Welder

JOB PURPOSE:
To carrying out welding, fitting, and grinding activities in the shipyard and for new building, repair, and conversion projects, as well as steel structure fabrication works. The role ensures that all metal components, plates, and structural parts are joined accurately and securely in accordance with approved drawings, technical specifications, and measurement requirements. The Welder must comply with established quality control procedures and health, safety, and environmental (HSE) regulations within ADC, ensuring that all work is completed safely, efficiently, and within the assigned project timelines
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
• Follow the daily welding chart specifications for metal sheets of PS repair/ conversion or new development laid out by the PS Supervisor in order to ensure the welding work complies with the specifications provided by the PS Engineer and the activities are completed as per timelines, quality, health and safety standards of ADC.
• Other jobs which will be assigned at the discretion of the Line Manager shall be attended too.
Welding/ Fitting Activities
• Lay out, position, align, and secure parts and assemblies prior to welding, using straightedges, combination squares, callipers, and rulers in order to ensure the welding activities are accurate and as per the requirements and specifications.
• Weld/ Fit components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions by igniting torches or starting power supplies and striking arcs by touching electrodes to metals such as aluminium, stainless steel and cast iron being welded, completing the electrical circuits to facilitate the joining of the multiple work pieces together and to ensure compliance with health and safety standards of ADC.
Welding/ Fitting Equipment Operations
• Recognize, set up and operate hand and power tools common to the welding trade, such as shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment in order to ensure safety and well-being of the workers working in that environment.
• Select and install torches, torch tips, filler rods, and flux, according to welding chart specifications or types and thicknesses of metals in order to ensure that there is minimum wastage of materials and its effective utilisation.
Welding/ Fitting Conditions
• Connect and turn regulator valves in order to activate and adjust gas flow and pressure so that desired flames are obtained for conducting welding/ fitting activities.
Monitoring
• Examine work pieces for defects and measure work pieces with straightedges or templates to ensure conformance with specifications.
Quality Control
• Ensure adherence to and maintenance of the quality of welding/ fitting activities in order to enable the successful welding and formation of the hull as per specifications.
Material Requirements and Use
• Coordinate with the PS Supervisor if and when required in order to ensure that materials/ equipment/ spare part requirements are provided timely and accurately to complete job requirements.
• Maintain the stock of consumables and spares to enable proactive replenishment of raw materials/ equipment has/ spare parts required for welding/ fitting activities.
Preparing Reports
• Prepare daily reports on progress, heating time, temperatures, equipment’s used etc. for welding/ fitting activities in the PS department in order to keep the PS Foreman aware of the progress and ensure the work is completed as per the schedule.
Policies, Systems, Processes & Procedures
• Follow all relevant PS departmental policies, processes, standard operating procedures and instructions so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner.
Quality, Health, Safety, & Environment
• Ensure compliance to all relevant quality, health, safety and environmental management policies, procedures and controls across the department to guarantee employee safety, delivery of high quality products/ service and a responsible environmental attitude.
QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:
Minimum Qualifications:
• High School graduate or equivalent
• 3G and over welding qualification by Classification Society (FCAW- Flux-cored Arc Welding) with preferably other welding qualifications (SAW- Submerged Arc Welding, EGW – Electro gas Welding, etc.) as well
Minimum Experience:
• 1 years of relevant experience in welding/ fitting activities in a shipyard or similar work
Job-Specific Knowledge & Skills:
• Understanding of general drawing
• Skills of hull fitting, welding and grinding.
• Communication and interpersonal skills