Profile summary

Maclean is a highly experienced coded welder with over 25 years in the trade, specialising in MIG, MMA (Stick), and TIG (GTAW) welding across structural steelwork, platework, and complex piping systems. He holds multiple internationally recognised qualifications including ASME Section IX 6G, City & Guilds, Merseta Accreditation, and a TIG Certificate of Competence, making him an exceptional candidate for coded welding roles in construction, mechanical, and engineering environments. Currently based in Portlaoise, Co. Laois, he brings recent hands-on experience with Irish engineering firms and is immediately available for placement.

Key highlights

• 25+ years of coded welding experience across structural, pipe, and platework.
• Holds 10 welding certifications including ASME Section IX 6G and City & Guilds.
• Qualified in MIG, MMA (Stick/SMAW), and TIG (GTAW) welding processes.
• Experienced in carbon steel and stainless steel pipe welding to ASME IX standard.
• Currently active with Irish engineering firms; based in Portlaoise, Co. Laois.

Core skills 26 listed

• MIG Welding
• MMA Welding (Stick/SMAW)
• TIG Welding (GTAW)
• Coded Welding
• Structural Steel Welding
• Carbon Steel Welding
• Stainless Steel Pipe Welding
• Pipe Welding (Schedule 40)
• Plate Work Welding
• Earth Moving Bucket Welding
• Sweeper Hood Welding
• MIG Welding on Truck Bodies
• Welding Water Chilled Pipework
• Welding Brackets, Supports & Ducts
• Steamline Welding
• Boiler Shell Repair
• Furnace Shell Repair
• Oxyacetylene Cutting
• Grinding & Cutting
• Aluminium Welding
• Fabrication
• ASME 9 6G Welding
• Single-Vee Groove Welding
• Butt Joint Welding
• Fillet Welding
• Non-Destructive Testing Awareness (Dye Penetrant, Magnetic Particle, Visual Inspection)

Experience

Employer names withheld. Full company history shared on request.

1. Jul 2025 – Present
   Welder (MIG Welding & Stick Welding)

   Earth moving bucket welding, structural steel welding, sweeper hood welding, and oxyacetylene cutting.

2. Jul 2024 – Jul 2024
   Coded Welder (MMA Stick Process)

   Welding of steamlines on schedule 40 carbon steel pipe and boiler shell repair.

3. Jun 2024 – Dec 2024
   Welder (MIG Welding & Stick Welding)

   MIG welding on truck bodies, grinding and cutting, and oxyacetylene cutting.

4. Apr 2024 – Jun 2024
   MIG & MMA Welder

   MIG structural steel welding including cleats, gussets, end plates and platework (e.g. chutes); general workshop MIG & MMA welding jobs.

5. Feb 2024 – Mar 2024
   Welder (MMA & MIG)

   Carbon steel welding, welding water chilled pipework from 4 inch upwards, and MMA welding of brackets, supports and ducts.