semi skilled boilermaker/welder
Company
Bakhresa SA
Location
Durban
Posted
4 days ago
Via
Indeed
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Job Description
We are looking for a boilermaker who can cast, bend, weld and assembles parts to build iron and steel structures and boilers. Your duty shall include operating machinery and tools to cut and shape metal and steel parts, performing tests on finished boilers and performing boiler maintenance.
Duties and responsibilities include the following:
• Reading manuals and blueprints for work to be performed
• Casting and bending metal parts
• Using power tools and machinery
• Welding steel
• Assembling and installing boilers
• Operating and maintaining boilers
• Completing checklists and boiler logs
• Adhering to relevant regulations and safety standards
• Carrying out gas metal arc welding (GMAW), to manufacture items and components
• Cutting materials into the required shapes, checking dimensions and thicknesses
• Welding or joining metal and other materials into a wide range of structures
• Following engineering plans, drawings and instructions
• Operating tools and machinery and welding equipment
• Inspecting and testing welds with precision measuring instruments
• Dismantling metal structures
• Cleaning tools, equipment and work areas
• Working on site as well as in a workshop.
Work Location: In person
Duties and responsibilities include the following:
• Reading manuals and blueprints for work to be performed
• Casting and bending metal parts
• Using power tools and machinery
• Welding steel
• Assembling and installing boilers
• Operating and maintaining boilers
• Completing checklists and boiler logs
• Adhering to relevant regulations and safety standards
• Carrying out gas metal arc welding (GMAW), to manufacture items and components
• Cutting materials into the required shapes, checking dimensions and thicknesses
• Welding or joining metal and other materials into a wide range of structures
• Following engineering plans, drawings and instructions
• Operating tools and machinery and welding equipment
• Inspecting and testing welds with precision measuring instruments
• Dismantling metal structures
• Cleaning tools, equipment and work areas
• Working on site as well as in a workshop.
Work Location: In person
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As per the Department of Employment and Labour, cleaning staff earning below R95 750 per year pay zero income tax in the 2026 tax year. Employers must still deduct UIF at 1% of gross salary up to R177.12 per month.
