Welder/Metal Fabricator

Shipping Container Pools; Coolum Beach; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly staff breakfast

Employee of the month recognition

Annual salary reviews

Job summary

Shipping Container Pools on the Sunshine Coast is seeking a Welder/Metal Fabricator for a permanent, full-time role. You will modify A-grade shipping containers to house pool shells, read drawings, cut and weld steel, and fit structural elements, with safety procedures and deadlines as priorities.

You will work a 38-hour week with an early Friday finish, training provided by the Production Manager, and a friendly, innovative team environment on the Sunshine Coast.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
• Experience with steel cutting, grinding and material preparation.
• Proficient welding, especially gasless MIG welding, on steel.

Responsibilities

• Read and interpret engineering drawings and coordinate with production team.
• Prepare steel materials: measure, cut, grind and prep sheet metal, RHS, and structural components.
• Perform welding using gasless MIG welding to create strong, clean welds.
• Modify containers by cutting, grinding, welding, and fitting bulkheads and other metal components.
• Ensure compliance with safety procedures and meet production deadlines.
• Tools provided; work with Production Manager guidance.
• Sunshine Coast location and 38-hour week with early Friday finish.

Job description

Based at Queensland’s Coolum Beach, Shipping Container Pools has been manufacturing revolutionary, lightweight, all-in-one above-ground swimming pools since 2012. It’s an amazing and award-winning concept.

We repurpose A-grade shipping containers into fully self-contained fibreglass swimming pools with all equipment fitted inside the container itself. Our pools suit pretty much any elevated or flat site, they are relocatable, and we deliver to happy clients throughout Australia.

We are currently seeking a Welder/Metal Fabricator to join our friendly team on a permanent, full-time basis.

About the job:

You'll be modifying A-grade shipping containers to take our award-winning fibreglass swimming pool shells, including the manufacture of internal supporting steelwork. This is one of the first steps of our pool build process - our throughput depends on your positive attitude, your eye for detail, and your pride in your work.

In a typical day, you'll use these skills:

Accurately read and interpret engineering drawings whilst communicating with the production team up and down the line.

Material Preparation: measure, cut, grind, and prepare various steel sections, including sheet metal, RHS (Rectangular Hollow Section), and other structural components.

Welding Processes: Execute a variety of welding processes, with a strong emphasis on gasless MIG welding to create strong, clean, and aesthetically pleasing welds on steel.

Container Modification: including cutting, grinding, welding, fitting of structural elements such as bulkheads, access points, and other metal components

Comply with safety procedures

Manage your time to meet production deadlines.

All tools are provided

Work for a friendly and innovative business on the Sunshine Coast

Training is provided with guidance from our Production Manager

38 Hour week with an early Friday finish of 1pm

Monthly staff breakfast, reward and recognise employee of the month.

Annual salary reviews with a year end incentive and bonuses

The role is full time for the right candidatefor immediate start.

Working Holiday Visa holders are welcome to apply.

Every application will be reviewed but only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.