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Welder
Excelon Limited
Nairobi
Full-time
Manufacturing & Warehousing
Trades & Services
Mid Level
KES 16,000 – 30,000 / month
Posted 3 hours ago
About the Company
Excelon Limited specializes in providing HR services to MSMEs, addressing the common issue of HR neglect in these enterprises. They offer comprehensive HR support to help MSMEs manage complex HR challenges, foster positive work environments, and enhance organizational effectiveness.
Job Description
The successful candidate will be responsible for fabricating, fitting, and welding various structural components, including chassis frame extensions, sub-frames, safety cages, and exterior metal panels for commercial vehicles such as trucks, buses, and trailers. This role requires working closely with technical engineering drawings to ensure all fabrications meet precise dimensions and strict structural integrity standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Cut, shape, align, and weld steel, aluminum, and stainless steel components following technical blueprints and work orders.
- Perform high-quality MIG/MAG and TIG welding on structural steel, chassis sub-assemblies, and sheet metal panels while managing heat distortion.
- Prepare and fit parts by cleaning, beveling, clamping, and tack-welding before final welding, utilizing workshop machinery such as angle grinders, plasma cutters, drill presses, and guillotine shears.
- Inspect welded joints to ensure structural strength, uniform bead quality, and absence of defects like cracks, porosity, or burn-through.
- Conduct routine maintenance on welding rigs and equipment, and strictly adhere to workshop safety protocols, including wearing required PPE and maintaining a safe work environment.
Requirements
- Possess a Certificate or Trade Test (Grade I, II, or III) or a Diploma in Welding & Fabrication, Mechanical Engineering, or a related trade.
- AWS certification (e.g., AWS D1.1 Structural Welding or AWS D1.2 Structural Aluminum Welding) or an equivalent standard certification is highly preferred.
- Have 2 to 5+ years of practical welding and metal fabrication experience, ideally within commercial vehicle bodybuilding, heavy machinery, or structural steel industries.
- Demonstrate advanced proficiency in MIG/MAG and TIG welding techniques across various metals and gauges.
- Exhibit a strong ability to read and interpret complex engineering/CAD drawings and schematics.
- Possess excellent measurement and spatial estimation skills.
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Job Details
- Function
- Trades & Services
- Industry
- Manufacturing & Warehousing
- Type
- Full-time
- Location
- Nairobi
- Experience
- Mid Level
- Salary
- KES 16,000–30,000
- Posted
- Oct 19, 2026
- Views
- 6