TIG Welder (Stainless Steel Food Equipment)

If your welds pass X-ray, this pressure vessel manufacturer in Mthatha wants you. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

The site is in Mthatha; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying.

The work, day to day

• TIG weld stainless steel tanks and fittings with proper back-purging
• Sign off your weld map and traceability sheets for each spool
• Weld carbon steel pipe in the 6G position using GTAW root and SMAW fill
• Follow the welding procedure specification for every joint you weld
• Set up MIG and flux-cored machines for long production runs
• Roll and form plate for tanks, chutes and hoppers
• Keep a hot work permit open and a fire watch in place during shutdowns

Must-haves

• At least 2 years of production or site welding after qualifying
• Willing to work shutdowns, long shifts and weekends when the plant is down
• You can read fabrication and isometric drawings without help
• Medical fitness certificate for industrial sites, or willing to get one

Helpful, not essential

• Duplex or chrome-moly welding experience
• Rigging or crane signalling certificate
• Orbital or automatic welding experience

What you get

• Coding renewals paid by the employer
• Accommodation and meals paid on out-of-town shutdowns
• Leather welding PPE and auto-darkening helmet supplied
• Shutdown bonus and site allowance for work away from home

Applying, step by step

1. Make sure the role, the hours and working in Mthatha really suit you before you apply.
2. Have the following on hand (clear photos on your phone are fine at first): current welder coding certificates (check the dates) plus photos of recent work, if you have them.
3. Fill in the short form below with your name and a phone number you actually answer.
4. If you're shortlisted you'll hear from us within 5 working days, usually by phone.

Your application joins the How2Apply talent pool for this role, and we put shortlisted people forward to employers hiring in and around Mthatha.

Applying is free. Nobody from How2Apply will ever ask you to pay for anything to get this job.

How to stand out

• If you have worked shutdowns, name the type of plant, like refinery or sugar mill. It proves you know the site rules.
• Expired codings are the number one reason welders are turned away at the gate. Check dates before you apply.