Fabricator / Welder
Visa sponsorship
Trade · Perth, WA, Australia · Full-Time · $42/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored
For a qualified welder aiming to build a long-term career in Australian advanced manufacturing, this Perth opening offers a solid next step. The employer is expanding its plant to serve rising demand for modular critical power infrastructure and AI data centre solutions, and it needs two trade-qualified welders on a full-time, ongoing basis.
The role develops precisely the skills that keep fabrication careers moving: structural and module welding on skid bases, frames and enclosures, worked from engineering drawings and weld maps to a high, compliant standard. Work on modular power systems can add a specialised line to your profile.
Hours total 40.5 per week, running 6:00am to 3:30pm Monday to Thursday and 6:00am to 12:30pm on Friday. Visa sponsorship is available for the right overseas candidates.
Present your progression clearly on your CV: trade qualification, GMAW on solid and cored wire, positional welding and the structural sections you have handled. Write a career-focused fabrication welder CV with Build AI CV before applying.
Key Responsibilities
- Running GMAW with both solid and cored wire, whether on module builds or in structural fabrication
- Joining structural sections (530UB beams, 150x100 RS rafters and others) exactly as engineering drawings and weld maps specify
- Interpreting technical drawings, weld maps and job specifications, then welding flat, horizontal and vertical under the approved welding procedures (WPS)
- Getting steel prepared, fitted up and tacked ahead of each weld
- Confirming by visual inspection that finished welds satisfy the specifications
- Contributing general fabrication and assembly work within the team while keeping the workspace safe, clean and orderly per company and WHS standards
Requirements & Eligibility
- Qualified tradesperson in welding or boilermaking
- Proven strength in GMAW (MIG) using solid wire, with cored wire exposure highly regarded
- Capacity to pass a 2F weld test in mild steel
- Confident competence across flat, horizontal and vertical welding
- Skill in reading and interpreting technical drawings and weld maps
- Sharp attention to detail and dedication to quality work, plus your own welding helmet and own hand tools
- Dependable, safety-conscious and a strong team player
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