Boat Builder/Engineer/Alloy Fabricator

Employer Sponsored Jobs; Gore; On-site; NZD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full visa sponsorship

Employer-assisted sponsorship

Job summary

Employer Sponsored Jobs seeks skilled welding and fabrication professionals for a specialist marine production environment in New Zealand. The role combines welding, fabrication, drawing interpretation and hands-on workshop work with a strong focus on quality workmanship and reliable production.

The position offers opportunities to work on high-performance aluminium boats and components, with emphasis on safety, accuracy and collaboration with supervisors and tradespeople.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated professional experience in welding, fabrication or boatbuilding.
• Ability to weld aluminium using MIG welding processes.
• Experience with different metals and welding techniques.
• Read and interpret engineering drawings.
• Operate fabrication machinery and workshop equipment.
• Strong understanding of workplace health and safety practices.
• Good attention to measurements, accuracy and finishing quality.
• Ability to work independently while contributing effectively within a team.

Responsibilities

• Interpret drawings to complete assigned work accurately.
• Carry out MIG welding on aluminium and other metals to required quality standards.
• Perform boat-building, fabrication, fitting and assembly work.
• Measure, cut and prepare materials for fabrication and installation.
• Operate workshop and fabrication equipment including saws, shearing machines, cranes and bending machinery.
• Use hand and power tools safely and effectively for fabrication and finishing tasks.
• Inspect completed work to ensure accuracy, strength and quality.
• Follow established production procedures and workplace safety requirements.
• Maintain a clean, organized and safe workplace environment.
• Work closely with supervisors and other tradespeople to meet production requirements.
• Contribute practical ideas that support improved workflow, quality and productivity.
• Complete required production documentation including time records and material requests.
• Report equipment, material or quality issues to management when identified.
• Support a positive and professional team environment.

Skills

Welding experience

Fabrication

Reading drawings

MIG welding

Aluminium welding

Job description

Thisopportunityissuitedtoskilledweldingandfabricationprofessionalswhocandemonstrategenuinehands-onexperienceandthetechnicalabilityrequiredforprecisionmarinemanufacturing.

YouwillbecomepartofaspecialistproductionenvironmentinNewZealand,contributingtotheconstructionofhigh-performancealuminiumboatsandfabricatedcomponents.Thepositioncombineswelding,fabrication,drawinginterpretationandpracticalworkshopskills,withastrongfocusonqualityworkmanshipandreliableproduction.

Ourrecruitmentprocessisdesignedtoconnectverifiedcandidateswithgenuineemploymentopportunitiesbasedontheirskills,experienceandsuitabilityfortherole.

The Opportunity

Thisopportunityissuitedtoskilledweldingandfabricationprofessionalswhocandemonstrategenuinehands-onexperienceandthetechnicalabilityrequiredforprecisionmarinemanufacturing.

YouwillbecomepartofaspecialistproductionenvironmentinNewZealand,contributingtotheconstructionofhigh-performancealuminiumboatsandfabricatedcomponents.Thepositioncombineswelding,fabrication,drawinginterpretationandpracticalworkshopskills,withastrongfocusonqualityworkmanshipandreliableproduction.

Ourrecruitmentprocessisdesignedtoconnectverifiedcandidateswithgenuineemploymentopportunitiesbasedontheirskills,experienceandsuitabilityfortherole.

Key Responsibilities

• Interpretengineeringandfabricationdrawingstocompleteassignedworkaccurately
• CarryoutMIGweldingonaluminiumandothermetalstorequiredqualitystandards
• Performboat-building,fabrication,fittingandassemblywork
• Measure,cutandpreparematerialsforfabricationandinstallation
• Operateworkshopandfabricationequipmentincludingsaws,shearingmachines,cranesandbendingmachinery
• Usehandandpowertoolssafelyandeffectivelyforfabricationandfinishingtasks
• Inspectcompletedworktoensureaccuracy,strengthandquality
• Followestablishedproductionproceduresandworkplacesafetyrequirements
• Maintainaclean,organisedandsafeworkshopenvironment
• Workcloselywithsupervisorsandothertradespeopletomeetproductionrequirements
• Contributepracticalideasthatsupportimprovedworkflow,qualityandproductivity
• Completerequiredproductiondocumentationincludingtimerecordsandmaterialrequests
• Reportequipment,materialorqualityissuestomanagementwhenidentified
• Supportapositiveandprofessionalteamenvironment

Requirements & Eligibility

• Demonstratedprofessionalexperienceinwelding,fabricationorboatbuilding
• ProvenabilitytoweldaluminiumusingtheMIGweldingprocess
• Experienceworkingwithdifferentmetalsandweldingtechniques
• Practicalunderstandingofaluminiumfabricationandassembly
• Abilitytoreadandinterpretengineeringdrawings
• Experienceoperatingfabricationmachineryandworkshopequipment
• Competentuseofdrills,grinders,squares,levelsandotherengineeringtools
• Strongunderstandingofworkplacehealthandsafetypractices
• Goodattentiontomeasurements,accuracyandfinishingquality
• Abilitytoworkindependentlywhilecontributingeffectivelywithinateam
• Reliableapproachtowork,withastrongcommitmenttoqualityanddeadlines
• Goodcommunicationandworkplacecollaborationskills
• Abilitytoproviedevidenceofrelevantskillsandprofessionalexperience
• WillingnesstoworkinSouthland,NewZealand

Special Instructions

Suitablecandidatesmaybeconsideredforemployer-supportedsponsorshipbasedonqualifications,experienceandrolerequirements.

• Interpretengineeringandfabricationdrawingstocompleteassignedworkaccurately
• CarryoutMIGweldingonaluminiumandothermetalstorequiredqualitystandards
• Performboat-building,fabrication,fittingandassemblywork
• Measure,cutandpreparematerialsforfabricationandinstallation
• Operateworkshopandfabricationequipmentincludingsaws,shearingmachines,cranesandbendingmachinery
• Usehandandpowertoolssafelyandeffectivelyforfabricationandfinishingtasks
• Inspectcompletedworktoensureaccuracy,strengthandquality
• Followestablishedproductionproceduresandworkplacesafetyrequirements
• Maintainaclean,organisedandsafeworkshopenvironment
• Workcloselywithsupervisorsandothertradespeopletomeetproductionrequirements
• Contributepracticalideasthatsupportimprovedworkflow,qualityandproductivity
• Completerequiredproductiondocumentationincludingtimerecordsandmaterialrequests
• Reportequipment,materialorqualityissuestomanagementwhenidentified
• Supportapositiveandprofessionalteamenvironment

• Demonstratedprofessionalexperienceinwelding,fabricationorboatbuilding
• ProvenabilitytoweldaluminiumusingtheMIGweldingprocess
• Experienceworkingwithdifferentmetalsandweldingtechniques
• Practicalunderstandingofaluminiumfabricationandassembly
• Abilitytoreadandinterpretengineeringdrawings
• Experienceoperatingfabricationmachineryandworkshopequipment
• Competentuseofdrills,grinders,squares,levelsandotherengineeringtools
• Strongunderstandingofworkplacehealthandsafetypractices
• Goodattentiontomeasurements,accuracyandfinishingquality
• Abilitytoworkindependentlywhilecontributingeffectivelywithinateam
• Reliableapproachtowork,withastrongcommitmenttoqualityanddeadlines
• Goodcommunicationandworkplacecollaborationskills
• Abilitytoprovideevidenceofrelevantskillsandprofessionalexperience
• WillingnesstoworkinSouthland,NewZealand

Suitablecandidatesmaybeconsideredforemployer-supportedsponsorshipbasedonqualifications,experienceandrolerequirements.

Full visa sponsorship available under New Zealand Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV).