Capability category

Boilermakers and welders

Fabrication and welding trades producing and repairing structural and pressure work to a qualified procedure.

The best boilermakers and welders are already working. Poachd exists so their capability is discoverable without them having to apply for anything.

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What this capability actually covers

Capability is the specific work someone can do and has done, not the job title on their last payslip.
  • Structural fabrication, fit-up and erection
  • Pressure and pipe welding to procedure
  • Coded welding with current qualifications
  • Repair, modification and shutdown fabrication
  • Weld inspection support and defect rectification

Where the work is

Mining and processing, energy and pipeline work, water infrastructure, rail, shipbuilding and defence, and heavy structural construction.

What companies are really screening for

  • Current welding qualifications for the procedure and position required
  • Evidence of work passing inspection, not just time served
  • Shutdown and confined-space experience where relevant
  • Availability and roster tolerance

Why a verified record of capability matters

Welding capability is qualification-specific and time-limited. A ticket for one procedure and position says nothing about another, so a capability record has to carry the actual qualifications rather than the word welder.

How this appears on a Poachd Passport

  • Welding qualifications, procedures and positions
  • Materials and thicknesses worked
  • Project and shutdown history
  • Region, roster and availability

Industries drawing on this capability

The same people are being pulled between these markets, which is what makes the capability scarce.
  • construction workforce - Major construction programmes are increasingly constrained by trade capability rather than by design, funding or approvals.
  • infrastructure workforce - Water, transport, tunnels and public assets need technical trades who can work inside live systems and strict approval regimes.
  • energy workforce - Generation, transmission, storage and renewables are all building at once, drawing on the same licensed electrical and mechanical capability.
  • mining and resources workforce - Resources sites need maintenance and shutdown-hardened technical trades who will work a roster in remote conditions.

Other capability categories

  • Electricians - Licensed electrical workers installing, terminating, testing and energising power systems on critical infrastructure projects.
  • Electrical supervisors - Leading hands, site supervisors and electrical leads who run crews, sequence electrical work and carry the quality and safety load on site.
  • Instrumentation and controls - Technicians who install, terminate, calibrate and prove the control and monitoring systems that make plant behave predictably.
  • HVAC and mechanical - Mechanical trades installing, connecting and commissioning the air and water systems that keep critical plant within temperature.
  • Refrigeration - Licensed refrigeration trades working on chillers, heat rejection and refrigerant systems that critical facilities depend on.

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Companies search capability, experience, region and availability directly. Tradespeople record what they can actually do and stay private until they choose otherwise.

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