Full-Time
Welder
Navantia UK
UK shipbuilding and maritime engineering
Compensation Overview
£18.55/hr
Belfast, UK
In Person
Category
 Manufacturing & Production Operations (1) |
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Required Skills
Welding
Requirements
- Knowledge of welding workplace safety requirements and good working practices.
- Demonstrable experience of heavy steel plate welding processes; a recognised apprenticeship or equivalent is preferred.
- Understanding of engineering drawings and technical documents.
- Understanding of quality procedures and fabrication standards.
- Possession of a current and valid Fillet Welding Qualification Certificate under ISO 9606-1.
- Possession of a current and valid GSFCAW Butt Welding Qualification Certificate under ISO 9606-1.
- Ability to work independently and seek advice when necessary.
- Ability to cooperate flexibly with other team members.
- Ability to pass a trade test.
- Ability to participate actively in safety activities and procedures.
- Ability to execute work independently according to valid instructions, rules, and standards.
- Effectiveness in identifying issues for upward reporting or investigation.
- Ability to express ideas or facts clearly.
- Ability to work overtime as required.
Responsibilities
- Perform manual or machine welding of fillet and butt welds to complete structural or fabricated parts, assemblies, units, blocks, and ship structures involving heavy plate elements.
- Work flexibly across new-build structural steel fabrication and ship repair projects in the naval, marine, and repair sectors.
- Maintain a safe working environment and comply with specific safety procedures.
- Read and interpret weld symbols on fabrication drawings.
- Understand weld procedures and essential variables necessary for maintaining them.
- Set up welding equipment, welding local exhaust ventilation systems, gas hoses, and cables.
- Perform flat and positional welding in accordance with weld procedures and good working practice.
- Check welds for defects.
- Grind weld profiles as necessary.
- Use automated welding equipment according to individual welding qualifications.
- Complete BPSS security clearance as part of the onboarding process.
Desired Qualifications
- A recognised apprenticeship or equivalent in heavy steel plate welding.
Navantia UK is a British maritime, defense and energy industrial company within the Spanish state-owned Navantia group. It provides shipbuilding, repair, heavy fabrication and engineering capabilities for naval and commercial programs. Following the acquisition of Harland & Wolff yards, the business operates facilities across the United Kingdom and leads work including the Fleet Solid Support program for the Ministry of Defence and Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Its identity combines local industrial operations with the technology and experience of the wider Navantia organization.
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