Stainless Steel Fabricator - Sydney

Epiphany Training + Consulting – Campbelltown NSW

Job Purpose:

TheStainless-SteelFabricatorroleis responsible forthe production ofstainless-steel equipment to meet customer specifications, qualitystandardsand production schedules. The role works from engineering drawings and job documentation to manufacture high-quality products whilemaintainingsafe work practices, supporting efficient workshop operations and contributing to continuous improvement across the workshop.

Key Responsibilities:

• Fabricate, weld, and assemble stainless steel tanks, vessels, pipework, and associated equipment in accordance with engineering drawings and job specifications.
• Read and interpret fabrication drawings, sketches, and work instructions to ensure accurate and efficient manufacturing.
• Safely and efficiently operate fabrication equipment, hand tools, and workshop machinery.
• Complete stainless steel welding and fabrication to a high standard, ensuring precise fit-up, quality workmanship, and compliance with specifications.
• Perform fitting, alignment, and assembly of fabricated components as required.
• Inspect completed work to ensure it meets required quality standards and rectify any defects before progressing to the next stage of production.
• Work collaboratively with the Workshop Foreman and team members to meet production schedules and customer deadlines.
• Identify and promptly communicate fabrication issues, material shortages, and potential production delays.
• Maintain a clean, organised, and safe work environment in accordance with OH&S requirements.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities to improve workshop efficiency, quality, and productivity.

Qualifications and Competencies:

• Trade-qualified in boilermaking, fabrication, or a related trade.
• Experienced in stainless steel fabrication and welding, with fitting experience preferred.
• Food and beverage industry experience is advantageous.
• Strong knowledge of fabrication techniques, tools, equipment, and materials.
• Able to interpret engineering drawings, sketches, and job documentation.
• High attention to detail and quality workmanship.
• Can work independently and effectively as part of a team.
• Strong problem-solving and prioritisation skills.
• Committed to workplace safety and OH&S compliance.

Additional required qualifications:

• Food-grade tank fabrication: Experienced in building food-grade tanks from start to finish, including marking out, cutting, fitting, tack welding and polishing. Experience with:
  • Forming shallow cones and knuckling cones
  • Flaring tank walls for fittings
  • Fitting and seal welding cladding to vessels
  • Fabricating and fitting pop-riveted cladding with lock-seamed joints and jennied/swaged edges
  • Fitting dimple plate
• Tube welding: Experienced in setting out, tacking and purge welding, including “walking the cup” welding.
• Reading drawings: Able to read and understand fabrication and engineering drawings.
• Stainless steel: Familiar with different grades of stainless steel, including 304, 316, 2205, 2507 and 904L.
• Pressure vessels: Experienced in fabricating pressure vessels, following welding procedures, carrying out dye penetrant testing and performing hydrostatic testing.
• Ribbon and paddle blenders: Experience fabricating and assembling ribbon blenders and paddle blenders.
• Platforms and access systems: Experience fabricating platforms, staircases and handrails.
• Skid-mounted systems: Experience fabricating and assembling skid-mounted systems, including tanks, pipework, pumps and controls.
• Conveyors: Experience fabricating flat-belt and wire-belt conveyors, including fitting take-up bearings and aligning shafts.
• Augers: Experience fabricating augers, including welding flights to shafts and straightening augers when required.
• Transitions and bends: Experience fabricating square-to-round transitions, lobster-back bends and branches in materials ranging from 1.5 mm to 6 mm thick.
• Tube and pipe fittings: Able to identify and work with BSM, BSP, tri-clamp (T/C) and Swagelok connections.
• Valves: Able to identify and work with butterfly, ball, slide-gate, gate and iris valves.
• Fitting and machining: Experience with:
  • Machining shafts to tight tolerances, cutting keyways and slots, drilling and tapping
  • Machining flanges, and fitting gearmotors
  • Aligning shafts and couplings
  • Familiar with centrifugal, lobe, gear, mono
  • Repairing, refurbishing and replacing parts on customer equipment
• Licences and qualifications: Hold a current car licence, along with relevant licences and qualifications for:
  • Forklift
  • Confined spaces
  • Working at heights
  • EWP
  • Crane
  • Dogging

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