Welder
322313 · Heavy Next-day readyWelders use handheld or remotely-controlled equipment to join, cut and repair metal.
Description
Fabricates and repairs metal products using various welding techniques.
Typical work tasks
Aligns parts to be joined using hand tools and measuring instrument; joins metal sections using various welding techniques, bolting and riveting; examines welds for width of bead, penetration and precision; cleans and smoothes welds by filing, chiselling and grinding.
Typical work environment
- Works indoors in a heavy engineering workshop or yard or may be predominantly out on client worksites such as client industrial or processing worksites.
- Indoor work spaces need good ventilation to disperse gasses and other by-products of welding and other metal-working processes.
- Frequently works at heights and on ladders or inside large heavy steel containers that are being constructed. Worksites will often be dirty, dusty and noisy.
- Employees will use a variety of personal protective equipment including face masks, eye protection, safety footwear, over-alls and gloves as appropriate for specific tasks. They may need safety harnesses for some jobs.
Typical physical and mental demands
- The physical demand is heavy.
- Walking required. Standing is constantly required, frequently on concrete floors. Sitting is not required.
- Stretching up and across is frequently required to weld, bolt or otherwise join and fit metal structural components in place.
- Squatting, crouching or kneeling is occasionally required, especially to access low level and awkward areas.
- Twisting of the body or neck, bending and Lifting and carrying are frequently.
- engineering materials and equipment about the work-site is frequently required.
- Repetitive movements are frequently required especially in the use of hands and arms for holding welding, flame-cutting or grinding equipment.
- Driving is not a significant component of the job.
- There is a requirement for the use of a wide range of engineering hand, power and machine tools and equipment including gas and electric welders, flame and other cutting and grinding equipment.
- Climbing is frequently required when on-site.
- Mental skills necessary include practical, technical, and problem-solving skills.
Enter via experience or on-the-job training; no mandatory pre-entry qualification. A licence may be required for some roles or employers. Flagged next-day ready.
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How this was determined (model-generated): 'No specific entry requirements'; full cert optional later, driver licence incidental => experience_or_training, may_be_required, next_day_ready true. Proposal stands.
Entry Requirements
There are no specific entry requirements to become a welder, but to become a fully qualified welder a National Certificate in Welding (Level 3), or a similar qualification needs to be completed (ANZSCO Skill Level 3). This requires full-time study for 6-9 months, or can be obtained as part of an industry traineeship from on-the-job learning. A pre-apprenticeship course may be useful for gaining a welding traineeship. Welders who have completed the Level 3 qualification can then complete the National Certificate in Welding (Level 4), which covers more complex welding skills and techniques. A driver's licence may also be useful.
Further Comments
There are opportunities for flexibility of movement but they are limited.