Steelworker
RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES
- Interpret engineering drawings to determine the materials required and to plan the order of tasks to cut metal most efficiently.
- Set-out/mark-off work and working area in line with fabrication plan and detail drawings.
- Assemble, fit, and install prefabricated metal parts and components to form 2D and 3D structures.
- Position, align, set and tack assemblies and components into position using lifting/handling equipment such as shop cranes, chain-pulls etc to achieve required geometric, dimensional and fit-up tolerances.
- Set up and operate various heavy-duty metalworking machines such as hydraulic presses, rolls, shears, cutting torches, grinders and drills, to bend, cut, form, punch, drill or otherwise form heavy metal components.
- Experience with overhead cranes and lifting equipment
- Comfortable working at heights and in confined spaces
HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT
- Demonstrate a positive attitude towards improving the culture in the workplace, stop and report any activity you feel might cause injury or damage, ensuring that everyone works safely at all times.
- Follows and adhere to any control measures required under the Safety, Environmental and Quality Management Systems.
- Ensure good house-keeping of work areas at all times.
QUALITY
- Undertake inspection of parts, sub-assemblies and finished products to ensure dimensional accuracy, quality and solid working function.
- Support the company in maintaining and improving our ISO 9001 (quality), 14001 (environmental), 45001 (health and safety) standards through adherence to the Navantia Management Systems this is the responsibility of all Navantia employees when conducting all processes and activities.
Qualifications
Essential:
- Time served steelworker or fabricator either in a shipyard or similar field activity where structural fabrication was undertaken.
- Relevant qualification, indentured apprenticeship, NVQ, City & Guilds etc.
- Basic knowledge of welding processes.
- Experience of dimensional control techniques such as Electronic Distance Measuring (EDM).
- Understanding of engineered drawings and technical documents.
- Experience of steel, burning, welding, forming, bending and fabricating processes and techniques.
- Knowledge and compliance of work place safety.
- Work execution independently according to valid instructions, rules and other standards.
- Flexible cooperation with other team-members.
Key Interpersonal/Behavioral Skills:
- Ability to establish an appropriate course of action for self and/or others to accomplish a goal.
- Effectiveness in identifying possible problems for upward reporting/investigation.
- Ability to express ideas or facts in a clear manner.
- Professional and pro-active work ethic.
Additional Information
- Competitive base salary
- Company pension
- 31 days holiday
- Life assurance
If you experience difficulties or are unable to apply for a role on-line please contact us at people.skills@harland-wolff.com and one of the team will be in contact to help you.