Thomas Small & Sons is a Commercial Body Builders established in 1969. The company manufactures commercial bodies specialising in vehicle transportation, recovery bodies and tow trucks.
Purpose of the Post: Fabricate, position, align and fit parts of structural metal products to manufacture tilt & slide recovery bodies, beavertail recovery bodies and double deck car transporters.
Responsibilities
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Position, align, fit and weld parts to form complete units or subunits, following blueprints and layout specifications, and using jigs, welding torches, and hand tools.
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Verify conformance of workpieces to specifications, using squares, rulers, measuring tapes
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Weld parts together.
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Lay out and examine metal stock or workpieces to be processed to ensure that specifications are met.
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Lift or move materials and finished products using forklifts and chain blocks.
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Locate and mark workpieces bending and cutting lines, allowing for stock thickness, machine and welding shrinkage and other component specifications.
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Position or tighten braces, jacks, clamps or bolt parts in position for welding or riveting.
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Study engineering drawings and blueprints to determine materials requirements and task sequences.
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Move parts into position manually or with hoists/forklifts.
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Set up and operate fabricating machines such as brakes, rolls, shears, flame cutters, grinders, and drill presses to bend, cut and form, punch, drill or otherwise form and assemble metal components.
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Heat-treat parts using torches
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Hammer, chip and grand workpieces to cut, bend and straighten metal.
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Design and construct templates and fixtures using hand tools.
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Mark reference points onto floors or face blocks and transpose them to workpieces using measuring devices, squares, chalk and soapstone.
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Set up face blocks, jigs and fixtures.
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Remove high spots and cut bevels using hand files, portable grinders and cutting torches.
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Preheat workpieces to make them malleable using hand torches or furnaces.
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Travel to customers to carry out repairs and replacement of parts as necessary.
Qualifications
Ø Hold Welder Qualification Certificate
Experience
Ø Previous work related skill, knowledge and experience
Ø Candidates for and any person holding the position must be fully competent and capable of undertaking the duties attached to the post and be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.
Ø Candidates for and any person holding the position must be of good character.