Purpose of the role:
The role is responsible for welding, cutting, and grinding metal to repair or fabricate equipment and structures according to requirements and specifications
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
The Artisan will be required to perform the following tasks:
- Ensure Health and Safety standards, Regulations and Procedures are adhered to at all times.
- Participate in safety meetings.
- Analyze all components to be worked on and ensure task requirements are clearly understood and all risks are identified before commencing the job.
- Coordinating with warehouse team to ensure that all the necessary materials are available when needed.
- Ensure Gas is always stocked to carry out the jobs.
- Weld using multiple processes to a high standard.
- Fabrication of structural steel work and pipe work.
- Be able to take accurate measurements and fabricate from them.
- Ensure quality of work is inspected before dispatching.
- Ensure tools are available for the team and kept in good condition.
- Be able to use analytical skills to determine type of materials and heat treatment processes.
- Reviewing and interpreting fabrication drawings and specifications to ensure that the work is done to the required standards.
Job Specific Competencies
- Knowledge of Safety Standards
- Able to interrupt complex Fabrication drawings.
- Good Analytical Skills
- Good communication skills
- Experience with heavy fabrication.
- MIG & TIG experience
- Ability to work well under pressure.
Qualifications & Experience
- Must have a full Grade 12 certificate.
- Must have a Craft Certificate in Metal Fabrication/Boiler making.
- Must have at least 2 years’ experience in a similar field (Preferably workshop experience)
- Experience in Arc welding, TIG and MIG welding.
- Must be a Member of the Engineering Institution of Zambia (EIZ)
- Valid Silicosis certificate
