Boilermaker / Welder

About the Company Ahrens is a fifth-generation, South Australian family-owned company, with 120 years’ experience in delivering a diverse range of high-quality and cost effective products and projects across Australia, with footprints overseas. We have become a full Construction, Engineering, Mining Services, Sheds & Silos and Water Storage company which provides complete turnkey project solutions, supported by 26 divisions and backed by 1000-plus people. Wheatbelt Steel is a division of the Ahrens family of brands and has been operating for the past 40 years; specialising in the design, fabrication and installation of quality steel sheds.

Wheatbelt Steel builds sheds of the highest quality, including machinery sheds, fertiliser sheds, grain sheds, hay sheds, shearing sheds and poultry sheds for farms across Western Australia, with further growth taking sheds to the rest of Australia. About the Role We are seeking an experienced Welder/Boilermaker to join our rural team with a full time, permanent position available at Northam, WA.

Competitive wages and opportunities for further growth within your career. Key Responsibilities Read drawings, work orders and production schedules to determine product or job instructions and specifications; Ensure all welding procedures are of the highest quality; Operate manual or semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal using gas shielded metal arc; Examine work for defects, and measure with straightedges or templates to ensure conformance with specifications; Set up and operate hand and power tools common to the welding trade such as shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment, grinders and carbon rod gauging; Detect faulty operation of equipment…