Mō te tūranga | About the role

Good Work starts in the workshop. We’re looking for an experienced Pipe Fabricator/Welder to join our new fabrication workshop in Tauriko.

This is a hands-on, predominantly workshop-based role for someone who is confident fabricating stainless process pipework from drawings and pipe isometrics, from initial material preparation and fit-up through to welding, dimensional checking and final QA.

You’ll work with stainless and carbon steel across a variety of process piping and bespoke fabrication work. Pipework can range from approximately 2" through to 30", across Schedule 10, 40 and 80, including flanged, socket-weld and threaded systems.

We’re looking for someone who can produce high-quality TIG and MIG work, including purged stainless pipework, and who has the practical welding ability required to work to ASME Section IX-qualified procedures.

This is not a supervisory position. You’ll be on the tools and working under the direction of the Workshop Supervisor, while being trusted to plan and manage your own assigned workload, solve fabrication problems and raise questions early when something doesn't look right.

You'll be joining us at an exciting stage. The Tauriko workshop is brand new, equipped with new fabrication and welding equipment, and still developing its capability. You'll have the opportunity to grow your skills, gain further welding qualifications and be part of a close-knit team helping build the workshop from the beginning.

Ngā tino kawenga mahi | Key role responsibilities

• Fabricate and weld stainless and carbon-steel process pipework accurately from engineering drawings and pipe isometrics.
• Independently measure, cut, prepare, fit and tack pipework, bends, tees, reducers and flanges before completing welding to the required WPS.
• Maintain accurate flange alignment, bolt-hole orientation, dimensions and tolerances while controlling heat input, weld shrinkage and distortion.
• Produce high-quality TIG and MIG welds, including purged stainless pipework, with workmanship capable of consistently meeting the required inspection and NDT standards.
• Carry out dimensional checks and self-inspection throughout fabrication, maintaining material traceability, weld identification and required QA documentation.
• Undertake carbon-steel MIG/FCAW work and a range of bespoke and one-off fabrication as required.
• Plan your assigned workload against agreed production priorities and deadlines, raising issues early where drawings, materials, quality or delivery requirements need clarification.
• Work with a strong right-first time and lean mindset, reducing waste, rework and unnecessary handling while maintaining safety and quality.
• Maintain good housekeeping and safe working practices and take care of workshop equipment, tools and finished materials.

Kei te kimi mātou i tētahi e whai ana i ēnei pūkenga | We’re looking for someone with

• Strong practical experience in pipe fabrication and welding, ideally with at least three years in a relevant fabrication environment.
• Proven experience fabricating stainless process pipework, rather than welding pre-fitted pipework alone.
• Strong GTAW/TIG and GMAW/MIG capability, including stainless pipe requiring purge, together with experience in carbon-steel MIG/FCAW.
• The practical welding ability to successfully qualify to the required ASME Section IX 6G welding standard.
• The ability to independently interpret engineering drawings, pipe isometrics, WPS documentation, work packs and inspection requirements.
• A good understanding of stainless fabrication practices, including contamination prevention, heat and distortion control, purge quality and appropriate post-weld treatment.
• A practical problem-solving mindset and the confidence to ask questions when something doesn't look right rather than simply continuing.
• The ability to organise your own assigned work, maintain productivity and communicate early when deadlines or quality may be affected.

• A strong safety mindset and pride in producing accurate work right first time.
• Your own established selection of everyday fabrication hand tools and measuring equipment.
• A full driver's licence.

A recognised engineering fabrication or welding trade qualification would be an advantage, but demonstrated ability, experience and workmanship are what matter most to us.

Shortlisted candidates should be comfortable completing a practical fabrication and welding assessment as part of the recruitment process.

He pai te mahi, he pai ngā painga | Good work, good benefits

Alongside Fulton Hogan's wider employee benefits, this role offers something a little different for an experienced fabricator/welder:

• Work from a brand-new Tauriko fabrication workshop with new equipment.

• Predominantly workshop-based role, with the opportunity for occasional site work when required.

• Varied work across stainless process piping, carbon steel and bespoke fabrication.
• A stable 40-hour Monday to Friday working week, normally 7:00am to 3:15pm.
• Overtime opportunities when workload requires them, including Saturday work where necessary.
• A practical and flexible approach to when additional weekday hours are worked, where production requirements allow.
• Further training and welding qualification opportunities.
• The opportunity to develop your skills as the workshop capability grows.
• A close-knit team where good ideas and practical improvements are encouraged.
• The chance to join the workshop at the beginning of its development and be part of building what it becomes.

Ko wai mātou | About us

At Fulton Hogan, Good Work is more than what we deliver. It’s how we show up, how we back each other, and how we keep moving forward. Titles matter less than ideas, and the best people here are the ones who take pride in their work, speak up when it counts, and help the team get the job done properly.

We take the work seriously, not ourselves. That means a relaxed, human team culture day to day, and serious focus when safety, quality and delivery matter most.

Me pēhea te tono | How to apply

If you’re a skilled Fabricator/Welder who takes pride in safe, high-quality work and wants to be part of a team doing Good Work together, we’d like to hear from you. Apply now.