Connecting Talent to opportunity

Connecting Talent to opportunity

Welder/Fabricator

Expired

Job Description:


You will be required to lay out, fit, and fabricate metal components to assemble structural forms, using knowledge of welding techniques, metallurgy, and engineering requirements.

Main Requirements:

Must have a back ground in ship refit (and preferable to have ship build experience too)
Experience of working with working with vessels. Read and understand basic layout and assembly drawings, to class society rules / standards
Understand work specifications. Understand equipment manuals and installation guides.
Good understanding of IACS standard Must be able to interpret welding procedures.
Must be previously coded welder MIG / TIG to applicable class standard in aluminium process
To be able to set up carry out alignment and dimensional control checks.
Must be able to work with equipment plasma cutting, gas cutting, guillotines, radial drills, presses, welding equipment and hand tools.
Undertake support for docking and undocking of vessels, setting up blocks, carry out line handling, fitting and monitoring of shores whilst docking being carried out.
Dock side preparation installing and removing gangways/accesses to vessel, carry out general cleaning labouring duties.
Ensure good personal time keeping and conduct inline with agreed policies and procedures
Carry out duties with minimum supervision using own initiative to plan and prioritise workload within set timescales.
Ensure all safety, regulatory, rule and Company changes/alterations to working practises are adhered to and that all necessary records and inspections are maintained at all times to comply with current legislation.

Ability to:

Plan fabrication & welding work and make estimates of materials required.
Make precise arm-hand positioning movements and maintain static arm-hand position. Make fine, highly controlled muscular movements to adjust the position of a control mechanism.
Clean equipment using appropriate materials.
Lift arms above shoulder level. Work in small, cramped areas. Work at heights or depths greater than ten feet. Climb ladders or stairs to reach objects. Remain in a standing position for extended periods of time.


Acceptable Experience and Training

Experience of work to class society rules for boat building,
Time served NVQ Level 3 apprenticeship with HNC/NC Welding & Fabrication /Shipbuilding Qualification.
Must have experience setting datums of keel and frame alignments, shell plating fit ups, Welding Procedures, New build Methods of fabrication installation for aluminium craft vessels and steel ship repair back techniques.
Must have at least 3-5 years minimum trade experience in the marine industry.
Must have good demonstrable organisational skills.
Must be able to interpret technical drawings, schematic parts manuals and diagrams and associated technical data & specifications.

Initial 2 week contract, then rolling.
12 hour shifts, up to 7 days a week available

£17.50/h Ltd/Umbrella co (local)
£19/h Ltd/Umbrella co (non local)

Matchtech acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers and is part of Gattaca Plc.

Gattaca Plc provides support services to Matchtech and may assist with processing your application.

  • Job Type

    Contract, Full Time

  • Work Authorisation

    No

  • Industry Sector Other