Job Descriptions: Senior Welder & Junior Welder

Both roles fabricate and install steel components for parking and road infrastructure: bollard bases and sleeves, gate barrier frames, camera and sign poles, brackets, and site enclosures. Work is split between the workshop and client sites.

SENIOR WELDER

Reports to: Project Engineer / Site SupervisorEmployment: Full-time

Job summary welding and steel fabrication for projects from drawing to installed, inspected work. Leads a small fabrication team, sets quality standards, and is the welding point of contact for the Project Engineer and client inspectors.

Key responsibilities

- Read fabrication and installation drawings; set out dimensions and plan cutting, fit-up and welding sequence.
- Weld mild steel, stainless steel and galvanised sections using SMAW, MIG and TIG to drawing and code requirements.
- Fabricate and install bollard foundations and sleeves, gate barrier frames, poles, brackets, cable trays and enclosures.
- Inspect own and team welds visually, check dimensions and alignment, correct defects before handover.
- Supervise the Junior Welder and helpers: assign work, check output, train on technique and safety.
- Prepare material take-offs, request consumables, record material used per job.
- Maintain welding machines, cutting tools, grinders and PPE; report faults.
- Enforce site safety: hot work permits, fire watch, fume control, confined-space and working-at-height rules, client HSE requirements.
- Coordinate with electricians and civil teams so steelwork is ready.
- Complete daily reports, as-built sketches and inspection records.

Qualifications and experience

- Secondary school certificate plus trade diploma or ITI/vocational certificate in welding or fabrication.
- Valid welder qualification to AWS D1.1, ASME IX or ISO 9606-1 in at least two processes.




- 6+ years structural/fabrication welding, including 2+ years in a lead or supervisory role.
- Construction, infrastructure or MEP/ELV site experience preferred.
- Valid driving licence preferred.
- Working English / Hindi

Skills

- Reads structural drawings, weld symbols and tolerances.
- Fit-up, tack, all-position welding (1G–4G, 6G pipe), distortion control.
- Grinding, oxy-fuel and plasma cutting, drilling, surface prep for galvanising or painting.
- Planning, delegation, on-the-job training.
- Hot work permit discipline.

Working conditions

- Workshop and outdoor site work in hot conditions, with midday break rules applied.
- 48-hour week over 6 days; overtime and occasional night or weekend work.
- Travel to project sites in company transport.
- Physically demanding: lifting, standing, working at height and in confined spaces with full PPE.

JUNIOR WELDER

Reports to: Senior WelderEmployment: Full-time

Job summary Carries out welding, cutting and fabrication tasks under the direction of the Senior Welder and supports installation of steelwork on site. A development position: expected to reach independent, code-qualified welding within 12–18 months.

Key responsibilities

- Prepare materials: measure, mark, cut, grind and clean steel sections as instructed.
- Fit up and tack components to drawings under supervision; weld in flat and horizontal positions using SMAW and MIG.
- Assist the Senior Welder on structural and positional welds: holding, clamping, back-gouging.




- Grind and finish welds, remove spatter, prepare surfaces for galvanising or painting.
- Assist with site installation of bollards, gate barrier frames, poles and brackets, including anchor drilling and levelling.
- Keep machines, leads, cylinders, hand tools and work area clean, stored and safe.
- Load, unload and move materials safely; sort offcuts and consumables.
- Follow hot work permits, wear full PPE, report hazards and near misses immediately.
- Attend on-the-job training and work toward welder qualification tests.
- Support the team with other fabrication or site tasks as assigned.

Qualifications and experience

- Secondary school certificate; vocational or ITI welding certificate preferred.
- 1–3 years welding/fabrication experience, or a recognised welding training programme.
- Able to weld mild steel with SMAW; MIG exposure an advantage.
- Basic English for safety instructions and drawings; Hindi an advantage.
- Willing to sit for AWS or ISO 9606-1 qualification within the first year.

Skills

- Basic drawing reading: dimensions, straightforward weld symbols, cut lists.
- Measuring, marking, cutting and grinding to tolerance.
- Follows instructions accurately; asks before proceeding when unsure.
- Physically fit, reliable, punctual.
- Understands hot work, fume, eye and fire risks.

Working conditions

- Same as Senior Welder; works at all times under supervision.

Terms applying to both

- Salary and allowances per grade structure; confirmed at offer.
- Accommodation or allowance, transport, medical insurance, annual leave and air ticket per applicable labour law
- Probation: 6 months.
- Pre-employment: trade test at workshop, medical fitness, attested documents.

Pay: ₹30,000.00 - ₹45,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person

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