Assembler Welder

Alstom; Boksburg; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Provident fund

Job summary

Alstom in South Africa is seeking a full-time Assembler Welder in Boksburg. You will weld sub-assemblies, underframes and carbody structures for railway applications, ensuring quality and compliance with welding standards.

You will work with cross-functional teams and participate in continuous improvement initiatives, including APSYS and 5S. Required: welding qualification or boilermaker certificate (mandatory) and 5+ years of manufacturing experience; ability to read welding symbols and

Qualifications

• Welding qualification or Boilermaker certificate (mandatory).
• Experience in manufacturing environment (minimum 5 years).
• Ability to read welding symbols and engineering drawings.
• Excellent communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Welding components, sub-assemblies, frames and structures following WPS and drawings.
• Positioning, tack welding and welding brackets using engineering drawings.
• Use workshop work orders to track activity data and input updates.
• Inspect and repair non-conformities; ensure quality through self-inspection and auto-control.
• Contribute to continuous improvement processes (APSYS, SWIP, 5S) and daily team meetings.

Education

Welding qualification or Boilermaker certificate

Welding Trade Test, Plater Welder, or NDT qualifications

Job description

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, more than 80 000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Could you be the full-time Assembler Welder in Boksburg we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your welding expertise in a cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside dedicated and detail-oriented teammates. You'll play a vital role in ensuring the structural integrity and quality of our railway systems. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Industrialization, and Quality), ensure compliance with welding standards, and contribute to continuous improvement processes like APSYS and 5S, and much more. You’ll specifically take care of welding sub-assemblies, underframes, and carbody structures for railway applications, but also ensure quality checks and repairs as needed.

We’ll look to you for:

• Welding components, sub-assemblies, frames, and structures following WPS standards and instructions.
• Positioning, tack welding, and welding brackets on sub-assemblies and components using engineering drawings.
• Using work orders from the workshop network to track and input activity data.
• Selecting and adjusting welding equipment as per instruction sheets.
• Ensuring proper positioning and gaps between components before welding.
• Finishing and cleaning welds, checking conformity, and repairing non-conformities as required.
• Guaranteeing the quality of your work through self-inspection and auto-control.
• Actively participating in continuous improvement processes, including APSYS, SWIP, 5S, and daily team meetings.

All About You

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role.

• Welding qualification or Boilermaker certificate (mandatory).
• Welding Trade Test, Plater Welder, or NDT qualifications (desirable).
• Experience working with assemblies with or without jigs (mandatory).
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledgeable of Alstom processes (desirable).
• Ability to read welding symbols and engineering drawings.
• Bending and guillotine cutting experience (advantageous).
• Excellent communication skills in English.
• Conscientiousness, thoroughness, and ability to concentrate.Ability to identify welding and dimensional defects.
• Understanding of instruction and start‑up sheets.

Things you’ll enjoy

Join us on a life‑long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You’ll also:

• Enjoy stability, challenges, and a long‑term career free from boring daily routines.
• Work with new security standards for rail signalling.
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues.
• Contribute to innovative projects.
• Utilise our inclusive and dynamic working environment.
• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries.
• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award‑winning learning.
• Progress towards becoming a senior‑level welder or other roles of interest.
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (medical, provident).

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal‑opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.

Job Type: Experienced