Joby McConnell's CV

• Project: CO2 Recovery Plant Installation at Budweiser Brewery
• Role: Pipefitter/Welder
• Duration: [August-December 2024]
• • Contributed to the construction of a CO2 recovery plant at a brewery, enabling the company to reduce reliance on purchased CO2 for carbonation in beer, while supporting green energy and self-sustainable energy practices.
• • Worked on the integration of the effluent plant (IWS) with the CO2 recovery system to treat wastewater as part of the overall sustainability initiative.
• • Responsible for installing stainless steel pipework ranging from 2 inches to 12 inches, including welding, taffing, flange backing, and full pipe back purging.
• • Utilized various grades of stainless steel, including 304, 316, and 316L, to meet system requirements and durability standards.
• • Designed and installed bracketry, blow-offs, drains, and instrumentation necessary for system operations.
• • Oversaw the sealing and roofing of gas containment tanks to ensure proper gas containment and safety. Roof was constructed out of folded stainless sections, and had to be fully gas tight. (Can provide pictures of work on this project)
• • Managed the transition from the brewery’s bi-line (dairy OD pipe) to the CO2 recovery plant’s metric OD pipe, using reducers and different size flanges to ensure proper connection and pressure regulation.
• • Coded to AXSME XIIII and BSEN141 standards, executing welding in fixed 6G positions with occasional manipulation of pipework.

• I played a key role in several major shutdown projects across mining sites in Australia, particularly in Western Australia’s top-tier magnetic iron ore mines. The safety standards on these projects were the strictest I’ve encountered, and I made sure to stick to them every step of the way.
• One of my standout tasks involved installing a rail track for a critical piece of machinery. This machine, part of a two-line system, was fed by rock from crushers near the pit. The job required me to level and align the track perfectly, then tighten everything down with track clamps, nuts, and bolts. It was a hands-on challenge that involved a mix of oxy-acetylene welding, stick welding, and plenty of crane lifts to get the job done right.
• I also worked on the maintenance of heavy machinery, using TIG and Flux Core welding techniques. Throughout all the tasks, safety and quality were my top priorities, ensuring that the job was done right the first time.
• Overall, it was a fast-paced, high-stakes environment where I got to tackle a wide range of tasks, all while keeping safety and precision front and center.

Infrabuild is Australia's largest processor and distributor of steel long products, including reinforcing bar, reinforcing mesh, tubular and hollow sections, merchant bar and wire products. I was employed here to help with the maintenance team, taking part in a weekly shut down every Wednesday in the plant. The machines were always experiencing heavy wear and tear due to the harsh environment of the plant and the machines operations. I performed Stick and Mig welding here, mainly repairing parts, not much new fabrication. A lot of Oxy Cutting and gouging, and also installation of a brand new furnace head which was extremely interesting, if you have any questions about my employment or tasks at this company please don't hesitate to ask and I'm sure they will be happy to give me a reference this was an extraordinary company to work for.

Was only employed with Cool Change for a short period of about 6 weeks when I first came to Australia, I worked alongside plumbers assisting in the welding and fabrication of Stainless and Carbon Steel pipe Systems. I worked with stainless and Carbon steel pipe between 200mm-300mm, welding branches, flanges, butt and fillet welds. Sometimes I assisted in shutdowns of parts of air conditioning systems, where sections of pipe were to be cut out and valves or blanks inserted in place as the system needed to be modified, in this case it would involve me having to weld in the 6G fixed position which is extremely difficult but it is a fine skill that I have acquired. Have got plenty of pictures of my fabrication and welding during my employment and it would be a pleasure to show anybody who is interested, Tig is a fine art and I am extremely competent in this welding process, having gained different coding's during my working career in England.

• Qualified to weld to ISO 15614-1: 2017 + A1: 2019, All welding in accordance with BS EN ISO 1011-1 & 2.
• TIG - Full Penetration Butt Weld - Carbon Steel
• MIG 1.2mm Solid Wire Full Penetration Butt Weld - Carbon Steel
• TIG - 5mm Filet Weld On Stainless And Carbon Steel
• MIG - Multi Pass Fillet On Stainless and Carbon Steel
• TIG - Full Penetration Open Butt Weld - Stainless Steel
• Oldham Engineering is a company which is renowned for it's efforts in the Engineering sector, during my time here I took part in Complex Fabrication Operations, supplying products for the defense and Nuclear Industry and other industries also. Was reliable for operating 5-20Ton overhead Cranes, was responsible for moving massive steel parts in order to build jobs. First assignment when starting this job was to categorise a big order of steel pre cut for a fabrication of a Nuclear pipe rack which was going to Sellafield. I had to sift through pallets to organise into job packs, every single piece of I-Beam had to be stamped accordingly to correspond with it's unique job card, all the jobs were timed for so there was a clocking in system in there which motivated you as it seemed like you were racing against the clock, I don't mind this method, but sometimes times are unreasonable and there has to be room for error. Everything in due time as I say, as I progressed through I sat multiple weld tests which you can see from the top, all these tests were quite strict and were also witnessed by Lloyds Group. Was working 5-6 days a week here during my time, some really interesting fabrications and I am very grateful I got to take part in the fabrication and welding of some of these products because they go out to some really important sectors, any questions about my time here please don't hesitate to ask, but as you will see from there status and what standards this engineering firm holds we had to work to a very strict high standard.

During my time working for Lundy Projects, a sub contractor of Network Rail, I worked on many a different projects, the company specialised in structural steel fabrications for the train tracks. I had to pass an inhouse coding which consisted of two weld tests, a full penetration open butt weld with a 2mm gap, consisting of a stop start in the root, multi ran, and a stop start in the final pass. This test piece was taken away and tested, the second test was a pipe to plate, the pipe being cut at 45degrees and welded to the plate. It was a multi run, 3 passes round the pipe ensuring that you done it in two goes, the test piece was then cut and tested for penetration. Once I had passed the coding's it allowed me to be able to weld in there, they work to tight standards, everything has to be structurally sound and that's why a coding was required. We were given drawings, I had to fabricate from start to finish, cutting my materials on the bandsaws, working with some pretty heavy stuff up to 50/60mm plate, always adhering to safety protocol and measures, once cut there was always drilling to be marked out and drilled, steel was always prepped for welding so a lot of grinding was done, the overhead crane was also used very frequently, once a job had been fabricated it was loaded on to sideloading vehicles or stacker trucks and sent through to the welding bays where it was then welded and it was UT'D or tested in another way before it left the door to go and be painted or galvanised. I always like to document my work, and I have pictures of many different projects I worked on while at this company.

During my short time working for William Hares which was cut short due to a personal reason which I am happy to disclose, I have never been sacked from a job. William Hares is building the structural for Hinckley point Nuclear Station, I was employed as a welder, working with incredibly heavy bits of metal, like nothing you've seen before. I was doing 50mm thick butt welds with around 20-30 passes in them, I was coded to 6G Flux core, You were working to incredibly tight tolerances like I've never seen before, If a Weld said it had to be 6mm, it could only be 1mm over, never under, everything had to be cleaned perfectly even though I was only here for a short amount of time like I say I seen what it was like to be working at the top of the game and I am incredibly proud that I did get in there and proud to say that I helped with the project, Any questions about my time here please ask.

Also another short job which was brought to an end quickly due to unforeseen circumstances. Goyt Kitchen Fabrications Ltd have been providing bespoke food service equipment, including servery counters, bar equipment, stainless steel fabrications and ventilation systems to the catering industry with over 20 years of experience. I was in charge of building stainless steel fabrications, working with thin gauge box section and stainless sheet. I absolutely love TIG welding, it's my favourite welding process, I have plenty of pictures of my fabrications here, I would of loved to of stayed in this job but like I say certain circumstances ended my time early, I'm happy to disclose this information to anybody that wants to know.

during my short time with this company, Hamilton Fabs, who have state of the art CNC Technology incorporated in the workshop, laser cutter, CNC press brake, CNC punch and guillotine, I've worked on some interesting little projects. Given a pack of drawings by the designer, I then have to collect my materials from the laser operator, everything is cut to tight tolerances, sometimes I might have to cut some material myself on the bandsaw, maybe some box section or bar, but most of the time flat plate or sheet metals are cut on the laser, stainless and carbon steel. I have fabricated small safety deposit boxes for famous company Betfred, all thin gauge steel, mostly tig welded with a bit of Mig. I have fabricated custom cone to flanges, these are for companies in the food industry, in mild steel and in stainless, this job consists of rolling the cones on a power roller, fully tigged inside and out, I have pictures of all my fabrications at this company, any questions feel free to ask me.

During my time working for Lundy Projects, a sub contractor of Network Rail, I worked on many a different projects, the company specialised in structural steel fabrications for the train tracks. I had to pass an inhouse coding which consisted of two weld tests, a full penetration open butt weld with a 2mm gap, consisting of a stop start in the root, multi ran, and a stop start in the final pass. This test piece was taken away and tested, the second test was a pipe to plate, the pipe being cut at 45degrees and welded to the plate. It was a multi run, 3 passes round the pipe ensuring that you done it in two goes, the test piece was then cut and tested for penetration. Once I had passed the coding's it allowed me to be able to weld in there, they work to tight standards, everything has to be structurally sound and that's why a coding was required. We were given drawings, I had to fabricate from start to finish, cutting my materials on the bandsaws, working with some pretty heavy stuff up to 50/60mm plate, always adhering to safety protocol and measures, once cut there was always drilling to be marked out and drilled, steel was always prepped for welding so a lot of grinding was done, the overhead crane was also used very frequently, once a job had been fabricated it was loaded on to sideloading vehicles or stacker trucks and sent through to the welding bays where it was then welded and it was UT'D or tested in another way before it left the door to go and be painted or galvanised. I always like to document my work, and I have pictures of many different projects I worked on while at this company.

• Minimised weld splash by analysing and improving current welding practices.
• Organised and cleaned workspace regularly to optimise workflow in busy environment.
• Assessed surface condition of materials before spot welding.
• Determined best practice welding procedures based on blueprints for accurate, quality results.
• Regularly lifted loads

When I started at Folsana back in October, My first task at hand was for a civil engineering company named Conquip, the job consisted of 20-30mm plate, all pre heated, multi runs, measures were taken to limit distortion, overhead cranes and forklifts were used to safely complete the tasks. The next job after this consisted of fabricating these trench barriers which were to be laid in trench when big pipes are being put under the ground, the barriers consisted of RHS box sections, and laser cut profiles and I was working from engineering drawings to manufacture the final product, ensuring all tolerances were met. Towards the end of my employment at Folsana I was in charge of making sub assemblies for trailers at Tiger Trailers, it was all thin guage and a lot of sheet metal. Any more questions about my time at this company I will freely answer.

Welder/Fabricator – Trailer Manufacturing Key Responsibilities:

Here’s a simplified and refined version of your experience at the trailer manufacturing company:

In a fast-paced production environment, I quickly adapted to the high-quality standards and efficiency demands of trailer fabrication. My supervisors were impressed with how fast I picked up the required precision and pace.

• Production Line Fabrication – Worked within a 3-hour deadline per station, assembling and welding trailer chassis.
• Overhead Crane Operation – Licensed to operate up to 3 tonnes, moving chassis safely between workstations.
• Weld Inspection & Corrections – Checked all welds for accuracy, porosity, and defects, making necessary repairs.
• Final Assembly & Preparation – Installed channel bearers, flanges, RHS, and other structural components.
• Finishing & Quality Control – Used grinders and sanding pads to refine welds, ensuring a clean, professional finish before painting.
• Beam Machine Press Brake Jig – Loaded and aligned web plates and flanges, assisted in both machine and manual welding.

This role strengthened my ability to work efficiently under pressure while maintaining high welding and fabrication standards.

Highly skilled welder and fabricator with extensive experience in structural and precision welding. Adept at working from blueprints, interpreting technical drawings, and fabricating complex metal structures. Proven ability to tackle unique projects, problem-solve in dynamic environments, and deliver high-quality work under tight deadlines. Hands-on experience with a variety of materials, including RHS, box section, plate, and acrylic.

Skilled in MIG welding across flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions, as well as spot welding, grinding, finishing, and fettling to high standards. Experienced in dismantling, repairing, straightening, reshaping, and reassembling metal parts while ensuring structural integrity. Proficient in operating hoists, cranes, and power tools for assembly and disassembly, as well as conducting preventative maintenance on welding equipment.

• Sydney Opera House – Structural Truss Fabrication
  Assisted in welding and fabricating a truss structure that functioned as an elevator for waste disposal during the building’s refurbishment. Ensured precise fabrication and welding to meet architectural and structural specifications.
• Sydney Botanical Garden – Illuminated Light Boxes
  Fabricated and welded metal frames for illuminated art installations displayed during Art Week. Constructed using box section, acrylic plastic, and integrated lighting to create visually striking displays.
• Melbourne Theatre – Operable Wall Construction
  Fabricated and welded a large operable wall consisting of heavy RHS and box section components. Assisted in assembling, bolting, and painting sections to ensure structural integrity and smooth operation. Played a key role in constructing a fully mirrored section for functional and aesthetic purposes.

• Self-motivated & adaptable – Thrives on new challenges and continuous learning.
• Problem-solving mindset – Quickly identifies and resolves issues with materials and equipment.
• Precision & attention to detail – Ensures high-quality finishes and meets exact specifications.
• Team-oriented & efficient – Works collaboratively while maintaining independent responsibility.

With a track record of working on large-scale and intricate fabrication projects, I bring a strong work ethic, technical expertise, and a passion for precision craftsmanship. I take pride in delivering high-quality results and continuously seeking new challenges in the welding and fabrication industry.

• Welding/fabricating agricultural farm equipment.
• Measure and mark work pieces using straightedges, rules, and calipers
• Cut and smoothen metal components using plasma cutters, portable grinders, lathe, and milling machines
• Read and interpret blueprints and production drawings in order to lay out a welding project
• Operate forklifts/cranes and use them in conveying work materials to welding site
• Collaborate with project managers and welding supervisors to ensure smooth work operations
• Maintain welding safety guidelines and regulations to ensure a risk-free work environment
• Carry out welding according to set dimensions to meet general test requirements
• Organise and clean welding equipment on a regular basis
• Monitor inventory level of materials to notify supervisor of stock shortage
• Bore holes through metal workpieces using drill press
• Weld materials in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions
• Adjust gas gauges to set the flow rate of shield gas
• Conduct hydrostatic, x-ray, and tolerance tests to assess weld quality and conformance to specification
• Use measuring instruments such as micrometers and calipers to inspect angles, grooves or gap allowances
• Salvaged and rebuilt parts whenever possible.
• Examined structure and texture of parts to detect imperfections.

• Various duties repairing fishing boats mainly working with mild steel.
• Maintained equipment in good working order.
• Monitored machinery in operation to identify concerns and make corrections or report complex problems.
• Fetched materials, equipment and tools for welding professionals.
• Inspected final products to assess compliance with quality standards and established tolerances.
• Conducted quality inspections of finished products and made minor repairs to meet project expectations.
• Specialised in make fishing equipment such as dredges, swords and bellies.