Boilermaker (ALP45) Fixed Term Role (end date September 2027)
The Railway industry today is characterized by both a strong and sustained growth across the world. The trends that drive this are well known : environmental challenges, population growth, urbanization and increasing demands for mobility. Today we offer our customers solutions that feature a seamless blend of diverse technologies, ensuring optimal interfaces, along with flexible implementation and real synergy in innovation. We have and exciting opportunity for a Boilermaker (ALP45) FTC within Alstom Ubunye.
This position is based in Gauteng at our premises in Nigel.
POSITION IN THE ORGANISATION – Boilermaker (ALP45) Fixed Term Role (end date September 2027)
HIERARCHICAL MANAGER
Senior Shift Supervisor/Shift Supervisor
THE PURPOSE OF THE BOILERMAKER ROLE IS TO:
- Commit with the Manufacturing targets given by the EPU Manager & Line Manager.
- Comply with the EHS standards, ethics and compliance rules, the operational targets are based on Quality, Adherence with planning and time spent on the products.
- In addition, of course, the behaviour is key to ensure a positive mind-set, based on team working and continuous improvement environment.
THE MAIN RESPONSIBILITY WILL BE:
ACCOUNTABILITIES & AUTHORITIES:
- To position, adjust components, tack weld and weld some components to each other to build frame sub-assemblies structure or full frame following standards, instructions and respecting quality, cost and delay defined in the manufacturing process.
- To manage the straightening operations by local heating on sub-assemblies or frames to comeback the structure in the nominal dimension and geometry.
- In option for some boiler maker,
- To manage the heat treatment in the oven following procedure (loading, unloading, heating survey + first level analyse,
- To balance bogie frames structure and to place and adjust and fix the locating for frame machining.
ACTIVITIES• To use work-order from the workshop network (to follow activity, to input activity data),
- To select the right welding equipment in relation with the instruction sheet,
- To adjust parameters of the welding workstation in relation with instruction sheet (Intensity, tension),
- To adjust components to ensure the correct position and gaps between 2 components before welding (gap, root face, chamfer angle…) defined in WPS of instruction sheet and in instruction sheet.
- To weld components in relation and respect of the instruction sheet parameters and quality,
- To do finishing and to cleaning of welds before to check quality of the welds,
- To straight sub-assemblies after welding,
- To do finishing and to clean welds before to check welds quality,
- To follow heat treatment of bogie frame following the instruction sheet,
- To check the conformity of welds according to the specification and standard in place,
- To repair nonconformity of welds (geometry, visual aspect in relation with the criterion) following repair specification,
- To guaranty the quality of his own job by auto-control (C1N validation by stamping),
- To participate to team meeting (5min meeting every day, other meeting),
- To be an active participant to transversal action in continues improvement process as, APSYS, SWIP, 5S, Team 5 mn meeting.
THE PREFERRED CANDIDATE WILL MEET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS: • Qualified Artisan boilermaker (red seal)
- Minimum 5 years in welding production as a boilermaker
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES
- Knowledge and experience in flame straightening is desired
- Knowledge and experience in Bogie Frames is desired
- Previous experience in railway components will be an added advantage.
- Knowledge and experience in carbon steel, stainless steel.
- For semi-skilled, wish to learn on his field (use of hand tools). Positive behaviour and focused on reaching the targets
- Disciplined, rigorous, proactive, teamwork member.
- Conscientiousness, thoroughness, ability to learn and to transfer knowledge,
- Team Player, commitment to the job
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those under consideration will be contacted.
We will recruit according to the requirements of our Company’s Employment Equity Plan.
