QUALIFIED WELDER

SUMMARY:
Being leaders in the road-freight industry, our client is recruiting for a qualified welder to be responsible for the repair and building of transport vehicles and trailers at their Wellington depot.

POSITION INFO:

MAIN FUNCTIONS:

1. “Welding”
2. “Bending”
3.   Tautliners
4.   Decks
5.   General

1. 1.    Welding

• Weliding of axle, "axle seats", "booster clamps" on different types of axle.
• Welding of "hangers" and"Rocker" boxes on mechanical and air suspensions.   
• Cutting out of kingpins, dishes and rubbing plates of trailers.
• Cutting off and welding of headboards, tailboards, Conerplate brackets, mudflap brackets, underruns on all makes of trailers.
• Strap of chasis, installement of stiffners and welding off webb plate.

1. 2.    Bending

• Planning and bending of tailboards, headboards, bull bars, conerplate brackets, spare wheel brackets, mudflap brackets, side rails, back boards, front boards.

1. 3.    Tautliners

• Any repairs to tautliner structures
• Removal of tautliner roofs.
• Instalation of tautliner roofs.

4.     Decks

• Any welding and repairs to flat deks and tautliners.             
• Grinding of decks.
• Fibreglassing of decks.

5.     General

• Any other metal work as required by the directors. The instruction will be given via the supervisor. 
• The workspace and machinery must be kept neat and tidy.
• Cleaning of the workshop, machinery and depot areas.
• Responsable to wear safety clothing and equipment at all times.
• Responsable to be on call and be prepared to be standing/ relief for any service department as required.
• Be prepared to attend to breakdowns on the road.  
• Any other reasonable and lawful instruction given by your supervisor

To apply kindly email your CV to using the reference: WELD