Company Description
Come and join this dedicated team as our
Coded Welder. The Coded Welder role provides an engineering technical service to the company. This coded welder position is responsible for execution of welding tasks on hand in accordance with specified procedures. The coded welder position could be required to fulfil a shift role on a process plant.
By looking after our assets, you’ll become an asset too.
Number of positions : 2
Location of positions: Rustenburg Base Metal Refiners
Anglo American is a global diversified mining business. Our portfolio of world-class mining operations provides the metals and minerals that make modern life possible. We use innovative practices and the latest technologies to discover new resources and mine, process, move and market our products to our customers around the world.
Our Platinum business mines, processes and refines the entire range of platinum group metals (PGMs): platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium and osmium. We are the world’s leading primary producer of PGMs, which have a range of specialised applications that improve lives across the world – from vehicle fuel cells to jewelry; dentistry to glassmaking; pacemakers to petroleum refining.
Job Description
Job responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
Welding, maintenance and steel work repair execution General welding tasks:
- Operate an automatic welding machine
- Identifying, maintaining and using cutting forming, measuring and fasting tools
- Identifying, maintaining and using cutting forming, measuring and fasting tools
- Using power tools safely and efficiently
- Using and caring of cutting machines
- Ensure that the correct tools are used to complete tasks
- Ensure that materials and equipment are available for the shifts requirements in the area
- Ensure the safe and proper running of all machinery and equipment are conducted
- Complete and sign off all allocated works orders
- Ensure that all planned maintenance schedules are accurately performed
- Ensure that all safety and legal requirements are carefully followed
- Ensure that the prescribed safety equipment is always worn
- Supervise allocated team members in order to complete assigned work tasks
- Ensure that all work conducted is performed to the required standards and specifications
Cutting metals:
- Cutting preparation cuts, using the oxy-acetylene gas cutting process
- Cutting ferrous and non ferrous materials with a plasma arc cutter
- Identify and select material to specification
- Prepare and assemble welding equipment relating to welding procedures
- Cut metal with oxy-fuel gas cutting process (manual cutting)
- Cut material using the oxy-fuel profile cutting machine
- Cut material using the oxy-fuel strait line cutting machine
Coded welding/welding metals:
- Perform destructive testing on welded specimens
- Weld work pieces with the gas metal arc welding process in all positions
- Weld work pieces with combination weld processes using shielded metal arc welding gas tungsten arc welding
- Timely and accurate information
- Effective systems for management and technical control used
- Reports completed to required standard
- Weld with flux core welding process in all positions
- Groove welds with manual metal arc
- Develop (weld and repair) a steel pipe construction
- Gouging defective welds on materials according to procedure with arc air process
- Gouge material with air-carbon-arc metal arc gouging process
- Remove material with the shield metal arc gouging process
- Braze metals using the oxy-fuel gas welding process
- Join sheet metal with resistance arc welding process
- Metal insert gas welding
- Code weld fillets with metal insert gas
- Code weld fillets and grooves with gas tungsten arc welding
Teamwork through the ability to:
- Ensure that any operational problem that is encountered is reported even if outside immediate area of responsibility
- Inform the Supervisor when work is being conducted in the area of responsibility
- Be available for after hours standby duty
- Identify opportunities to improve operations
- Participation in improvement projects
- Support efforts to overcome operational problems
- Identify risks and threats to the process proactively
- Communicate plant defects to the Supervisor or Engineering Superintendent: Electrical/instrumental via notifications
- Ensure that employees have clear work expectations and plans
- Ensure that employees work in a safe environment
- Communicate process problems to necessary people
- Support BA team members if they require help
- Help the engineering employees to maintain equipment in Area
- Ensure effective two way communications with team members
Maintenance administration through the ability to:
- Obtain daily and weekly work instructions from Supervisor
- Prepare and plan work priority list and resource requirements in order to complete tasks
- Ensure that all resources requirements are communicated to Supervisor in order to complete allocated work orders
- Compile an accurate shift/work order reports
- Ensure that technical data is accurate
- Complete requisitions for stock items required
- Complete the necessary job cards relating to the task done including and description of work and spares used
- Accurately complete role administration requirements
- Communicate any stumbling blocks to the appropriate Supervisor
- Assist the Risk Officer in safety, injury, hazard and incident reports for area
- Participate in required meetings including safety
This role is at aC2 level reporting to the Engineering Foremen
Qualifications
- Matric will be an added advantage
- Must complete the specific procedure training for the area that the person has or will be appointed in.
- Certified Competent as a Coded Welder – CO2 and Argon welding (Annual re-assessment for re-codification is required for this role)
Experience
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in Boiler-making
Knowledge And Skills
- Structural Drawing Interpretations
- Basic Boiler-making
- Knowledge of Materials of Construction will be an added advantage
- Valid driving license code 08
NB: Please attached copies of your Matric, Drivers’s license, highest qualification, and Trade along with your application and/or CV for consideration.
Additional Information
Who We Are
We aim to lead the industry by pursuing ever safer and more responsible ways of working, demonstrating integrity and showing care and respect for people and the planet? That means we are constantly seeking new opportunities to mine and process our products sustainably, using less water, less energy and more precise extraction technologies.
As the custodians of coal and other precious natural resources – diamonds (through De Beers), copper, platinum and other precious metals, iron ore and nickel – our extraordinary teams work safely and collaboratively, with the utmost consideration for local communities, our customers and the world at large.
What We Offer
When you join Anglo American, you can expect to enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package. But more than this, you’ll find yourself in an environment where the opportunities for learning and growth are second to none. From technical training to leadership programmes, we bring out the best in our people. There are plenty of opportunities to move onwards and upwards too. We’re a large, successful multinational company – and we’re still growing all the time.
Inclusion and Diversity
Anglo American is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfill their potential.
Anglo American Platinum has a zero tolerance to dignity harms, these include all acts of gender based violence, bullying, harassment and victimisation. Ensuring the safety of our employees extends beyond physical safety and includes the eradication of harmful behaviours from our workplace. This responsibility extends to everyone at Anglo American Platinum both during work hours and outside of work. We are unconditional in creating a respectful, inclusive, and safe working environment to ensure that no colleague will be violated or harassed under our watch.
How To Apply
To apply for this role, please complete our online application form. You will have the opportunity to upload your CV and other relevant documentation as part of this process
Closing date: 16 March 2025
