Welding Equipment Technician

FUNCTION: WELDING EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN
VESSEL: VARIOUS OFFSHORE VESSELS
LOCATION: WORLDWIDE
DURATION: CONTRACT (12 MONTHS RENEWABLE)
SALARY: MARKET RELATED

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"TRS is urgently looking for a Junior Offshore Welding Equipment Technician with (Welding or Plasma) experience within the Oil and Gas Industry and all Offshore certifications are Mandatory, to join our Client's project team onboard Various Offshore Vessels based Worldwide.”

JOB DESCRIPTION:
• Ensure the working status of the pipeline main line equipment during the project execution and during project preparation, installation and start up. For Offshore Project the Welding Equipment Technician will stay under the operational supervision of the Welding Foreman working under the chief engineer / chief electrician technical supervision, and remains the technical reference point for all the Pipeline production equipment.
• Ensure compliance with safety/quality procedures/standards.
• Install WPE on board of a Client’s vessel, or in a prefabrication yard in accordance with the program/SOW defined by the PWEC.
• Provide for all the welding process equipments install onboard the vessel the technical assistance, Diagnosing activity, Maintenance, repairing.
• Monitor lay barge pipeline process equipments, equipment consumables and spare parts consumption.
• Insure Pipeline production equipment certification with the cooperation from vessel QAQC engineer.
• Report to Welding supervisors onboard, the WEC / PWEC with a weekly report the status of the pipeline production equipment as well the consumption, spare parts and PO status issued by the vessel/project.
• WET responsibility will be limited to one or several of the following equipment (including corresponding spare parts) based on the technical training received on the following equipment.

• Welding Process equipment (WPE):
o AGMAW systems (Passo, Presto, SWS, etc.), including all types of power supplies, cabinets, bands, bugs, gas mixer.
o AGTAW systems, including all types of power supplies, cabinets, bugs, bands, gas mixer.
o Manual and semiautomatic welding equipment for repair (FCAW, SMAW, etc.).
o Submerged Arc Welding equipment (power supplies and welding heads).
o Manual GTAW equipment (power supplies, torches.
o SMAW equipment (power supplies, torches).

• Special equipment:
o Internal Plasma welding system.
o Internal Camera for inspection of CLAD pipeline internal root (as a ILUC special module).
o Purging System (sealing bags, oxygen analyzer) for ILUC when the backing protection is required.
o Hi-lo measurement tools.
o Internal Grinding systems.
o Demagnetizing systems.

• Ancillary equipment:
o Welding gas distribution network.
o Welding cabling (from the welding power supply room to the welding equipment) including ground systems.
o Cut equipment (Oxyacetylene, Plasma and H2).

QUALIFICATION AND SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:
• Minimum 2 years’ Welding / Plasma qualifications and experience required.
• Various Professional and Training Certificates are Mandatory.
• Work Employment Certificates required.

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Contact:
Tanya De Bruyn
Email:
Tanya.de.bruyn@trssa.com
za.trsadd@trssa.com

TRS Staffing does not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and complies with all relevant South African legislation. As per legislation, due consideration is given to previously disadvantaged individuals.