Gouger

Key Responsibilities

• Air Carbon Arc Gouging: Safely and skillfully utilize carbon arc gouging (CAG) equipment and compressed air to remove defects, prepare welding joints, and back-gouge root passes on heavy structural steel plates and vessel hulls.
• Weld Removal & Repair: Excise cracked, defective, or temporary welds cleanly without damaging the surrounding parent marine steel.
• Joint & Edge Preparation: Create precise U-grooves and bevels on thick plates to ensure optimum penetration and fit-up for the incoming FCAW welding teams.
• Thermal Cutting & Cleaning: Clean up weld roots and remove excess metal or slag, maintaining strict dimensional parameters based on blueprint requirements.
• Shipyard Safety Compliance: Strictly adhere to maritime hot-work permits, personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements, and specialized ventilation protocols necessary for confined space gouging inside ships or drydocks.

Mandatory Qualifications & Experience

• Industry Experience: Marine / Shipyard experience is mandatory. Candidates must possess a proven professional track record inside active Shipyard or Drydock environments. [1]
• Technical Skills: High level of competence handling high-amperage welding power sources, carbon electrodes, torch assemblies, and compressed air systems.
• Age Limit: Must be below 40 years of age. []
• Availability: Candidates who are immediate joiners are highly preferred

Pay: AED1,800.00 - AED2,200.00 per month

Work Location: In person