Plate Welder

EDF Energy Limited; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

EDF Energy Limited is seeking a Welder Category B ("CS with Certificate") to work with ENKA UK on the Hinkley Point C Project. You will weld carbon steel components and assemblies, including pressure parts, tubes, pipes, and supports, following WPS parameters and strict safety rules.

The role requires experience in large-scale industrial projects, knowledge of BS EN welding codes, ability to pass ISO 9606-1 tests, and a commitment to zero-harm safety on site.

Qualifications

• Equivalent welding apprenticeship or welding qualification as per A/B/C criteria.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in large-scale industrial projects.
• Knowledge of BS EN welding codes, techniques and methods; familiar with TIG/MMA.
• Ability to pass ISO 9606-1 welder qualification tests.
• Right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Weld carbon steel components and assemblies including pressure parts, tubes, pipes, plates and supports.
• Weld or tack-weld per WPS parameters and maintain safe, clean work area.
• Follow safety regulations and nuclear site requirements; zero harm mentality.
• Inspect welds visually and report any faulty operation or materials.
• Advise on adjustments at scaffolding and assist welding supervisor as needed.

Skills

Welding experience

Safety awareness

English language (CEFR B1)

Education

Equivalent Apprenticeship in Welding

Level 2 Diploma in Welding

Level 2 Certificate in Welding and Engineering Craft Studies

Chinese Diploma in Welding and Fabrication

Tools

Welding equipment

BS EN ISO 9606 tests

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Opportunity for a Welder Category B ("CS with Certificate") working with ENKA UK on the Hinkley Point C Project,

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Experience in welding Carbon Steel.
• Weld or Tack-weld components and assemblies pressure parts, tubes, pipes, plates, supports vessels or structural works by manual welding.
• Follow established job-site safety and regulations and maintain a safe and clean work area.
• Perform welding in accordance with operation parameters in WPS.
• Detect faulty operation of equipment and/or defective materials, and notify supervisors.
• Monitor the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material.
• Recognize, set up, and operate hand and power tools common to the welding techniques.
• Awareness and working by following the STAR strategy; Stop, Think, Act and Review
• Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind and/or bolt component parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding.
• Perform visualize inspection during the welding operation
• Advise on any necessary adjustments at the scaffolding to the welding supervisor.
• Shall ensure that a "zero harm" approach is taken in relation to all acts and omissions in relation to the services and the project. Acknowledges that due to the nature of the project, nuclear safety and security are of paramount importance.
• Agrees to comply with any rule, instruction or requirement of the Company in relation to the services which the company determines, in their sole and absolute discretion, is necessary in order for the company to comply with obligations under the nuclear site license.
• Housekeeping of the work areas; collection, segregation and disposal of wastes as required; removal of unused materials and clear the work floors to eliminate/reduce slipping or tripping risks in your work area.
• Safe use, protection, storage and care of general maintenance products, hand and power tools

You must:

• Take care of your own health and safety and that of people who may be affected by what you do (or do not do);
• Co-operate with others on health and safety, and not interfere with, or misuse, anything provided for your health, safety or welfare;
• Follow the training you have received when using any work items your employer has given you.

Required Knowledge and Qualifications:

One of the following from A and B and C:

A -

• An equivalent Apprenticeship in a Welding discipline
• Level 2 Diploma in a Welding discipline or equivalent
• Level 2 Certificate in Welding and Engineering Craft Studies
• Chinese Diploma in Welding and Fabrication

B -

• A Minimum of 3 years' experience as a Welder in a relevant industry

C -

• Shall be able to pass the welder qualification tests or have BS EN ISO 9606 Coded Welding Qualification in the related works.

Other:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in large scale, industrial projects.
• Knowledge of various welding codes, specifications, techniques and methods (familiar with BS EN).
• Knowledge the properties of metal, bevelling, machining, weld shrinkage and welding techniques
• Knowledge and experience of common welding processes such as; TIG, MMA, TIG+MMA.
• Shall be able to pass the welder qualification tests at according to ISO 9606-1.
• Shall be able to weld in CS in related dimensions and schedule for piping and plate.
• Shall be able to weld in H-L045 position for piping or PE and PF position for plate.
• Can achieve Security Clearance (BPSS)
• Hold or Can achieve CCNSG Safety Passport
• Willing to learn and can achieve necessary safety or occupational training
• Prove of English Level (CEFR) min. B1 preferably.
• Able to pass test of satisfaction of the employer within the appropriate design and safety standards, where to work does not require a test to be passed in accordance with the ISO 9606-1.

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Why Join Us?

For more than 60 years, nuclear power stations in the UK have been quietly keeping Britain fuelled with massive amounts of home-grown energy.

Our teams up and down the country are proudly continuing to serve the nation – but they also have an eye on the future.

EDF is leading the UK's nuclear renaissance with the construction of a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C and plans for a new power station at Sizewell C in Suffolk.

Nuclear power is the most reliable, low-carbon energy source currently available to the UK. EDF is playing a key role in the development of nuclear sites, while Hinkley Point C will provide low-carbon electricity to meet 7% of the UK demand. The project is already making a positive impact on the local and national economy as well as boosting skills and education.

We’re not just building new nuclear power stations. We’re developing careers, upskilling generations and creating thousands of employment and apprenticeship opportunities across a variety of skills areas.

It takes a special kind of person to work in the nuclear energy industry and although we have thousands of them there’s always a need for more.

Our industry has a mind-boggling range of opportunities and more jobs, and in more places, than you might think. But it’s also an industry which is changing.

We’re a responsible business and proud to be Britain’s biggest generator of zero carbon electricity. With size, age and experience, we believe we can do even more.