Welder & Boilermaker Labour Hire
Boilermakers, Fabricators, Pipe and Poly Welders for Workshops, Sites and Shutdowns
Welding Trades Matched to Your Code and Your Job
Wolfpack Hire places boilermakers, fabricators, coded welders and poly welders with mine sites, fabrication workshops, builders and pipeline contractors. Book a welder for short term cover while someone's away, or a whole fabrication crew for a plant rebuild. Trade papers, weld qualifications and tickets are checked before anyone starts, and while they work for you, wages, super and compliance paperwork stay with us.
Welding and Fabrication Roles We Supply
Most welding bookings fall into one of these groups:
Boilermakers and Fabricators
-
Boilermakers for workshop and site work
-
Structural steel fabricators and erectors
-
Chute, liner and plate repair boilermakers
-
Sheet metal workers
-
Tank and pressure vessel fabricators
Welders
-
Coded welders for structural and pressure work
-
Pipe welders (TIG and MMAW)
-
MIG and flux-cored production welders
-
Stainless steel and aluminium welders
-
Hardfacing and wear plate welders
Poly Welding and Pipe Crews
-
Butt fusion and electrofusion poly welders
-
Large-bore HDPE pipe welders
-
Pipelayers and pipeline labourers
-
Excavator operators for trenching
-
Dewatering and slurry line crews
Support and Supervision
-
Welding supervisors and leading hands
-
Weld inspectors and QA/QC
-
Riggers and dogmen for lifts and fit-up
-
Fitter-welders for plant maintenance
-
Trades assistants and grinders
Production staff sit on our Manufacturing page and plant maintenance crews on our Shutdowns page. If your weld procedure calls for a skill we haven't listed, send it through and you'll have a yes or no the same day.
Poly Welders for Water, Mining and Pipeline Work
Our poly welders join HDPE pipe on jobs like these:
Mine dewatering and bore field pipelines
Tailings, slurry and process water lines
Town water, sewer and recycled water mains
Irrigation, stock water and farm supply lines
Tie-ins and repairs during plant shutdowns
Papers and Weld Tests Checked First
Before anyone is booked we confirm their trade papers and the tickets your site requires. Welders are matched to the code your job is built to, and if your procedure requires a weld test, tell us and we'll plan it into the booking.
Boilermaker trade certificate (Cert III Fabrication) sighted
Weld qualifications to AS/NZS 1554, AS/NZS ISO 9606.1 or your client's code
Butt fusion and electrofusion certifications checked for poly welders
Welder and Boilermaker Labour Hire Questions
How is a labour hire welder charged?
By the hour. The rate covers the welder's pay under the award or agreement for your job, our employer costs such as wages, superannuation, payroll tax, LSL and insurance, and our margin. Coded and specialist welders cost more than general fabrication hands, and you'll have our quote to approve before anyone is sent out.
What's the difference between a boilermaker and a welder?
A boilermaker is a qualified fabrication tradesperson who reads drawings, cuts, shapes and fits steel as well as welding it. A welder may specialise in one process or code without holding the full trade. Tell us what the job involves and we'll suggest the right mix.
Do you supply coded welders?
Yes. Tell us the standard and process your work is built to and we'll put forward welders already qualified to it, with copies of their current qualification records.
Can you supply poly welders for remote sites and metro locations?
Yes. Our ticketed poly welders handle butt fusion and electrofusion work on mine sites, farms and town projects, on FIFO and DIDO rosters.
Can a welder stay on permanently?
Yes. If a welder suits your crew, our transfer terms explain how to put them on your own payroll. If you'd rather hire direct, ask our recruitment team to run the search.
Where do you supply welders?
We place welders and boilermakers in WA, Tasmania, Victoria, NSW, Queensland and NT, from city workshops to remote sites.
Can boilermakers join a shutdown crew?
Yes. Boilermakers and coded welders are often the busiest trades on a shutdown, whether it's a refinery in Kwinana, a mill in Kalgoorlie, port work in Port Hedland or a plant outage in Gladstone or Newcastle. Tell us the window and the scope, and we'll add them to a crew with fitters, riggers and labourers through our shutdown labour hire service.
Need Welders or Boilermakers?
Tell us the trade, the code or process, the headcount and your start date.
Want to talk it through? Call 1800 705 936 or email info@wolfpackhire.com. We'll call you back within 3 hours, 7 days a week.