Metal Fabricator

Skilled Jobs Australia; Bordertown; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Skilled Jobs Australia is seeking a Metal Fabricator for a fabricating company involved in making and installing commercial and machinery sheds and yard covers. The role focuses on fabricating structural steel and other metal components to produce and repair products.

Requirements include AQF Cert IV with 12 months experience, Cert III with 2+ years, or 3+ years relevant experience. Duties include reading blueprints, cutting, shaping, welding, and finishing metal parts.

Qualifications

• Study blueprints, drawings, and specifications to determine job requirements.
• Able to work independently or in a team.
• Proficient in welding, bolting, and riveting with weld inspection.

Responsibilities

• Study blueprints, drawings, and specifications to determine job requirements.
• Select, clean, and prepare metal stock.
• Cut marked-out metal sections and shapes using hand tools, flame cutting torches and metal cutting machines.
• Shape and bend metal sections and pipes using hand and machine tools, and by heating and hammering.
• Align parts to be joined using hand tools.
• Join metal sections using various welding techniques, bolting, and riveting.
• Examine welds for width of bead, penetration, and precision.
• Finish products by cleaning in acidic solutions.
• Clean and smooth welds by filing, chiseling, and grinding.
• Able to work efficiently on your own or within a team environment

Skills

Reading blueprints/drawings

Fabrication of structural steel

Welding techniques

Quality weld inspection

Teamwork

Education

AQF Cert IV with 12 months experience

AQF Cert III with ≥2 years experience

3+ years relevant experience

Tools

Flame cutting torches

Metal cutting machines

Hand tools

Welding equipment

Job description

Our client is a fabricating company making and installing commercial and machinery sheds and yard covers. They are looking for Metal Fabricators to fabricate structural steel and other metal to make and repair products.

To be successful in this role you would need to possess the following:

• Hold an AQF Cert IV with 12 months of experience, AQF Cert III including at least 2 years of relevant experience, OR at least 3 years of relevant experience may substitute for formal qualifications.
• Study blueprints, drawings, and specifications to determine job requirements
  Select, clean, and prepare metal stock
• Cut marked-out metal sections and shapes using hand tools, flame cutting torches and metal cutting machines
• Shape and bend metal sections and pipes using hand and machine tools, and by heating and hammering
• Align parts to be joined using hand tools
• Join metal sections using various welding techniques, bolting, and riveting
• Examine welds for width of bead, penetration, and precision
• Finish products by cleaning in acidic solutions
• Clean and smooth welds by filing, chiseling, and grinding
• Able to work efficiently on your own or within a team environment

Pay rate: salary range $79,500-$85,000 pa + superannuation

Please note only successful candidates will be contacted.