MIG/MAG Welder

You weld plate and profile in MIG/MAG on jigs, following the drawing and the weld symbol given for each joint. The shift opens with the wire, the gas flow and the earth clamp, then tacking, the fill passes and grinding the seam where it will be coated. You check the fit with a square and a weld gauge before the section leaves the jig, stamp your own work and report porosity or undercut to the welding foreman. Work is 07:00-15:00, with a second shift in busy weeks, and Saturday work is voluntary and paid separately.

Trade school in welding or metalwork, or the same learned in practice

At least two years in MIG/MAG on steel above four millimetres

Reading a fabrication drawing and weld symbols

Confident with an angle grinder, a square and a weld gauge

Willingness to work a second shift in busy weeks

Basic English for procedure sheets and safety labels

Net salary from 1380 up to 1520 EUR per month

Permanent contract with full insurance from the first day

Paid supplement for the afternoon shift and for work in the dock

Hot meal in the canteen and free coffee

Organised transport from Rijeka and from Kostrena

The EN ISO 9606 welder examination paid by the employer

Leather clothing, automatic welding helmet, gloves and safety boots provided

Welders who pass the fillet and butt test move to certified section work and to positional welding, which carries a higher rate. The shop pays for the examination and for its renewal at a testing house in Rijeka.

A covered hall with an extraction arm at every bay, plus section work outdoors under a canopy when the weather allows. Noise, sparks and grinding dust are constant, so hearing protection and a helmet are worn at all times.