trade qualification, wire types and weld positions near the top of your CV. so it is ready to attach.

• Carrying out GMAW on solid and cored wire across module builds
• Carrying out GMAW in structural fabrication
• Welding 530UB beams, 150x100 RS rafters and similar structural members to engineering drawings and weld maps
• Working in flat, horizontal and vertical positions under approved welding procedures (WPS)
• Working from technical drawings, weld maps and job specifications
• Fit-up, tacking and steel preparation before welding begins
• Visual checks on completed welds to confirm they match specifications
• Assisting with general fabrication and assembly as a member of the fabrication team
• Maintaining a safe, clean and organised workspace under company and WHS standards
• Interpreting weld maps for each new job before starting

• Trade-qualified in welding or in boilermaking
• Strong GMAW (MIG) skills on solid wire (cored wire experience highly regarded)
• Able to pass 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
• High attention to detail, commitment to quality work, reliability, safety-consciousness and strong teamwork, plus your own welding helmet and own hand tools