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Ashford (Kent)
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Welder
Posted: 19 August
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Job Description

Navantia UK is a UK incorporated company, subsidiary of Spanish Navantia, created to work with UK industrial partners in shipbuilding, defence and in offshore wind energy. With a history that goes back more than 300 hundred years, Navantia is a world reference in the design, building, integration and life cycle support of state-of-the-art war ships for the Spanish Navy and international customers and has extensive experience in ToT programmes.


Job Description


* Experience in heavy engineering
* Welding steel to acceptable tolerances
* Assisting to create steel frames and unit builds as well as supporting refit and repair operations.
* Understand and have the ability to work from Engineering drawings
* Ensure the proper handling of machines, product and tooling at all times.
* At the end of each shift ensure shut down off all welding equipment and gas connection.
* Produce work to the H&W Quality standard.
* Responsible for reporting any faults or damage to the machine and its tooling to Management.
* Produce vertical and overhead welds to H&W Quality standard required.
* To be able to weld and fabricate to a high standard with an eye for detail. Mainly flux core and Solid Mig
* Experience with overhead cranes and lifting equipment
* Comfortable working at heights and in confined spaces

HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT


* Demonstrate a positive attitude towards improving the culture in the workplace, stop and report any activity you feel might cause injury or damage, ensuring that everyone works safely at all times.
* Follows and adhere to any control measures required under the Safety, Environmental and Quality Management Systems.
* Ensure good house-keeping of work areas at all times.

QUALITY


* Undertake inspection of parts, sub-assemblies and finished products to ensure dimensional accuracy, quality and solid working function.
* Support the company in maintaining and improving our ISO 9001 (quality), 14001 (environmental), 45001 (health and safety) standards through adherence to the H&W Management Systems this is the responsibility of all H&W employees when conducting all processes and activities.


Qualifications


QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE


Essential:


* Time served welder either in a shipyard or similar field activity where structural fabrication was undertaken.
* Relevant qualification, indentured apprenticeship, NVQ, City & Guilds etc.
* Basic knowledge of welding processes.
* Understanding of dimensional control techniques such as Electronic Distance Measuring (EDM).
* Understanding of engineered drawings and technical documents.
* Knowledge and compliance of work place safety.
* Work execution independently according to valid instructions, rules and other standards.
* Flexible cooperation with other team-members.

Key Interpersonal/Behavioral Skills:


* Ability to establish an appropriate course of action for self and/or others to accomplish a goal.
* Effectiveness in identifying possible problems for upward reporting/investigation.
* Ability to express ideas or facts in a clear manner.
* Professional and pro-active work ethic.


Additional Information


* Competitive base salary
* Company pension
* 31 days holiday
* Life assurance

If you experience difficulties or are unable to apply for a role on-line please contact us at people.skills@harland-wolff.com and one of the team will be in contact to help you.


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