Metal Fabricator
Trade · Perth, Australia · Full-Time · Discussed at interview
Let your trade skills do the talking. This Metal Fabricator role in Perth is for qualified tradespeople who can back up their experience with recognised credentials and real structural steel know-how.
You will be part of a long-term construction team handling structural steel installation and on-site fabrication across Western Australia. The team values accurate work, safe habits and good teamwork.
If you have built steel structures in the Middle East, back home in the Philippines or anywhere else, this is worth a look. Skilled visa sponsorship is available for eligible candidates after a successful skills assessment and interview process.
Key Responsibilities
- Read structural drawings, welding symbols and fabrication specs, then plan on-site tasks from work orders and project needs
- Get materials, tools and portable fabrication gear ready
- Measure, mark and cut structural steel with accuracy, and shape, straighten and form steel sections and plates
- Put structural steel together by bolting and welding
- Work with the rigging crew and lifting equipment to position components safely
- Do tack welds and final structural welds, using MMAW, GMAW, FCAW and GTAW processes where needed
- Change existing steelwork by cutting, drilling and welding
- Keep quality high and work safely on active construction sites
Requirements & Eligibility
- A recognised trade qualification in fabrication or boilermaking
- Minimum three years of post-trade experience in structural steel
- Proven competency in MMAW, GMAW and FCAW welding, and able to read structural engineering drawings and welding specifications
- A current White Card and current Working at Heights certification
- Physically able to do on-site fabrication work in demanding conditions
- A current driver's licence and reliable transport
- Australian work rights, or eligibility for Skills in Demand (subclass 482) sponsorship
- Skilled visa sponsorship is available for eligible candidates once a skills assessment and interview process are successfully completed
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Visa guide: Skills in Demand (482) Visa Guide for Filipino Workers