24 year old coded welder looking for full relocation or 457 sponsor
 

hi guys im looking for full emigration or 457 sponsorship to australia, im not bothered on were about i go but would prefer WA.

a little bit about my Backround im a coded welder who has worked across the UK on lots of major projects, im currently working as a QA/QC inspector and welding engineer.

but i would be more than happy to go back on the tools to get out to Australia

My qualifications include:
NVQ - Level 3 in pipe welding
HND - in Welding engineering
Senior Awards from City and guilds - for the Highest level of Achivements in welding engineering
NVQ - Level 5 in Senior Managment
IRAC - Internal auditor
IOSH - Managing Saftey


i also have many diffrent coding certs and working with materials ranging from carbon ASTM Gr 106 To Super duplex to 9% Chrome (p91)

any info would be greatly appricated


cheers simon

Re: 24 year old coded welder looking for full relocation or 457 sponsor
 

What are you wanting to know?

Re: 24 year old coded welder looking for full relocation or 457 sponsor
 

im mainly looking for a sponsor company any info would be brilliant. i have no ties or commitments here in the UK. so willing to leave asap.

cheers Simon

Re: 24 year old coded welder looking for full relocation or 457 sponsor
 

What have you done so far? Have you tried seek.com.au? Also do you know if there are licencing requirements for your trade because that would put off employers if you dont have it.

Re: 24 year old coded welder looking for full relocation or 457 sponsor
 

yes i have tried seek, i have currently worked on (new build CCGT powerstaions, LNG new builds, marine sea going maintance in the USA, and worked on oil and gas turnarounds/ fabshop work). what do you mean by licences?

cheers simon

Re: 24 year old coded welder looking for full relocation or 457 sponsor
 

Some trades need Australian state licences, I dont know if yours does but I recommend you look into it as a lack of it (if required) will hamper your job hunting.

Maybe you should also consider skilled migration or starting out on a WHV.

Re: 24 year old coded welder looking for full relocation or 457 sponsor
 

yeah i will look into it but i know most compaines want a australian qualification were in basic terms you pay £150 and get all your units of crdits from your british Qualifications transfered into a Aussie qual

i have thought about the WHV but im pretty certain i want to go with out coming back now

cheers simon

Re: 24 year old coded welder looking for full relocation or 457 sponsor
 

I dont generally advocate WHV as a first step to immigration but if you are looking for a sponsor then it might be easier to look whilst there. But if you want to go permanently then the skilled migrant visa might be the one for you.

Re: 24 year old coded welder looking for full relocation or 457 sponsor
 

yeah a mate of mine has said that to go over on a WHV but you only allowed to work for the same compay for 6 months. but will certainly look at the skilled migration root i know im more than eligible for it. but would like to have a start before i get out there as it saves knocking on doors looking for a start lol

cheers simon

Re: 24 year old coded welder looking for full relocation or 457 sponsor
 

HI Simon,

As a coded welder especially with pipe line experience you will be hot property in Australia, whether you will get a 457 whilst still in the UK may be a different matter, people would probably want to see you first so either a skilled migration, (I'm sure boiler maker will be on the skills in demand list) or like you say a WHV, let some one see your ability and then you may get a sponsor and then on to PR visa from that.

I am a PM for a large AC company and pipe welders are sought after, you will eventually need to get your plumbing registration if pipe welding was what you wanted to do, or the alternative would be as a boiler maker in a pre fab factory, I am pretty sure you don't need any registration to do that.

All of my qualifications were City and guilds and for the most part I was able to just have an interview and trasnfer most of my British ones to Australian, some other sections I have had to do theory and practical exams.

If you want I can put your details to an agent who has helped me, but I am in Melbourne.

Good luck.

Rob.

Re: 24 year old coded welder looking for full relocation or 457 sponsor
 

hi rob i have sent you a message to you inbox on here


cheers simon

Re: 24 year old coded welder looking for full relocation or 457 sponsor
 

Im a pipe fitter nvq level 3 from uk so are you guys saying i would need to change my qualifications to australia ones,if so how do you go about that or do that as i thought for say pipefitters its not really a trade over there,but are widely advertised.

Re: 24 year old coded welder looking for full relocation or 457 sponsor
 

I'm a retired welder/welding inspector.

In general you will need to test to 6G,usually a TIG root and stick fill and cap.however it may be stick root ,thus 4816 (7016) rods for root and 4818 (7016).to fill and cap

very rarely you may have to test to 2G and 5G as they will not recognise 6g as all positional.

Sometimes you will use sparklers for the root,usually a 5p and 4818 fill and cap,buggered if I know why,one defeats the purpose of the other.

THe cryogenic welding (9% nickel )should come on demand as the LNG storage tanks progress for the various projects.Hoirizontal sub arc would also be useful but they may train you up on it.When i did it in the 80,s here it was all stick,I think they mainly use flux cored now but not positive on that.

The various alloys are usally in demand depending on mining projects and what they are using as a process to refine metals.Duplex ,super duplex etc would be TIG welded.Titanium is(was)welded using the trailing shield on a TIG,but may have changed.I kept off that as I hated it and haven't done it for about 17 yrs.

I've been uot of the game for close to 2yrs now so have not kept up with it.

In general ASME1X and B31 3 would convert to AS 1210 class 1 presure vessel/pipe code.

Good Luck

geordie down under

Re: 24 year old coded welder looking for full relocation or 457 sponsor
 

Oh AS1554 is the sructurll code ,keep well away from work to AS1554 part 5,vibrating machinery,all welds ground smooth toes blended perfectly.I gave up trying to get engineers to TIG dress the toes to get them smooth,such a pain working to that.

Re: 24 year old coded welder looking for full relocation or 457 sponsor
 

Hello Simon

That's a canny basket of quals you've got there. Your just missing the Masters from Cranfield.

I think we both know you wouldn't settle back to having a bucket on your head.

By all means come out as a sponsored 457 but as it's been pointed out on the UK welders forum (normally by me) it's not an ideal route.

Why not go the skilled route as a welder? Once you get your visa then you can carry on working in the welding managent side.

Keel