Assembler Welder_ALP45 (Temporary)

Req ID:504557 

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, more than 80 000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Assembler Welder (ALP45) Temporary

The Railway industry today is characterized by both a strong and sustained growth across the world.  The trends that drive this are well known :  environmental challenges, population growth, urbanization and increasing demands for mobility.  Today we offer our customers solutions that feature a seamless blend of diverse technologies, ensuring optimal interfaces, along with flexible implementation and real synergy in innovation.  We have and exciting opportunity for a Assembler Welder (ALP45) Temporary within Alstom Ubunye.  

This position is based in Gauteng at our premises in Nigel.

POSITION IN THE ORGANISATION – Assembler Welder (ALP45) Temporary

HIERARCHICAL MANAGER
Senior Shift Supervisor/ Shift Supervisor

THE PURPOSE OF THE ASSEMBLER WELDER ROLE IS TO:
•    Welding of sub-assemblies or frame structures for railway applications. 

THE MAIN RESPONSIBILITY WILL BE:

•    To weld components, sub-assemblies, frames and all necessary welds of the structure following WPS standards, instructions and respecting quality, cost and delay defined in the manufacturing process.
•    To position, tack weld and weld some brackets on the sub-assemblies and frame,
•    To be able to use work-order from the workshop network (to follow activity, to input activity data),
•    To select the right welding equipment in relation with the instruction sheet,
•    To adjust parameters of the welding workstation in relation with the WPS of the instruction sheet (Intensity, tension),
•    To weld components in relation and respect of the instruction sheet parameters and quality,
•    To adjust components to ensure the correct position and gaps between 2 components before welding (gap, root face, chamfer angle) defined in WPS of instruction sheet and in instruction sheet.
•    To do finishing and to clean welds before to check welds quality,
•    To check the conformity of welds according to the specification and standard in place,
•    To repair non-conformity of welds (geometry, visual aspect in relation with the criterion) following repair specification,
•    To guarantee the quality of his own job by auto-control.
•    To be an active participant to transversal action in continuous improvement process as, APSYS, SWIP, 5S, Team 5mn meeting every day.

 
THE PREFERRED CANDIDATE WILL MEET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:  
•    Welding Trade Test
•    Experience working with assembly with or without jigs
•    Minimum 2 years' experience in manufacturing environment

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES
•    Ability to read Welding symbols and Engineering Welding
•    NDT Qualifications
•    Pan bending and guillotine cutting experience will be advantageous
•    Excellent Communication skills in English Technical and behavioural Skills / Competencies
•    Conscientiousness, thoroughness, ability to concentrate
•    To be able to identify welding defect,
•    To be able to understand instruction sheets 

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those under consideration will be contacted. 

We will recruit according to the requirements of our Company’s Employment Equity Plan.

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63  countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.

Job Type:​Experienced​