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Opportunity for a Plate Welder Chargehand working with ENKA UK on the Hinkley Point C Project,

Main Duties:

• Experience in welding carbon steel, low alloy / alloy and ferritic and austenitic steel.
• Experience and knowledge in pre-heat of low alloy materials.
• Weld or Tack-weld components and assemblies pressure parts, tubes, pipes, plates, supports vessels or structural works by manual welding.
• Carries out a management of an operation site
• Follow established job-site safety and regulations and maintain a safe and clean work area.
• Awareness and working by following the STAR strategy; Stop, Think, Act and Review
• Monitor to perform welding operation parameters are in accordance with WPS
• Detect faulty operation of equipment and/or defective materials, and notify supervisors.
• Monitor the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material.
• Recognize, set up, and operate hand and power tools common to the welding techniques.
• Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind and/or bolt component parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding.
• Perform visualize inspection during the welding operation
• Advise and communicate on any necessary adjustments at the scaffolding to the related supervisor.
• Provides performance of production targets in a timely manner in terms of volume of production work, and quality
• Defines arrangement of workers and crews, carries out formation of crews (their quantitative, professional and qualifying structure), coordinates their activity
• Takes part in acceptance of the complete works for reconstruction of a site, repair of the process equipment, mechanization and automation of productions and manual works
• Shall ensure that a "zero harm" approach is taken in relation to all his acts and omissions in relation to the services and the project. Acknowledges that due to the nature of the project, nuclear safety and security are of paramount importance.
• Agrees to comply with any rule, instruction or requirement of the Company in relation to the services which the company determines, in his sole and absolute discretion, is necessary in order for the company to comply with his obligations under the nuclear site license.
• Housekeeping of the work areas; collection, segregation and disposal of wastes as required; removal of unused materials and clear the work floors to eliminate/reduce slipping or tripping risks in your work area.
• Safe use, protection, storage and care of general maintenance products, hand and power tools

You must: 

• Take care of your own health and safety and that of people who may be affected by what you do (or do not do);
• Co-operate with others on health and safety, and not interfere with, or misuse, anything provided for your health, safety or welfare;
• Follow the training you have received when using any work items your employer has given you

Qualifications/Experience: 

• Level 3 Pipe Welder Apprenticeship Standard (ST0851)
• Or An equivalent Apprenticeship in a Welding discipline
• Or Diploma in one of below:
  •    Welding Engineering Construction Pipework;
  •    Welding Engineering Construction Plate;
  •    Welding Engineering Construction (Pipework or Plate) at SCQF Level 7
• CSWIP certificate or L2 PCN Certificate
• LATS or SSSTS or IOS Managing Safety.
• Shall be able to pass the welder qualification tests or have BS EN ISO 9606 Coded Welding Qualification in the related works.
• As target qualification, can achieve of ECITB Chargehand Development Course
• Minimum 5 years' experience in the same position in large scale, industrial projects.
• Knowledge of various welding codes, specifications, techniques and methods.
• Knowledge the properties of metal machining, bevelling, weld shrinkage and welding techniques
• Knowledge and experience of common welding processes such as; TIG, MMA, TIG+MMA, FCAW.
• Shall be able to pass the welder qualification tests at according to ISO 9606-1.
• Shall be able to weld in CS, SS and low alloy / alloy pipes in related dimension and schedule for piping.
• Can achieve Security Clearance (BPSS)
• Can achieve of ECITB Chargehand Development Course as a following target qualification
• Hold or Can achieve CCNSG Safety Passport and HS&E test Supervisors
• Prove of English Level (CEFR) B1 preferably.

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.