Live welder roles in Queensland, from 23 employers, updated daily.
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Telwater Hub
Introduction About the company Telwater is Australia’s largest manufacturer of trailered boats producing iconic brands such as Quintrex, Stacer, and Yellow Fin Plate boats. Description About the role We have a full-ti…
Hatrix Recruitment
Precast Steel Fixer We are seeking an experienced Precast Steel Fixer to join a busy precast concrete manufacturing team. In this role, you will be responsible for preparing and assembling reinforcing steel for precas…
Synergie Australia
Our client, a growing and well established company within the transport manufacturing industry, is expanding its team and seeking experienced Welders to join their operation in Rocklea with the position moving to Yata…
Aston Advantage
Job Description Boilermaker | Murarrie, QLD | $50 per hour + penalties | Permanent role 🛠️ Opportunity: Boilermakers needed for an upcoming structural steel project. Get stuck into fabricating and welding heavy steel…
Aston Advantage
Job Description Boilermaker | Acacia Ridge, QLD | $45–$47 per hour + penalties | Permanent Workshop Role 🛠️ Opportunity: Work across a range of fabrication jobs in an established engineering workshop. From steel prep…
AAMG
03rd November, 2026 Workshop Boilermaker | Long-Term Role AAMG are looking for experienced Boilermaker to join a busy mining component rebuild workshop in Darra. If you enjoy precision rebuild work on CAT, Komatsu and…
AWX
About the Opportunity: AWX is currently seeking experienced and trade-qualified Boilermakers for opportunities with our client in Mount Isa, Queensland. This is an excellent opportunity for skilled Boilermakers with u…
Stellar Recruitment
About the Role: Stellar Recruitment have an opportunity for casual workshop based boilermakers to join our client at their Acacia Ridge based workshop. You will be carrying out medium to heavy structural steel welding…
People Portal
Introduction About MPK: Re-energised. The kind of thinking the world is demanding to transition to a new energy future. This requires the dynamic attitude that MPK is known for delivering. Whether it’s upstream LNG de…
Matrix ELMO
Introduction Matrix Rail are an established rail construction company, our track and welding divisions are at the fore front of the industry. Our commitment to safety and client satisfaction has gained us a reflective…
www.foundationrec.com.au JobAdder
Aluminium Welders – Long-Term Ongoing Work | Gold Coast Immediate Start | Long-Term Opportunity Foundation Labour Hire is seeking experienced Aluminium Welders to join our client's growing team based on the Gold Coast…
Telwater Hub
Introduction About the company Telwater is Australia’s largest manufacturer of trailered boats producing iconic brands such as Quintrex, Stacer, and Yellow Fin Plate boats. Description About the role Are you part way …
HAYS
$55–$63 per hour + super | Gold Coast | Day Shift Join an established Gold Coast manufacturer offering excellent rates, consistent day-shift hours and genuine long-term security. What’s on Offer $55–$63 per hour + sup…
HAYS
Are you an experienced Boilermaker or Structural Steel Welder looking for a flexible, long-term opportunity? Our client is a well-established and growing steel manufacturer, conveniently located in [insert location]. …
Fetch Recruitment
Fetch Recruitment is currently seeking an experienced MIG Welder / Fabricator for a busy manufacturing operation in the Northern Gold Coast /Beenleigh, QLD. Immediate start available, full time hours and permanent emp…
FLS Global
Field Service Technicians – Mechanical Fitters / Boilermakers Build your field service career with a global OEM. We are seeking trade-qualified Mechanical Fitters and Boilermakers to join our Site Service team. In thi…
Neumann P&C Portal
Introduction Why work for Neumann Steel? You would be working for one of the most reputable family owned and operated companies first established on the Gold Coast over 50 years ago. We specialise in steel reinforcing…
www.foundationrec.com.au JobAdder
Immediate Start | Long-Term Opportunity Foundation Labour Hire is seeking experienced Aluminium Welders to join our client's growing team based on the Sunshine Coast. This is an excellent opportunity for skilled and r…
FLS Global
Boilermaker – Field Service & Workshop Your Trade. Your Expertise. Your Next Big Opportunity with FLS! At FLS, you'll have the opportunity to work with specialised OEM equipment, tackle a variety of technical challeng…
FLS Global
TA – Mackay Workshop We are currently seeking an experienced and motivated Trades Assistant to join our Mackay Workshop team. About the Role As a Trades Assistant, you will play a key role in the stripping, assessment…
Duratec
Boilermaker Welders / Blaster Painters / Advanced Scaffolders / Trade Assistants FIFO from Darwin, Cairns and Brisbane 2:1 Roster Join our team working on the Wharf Remediation Project in Gove, NT, contributing to rem…
CrewSELECT
Sheet Metal Welder / Second Class Welder Deception Bay, QLD | Up to $53/hr + penalties | Immediate Start Confident welding thin gauge metal? Your experience is what counts—no formal welding certificate required. Secon…
Sime Motors
Company : Hastings Deering (Australia) Ltd What you’ll be doing: Are you a qualified tradesperson looking to move off the tools while staying close to the machinery you know best? We’re looking for a Quoting Advisor t…
Wesfarmers Industrial & Safety
The Opportunity Due to business growth, we are recruiting for three distinct positions at our Carole Park branch. An exciting opportunity is available for both a category-focused Technical Specialist and two proactive…
Estimated employment
Estimated people employed as Structural Steel and Welding Trades Workers in Queensland, from Jobs and Skills Australia's monthly nowcast, to October 2026.
| Month | People employed |
|---|---|
| October 2021 | 19,611 |
| October 2022 | 18,892 |
| October 2023 | 17,523 |
| October 2024 | 18,111 |
| October 2025 | 18,688 |
| October 2026 | 19,299 |
| SA4 region | People employed, October 2026 |
|---|---|
| Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday | 2,033 |
| Ipswich | 1,991 |
| Central Queensland | 1,616 |
| Logan - Beaudesert | 1,555 |
| Toowoomba | 1,366 |
Jobs and Skills Australia's nowcast is experimental: its figures are model estimates of the people employed in each occupation, not a count of them, and each monthly release revises the months before it.
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia, Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), October 2026, CC BY 4.0. Experimental estimates.
ViewJobs analysis of the Jobs and Skills Australia Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation: Capital city, state and national figures are sums of SA4 regions.
Structural Steel and Welding Trades Workers
In national shortage (Jobs and Skills Australia, 2026 Occupation Shortage List). Main reason: too few people hold the qualifications.
Employment is projected to grow 7.5% nationally, to 82,956 by May 2035 (Jobs and Skills Australia Employment Projections).
Jobs and Skills Australia rates occupations nationally each year; projections are model estimates.
Jobs and Skills Australia: Recent trends in displaced workers
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia, 2026 Occupation Shortage List, CC BY 4.0.
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia, Employment Projections, May 2025 to May 2035, CC BY 4.0. Projections are model estimates.
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