BOILER MAKER / Welder Required In Holmwood Highgate, Australia Full Time

At Holmwood Highgate, we employ over 180 staff, many of whom have been employed for in excess of fifteen years. Our production and workshop facilities are staffed by trained and qualified aluminum welders, boiler makers, hydraulics fitters, spray painters, mechanics and auto electrician’s. We also employ apprentices to ensure that we have properly trained staff for the future. Our Engineering Team has over 150 years of bulk liquid tanker and heavy vehicle industry knowledge. Our engineers and craftspeople use the latest 3D modelling and analysis software to develop and optimize our product range.

Responsibilities

• · Perform fabrication of bulk fluid tankers
• · Perform welding of bulk fluid tankers
• · Perform fabrication of tanker sub-frames
• · Perform welding of tanker sub-frames
• · Perform fabrication of specialized projects
• · Perform welding of specialized projects
• · Demonstrate competency in the use of workshop plant
• · Demonstrate competency in the use of hand tools
• · Demonstrate the ability to read and interpret workshop drawings
• · Work within the perimeters of Workplace Health and Safety legislation

Working Conditions

• · Most work is carried out in a modern, neat workshop
• · Some work is carried out in confined spaces
• · Some work is conducted outside
• · Some work involves working at heights
• · Sometimes work is conducted in extreme heat
• · High risk of muscular skeletal injury manual handling if not physically fit
• · Risk of receiving burns from welding, grinding and oxy acetylene equipment
• · Risk of laceration and crush injury from workshop plant

Physical Requirements

• · Be physically fit to endure a 10 hour shift on a regular basis.
• · Ability to enter and exit tanks using upper body and back strength to support body when entering/exiting tanks when the opening is horizontal (in the 9 o’clock position).
• · Ability to stand on feet for long periods of time
• · Ability to weld in a static posture in confined space, crouched, bent and above head positions for long periods of time (10 – 30 minutes without pausing).
• · Ability to use hand tools for long periods of time- e.g. Swing a hammer
• · Ability to use percussion and air-tools in all positions.
• · Perform repetitive tasks
• · Lift heavy objects on a regular basis

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