Education
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
or equivalent experience
Experience
2 years to less than 3 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site workplace
Outdoors
Cold/refrigerated
Dusty
Hot
Noisy
Odours
Dirty
Schedule & Shift Details: Early morning, Evening, Shift, Morning, Night, On call, Day, Weekend, Overtime required
Start Date: Starts as soon as possible
Responsibilities
Tasks
Interpret welding process specifications
Operate manual or semi-automatic, fully automated welding equipment
Read and interpret welding blueprints, drawings specifications, manuals and processes
Examine welds and ensure that they meet standards and/or specifications
Operate manual or semi-automatic flame-cutting equipment
Computer-aided design (CAD)
Operate brakes, shears and other metal shaping, straightening and bending machines
Fit, braze and torch-straighten metal
Operate oxygen arc cutting equipment (arc-air), (AOC)
Determine weldability of materials
Operate hoisting and lifting equipment
Operate previously set-up welding machines to fabricate or repair metal parts and products
Operate previously set-up brazing or soldering machines to bond metal or to fill holes, indentations and seams of metal
Maintain and perform minor repairs on welding, brazing and soldering equipment
Program CNC machine tools
Install exterior prefabricated products
Experience and specializationType of materials
Aluminum alloys
Stainless steel
Steel, iron and heavy metals
Welding techniques
Oxy-acetylene welding (OAW)
Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW)
Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) (TIG)
Gas metal arc welding (GMAW)
Stud
Brazing and soldering
Equipment and machinery experience
Arc welding machine
Gas welding machine
Soldering machine
Area of specialization
Custom fabrication
Additional informationWork conditions and physical capabilities
Repetitive tasks
Handling heavy loads
Physically demanding
Manual dexterity
Attention to detail
Hand-eye co-ordination
Standing for extended periods
Own tools/equipment
Steel-toed safety boots
Safety glasses/goggles
Gloves
Welding helmet