Welder - Structural Steel

Your new organisation is an established structural steel construction company based in Melbourne's western suburbs, fabricating structural steelwork for construction projects across Victoria. With an experienced trade team and a strong reputation for quality workmanship, they're now looking to add a Welder to their busy workshop.

About this opportunity:

• Sunshine West location
• Pay rate is $44p/h
• Temp to perm — direct employment with the client from day one, genuine ongoing work
• 6:00am – 2:30pm, Monday to Friday schedule
• Join an established, experienced trade team in a busy structural steel workshop
• Hands-on welding role working with structural steel (mild steel)

What you'll be doing:

• MIG welding structural steel components to a high standard, following weld symbols and specifications
• Welding beams, columns, cleats, base plates and trusses that have been fitted and tacked up, ready for weld-out
• Reading weld symbols and cutting lists to ensure the correct weld type, size and sequence
• Managing distortion control on larger fabrications during weld-out
• Working from tacked-up assemblies with minimal supervision
• Maintaining a clean, tidy and safe workshop

To be considered for this role:

• Solid MIG welding experience essential
• Ability to pass a practical weld test as part of the selection process
• Confident reading weld symbols and basic fabrication drawings
• Physically capable of sustained hands-on trade work
• Background in structural steel welding highly regarded
• Overhead crane, forklift, or dogging/rigging tickets highly regarded but not essential

If you think you have the right skills, experience and attitude for this position, please apply today!