Welder Fabricator
- Stanford-le-Hope, Essex
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Assess, design and fabricate solutions to various mechanical problems relating to all site equipment and site works.
- Inspect, test, repair and report on all types of ferrous and non-ferrous welds.
- Inspect and test integrity of metallic components, including use of non-destructive testing methods;
- Ensure all required data is entered in to asset management system in order to maintain accurate information during the life time of the assets;
- Provide support for the development of the necessary method statements and risk assessments related to the activities of the workshop & mobile equipment and cranes section;
- Maintain high equipment availability, reliability and safety in line with goals and objectives of LG Asset Management strategy;
- To coach Apprentices and Technicians in methods of fabrication, including: welding, gas cutting, grinding and machining;
- To assist the Engineering Team in general duties as time permits, including assisting Shift Teams with routine maintenance and breakdowns
- Execute repair and maintenance activities according LG engineering processes, procedures and safety regulations;
- Assist the team in the implementation of H&S policies and procedures in the maintenance organization;
- To ensure that method statements and risk assessments of all the repair and maintenance
Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
- City & Guild / NVQ Level 3 (Or equivalent) qualification in heavy steel fabrication and welding.
- ESSENTIAL: Previously coded to standard BS EN ISO 9606-1 111(MMA) Structural positional welding
- Candidates with a fabrication welding apprenticeship or a minimum of 3 years' experience applying their welding skills in a fabrication and repair environment will be given strong consideration.
- Previous experience working on Port/Heavy machinery environment;
- Competent with various types of NDT (Non-destructive testing) Desirable;
- Competent with various machine tools;
- Competency in oxy/gas cutting and gas heating;
- Competency in Plasma cutting;
- Previous experience with confined space and working at height;
- Possesses experience in MAG and TIG welding techniques;