SHEETMETAL FABRICATOR / WELDER

Yachting Developments; Waitakere Ranges; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Yachting Developments in Auckland is seeking skilled stainless steel and aluminum sheet metal fabricators to join our fabrication team. Experience in marine or high quality sheet metal is preferred, but not essential.

This full‑time role runs 6:00/6:30/7:00 am to 3:30 pm, Monday to Friday, with overtime by mutual agreement. Read drawings, fabricate, weld and finish yacht fittings to exacting standards while upholding safety and quality.

Qualifications

• Read and interpret drawings.
• Fabricate and weld stainless steel and aluminum to a high standard.
• Manufacture high quality yacht fittings.
• Ensure all quality standards are met and deadlines are kept.
• Experience in similar role is advantageous.
• Good command of English is essential.
• Must have current legal right to work in New Zealand.

Responsibilities

• Read and interpret drawings.
• Fabrication and welding of stainless steel and aluminum parts and components to a high standard.
• Manufacture of high quality yacht fittings.
• Ensure all quality standards are met.
• Ensure deadlines are met.

Skills

TIG welding

MIG welding

Fabrication

Team player

Deadline planning

English proficiency

Forklift license

Read drawings

Education

Trade qualification (advantage)

Job description

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Yachting Developments builds international award-winning Super Yachts. Built using high strength carbon fibre, these beautiful new vessels are quite special, they are bespoke, they range in size from 35 to 50 meters in length (100 - 150 foot), hand made and custom built from the ground up, right here in Auckland, at our premises located at The Concourse .

Due to growth and significant forward orders we are seeking skilled, practical hands on stainless steel and aluminum Sheet Metal fabricators to join our stainless steel and aluminum fabrication team.

While marine experience is an advantage, it is not essential as the role would also suit a person with experience in high quality sheet metal or dairy fabrication. If you have a passion for the Marine Industry (A person who likes boats) this could be your dream job!!

The role is a full time position. Hours of work are tailored to miss the traffic, 6.00am or 6.30am or 7.00 am start to 3.30 pm, Monday to Friday, with Easy motorway access. (Overtime is available by mutual agreement)

No two days are the same, time will fly as the role is varied and interesting.

Age is no barrier!!!!

This is an important and rewarding role in the company, it is a chance to be a somebody, not just a number, it is an opportunity to go home at night and feel very proud of what we have made and achieved!!!.… What we do is different, it is special, the product and the company are something we the Team at Yachting Developments are all very proud of, we enjoy telling/showing our family and friends the amazing boats Yachting Developments has built and launched over the years.

Key Responsibilities for the role:

Read and interpret drawings

Fabrication and welding of stainless steel and aluminum parts and components to a high standard

Manufacture of high quality yacht fittings

Ensure all quality standards are met

Ensure deadlines are met

Key Skills required for the role:

Team Player, this is important we are a team

Highly Skilled welder: TIG & MIG (Stainless Steel & Aluminum)

Highly Skilled in fabrication of high quality stainless steel and aluminum parts/components

Skilled use of hand tools and machinery

High standard of workmanship and excellent attention to detail

Ability to plan work to meet the deadlines specified for each job

Experience in similar role is an advantage but not essential

Fork lift license is an advantage but not essential

Formal trade qualification is an advantage but not essential

Welding tickets are an advantage but not essential as welds will be tested and certified at factory

A very good command of the English language is essential

To apply for this role you must have an existing current legal right to work in New Zealand.