Fitter and Welder
Noventistalentsolutions Co Hastings
Fitter-Welder - Job Summary
As a Fitter-Welder, you are responsible for the fabrication, assembly, installation, and repair of metal components and structures. This role combines precision alignment with expert welding and fabrication to ensure high-quality, accurately engineered products across the manufacturing, construction, and engineering sectors.
Key Responsibilities- Fabrication & Assembly: Assemble, align, and fit metal components and structures, ensuring accuracy and proper tolerances before welding.
- Welding Operations: Perform high-quality welding using MIG, TIG, arc, or oxy-fuel processes for a variety of metal types and thicknesses.
- Technical Interpretation: Read and interpret engineering drawings, blueprints, and layout specifications to determine material needs and assembly sequences.
- Maintenance & Repair: Conduct repairs and maintenance on existing metalwork, machinery, and fabricated structures, including replacing worn sections.
- Quality Assurance: Inspect and test completed welds and assemblies, identifying and correcting any defects to meet structural and visual standards.
- Safety & Compliance: Adhere to all health, safety, and environmental regulations, including hot work and confined space procedures.
- Trade Qualification: Hold a recognized trade qualification in fitting, fabrication, or welding, or possess equivalent practical experience.
- Experience: A minimum of three (3) years of practical experience in fitting and welding within a workshop or site environment.
- Technical Proficiency: Strong understanding of fitting and welding techniques, along with competence in operating hand and power tools like grinders and plasma cutters.
- Problem-Solving: Proven ability to troubleshoot and correct technical or fabrication challenges efficiently.
- Requirements: High attention to detail, physical fitness for demanding tasks, and a valid drivers license.
Available Locations in New Zealand
Assignments are available across several key regions in New Zealand:
- Auckland (West and South Auckland)
- Waikato (Hamilton and Cambridge)
- Bay of Plenty (Tauranga and Rotorua)
- Taupo
- Hawke's Bay
- Wellington
- Canterbury (Christchurch)
- Otago (Dunedin, Queenstown, and Wanaka)
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are either Monday to Friday, Tuesday to Saturday, or Sunday to Thursday, 10 hours per day, 50 hours per week, commencing at 3.30pm and finishing at 2.30am.
To be considered you will need the following:
• A relevant trade qualification, e.g., Fitter...
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to work.
• Though not essential, we would prefer a relevant trade qualification as a fitter & turner or mechanical engineer, and the desire and patience to help guide our apprentices in our Job Shop area.
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