Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Determine materials required
- Interpret engineering drawings and others’ instructions to plan methods and sequences of operation
- Lay out reference points and patterns
- Plan the sequence of tasks to cut metal most efficiently
- Study engineering drawings and blueprints
- Study engineering drawings and blueprints to determine material requirements
- Assemble and fit plates and sections to form structures
- Weld or bolt sections together
- Set up and operate heavy-duty metal-working machines
- Install fabricated components in final product
- Rig, hoist and move materials to storage areas or within worksite
- Read and interpret welding blueprints, drawings specifications, manuals and processes
- Operate manual or semi-automatic, fully automated welding equipment
- Operate brakes, shears and other metal shaping, straightening and bending machines
- Determine weldability of materials
- Verify accuracy and completeness of data
- Operate oxygen arc cutting equipment (arc-air), (AOC)
- Operate previously set-up welding machines to fabricate or repair metal parts and products
- Examine welds and ensure that they meet standards and/or specifications
- Read and interpret engineering drawings, blueprints, charts and tables
- Operate hoisting and lifting equipment
- Verify machined parts for conformance to specifications using precision measuring instruments
- Verify dimensions of products for accuracy and conformance to specifications using precision measuring instruments
Experience and specialization
Welding techniques
- TIG
- Flux core arc welding (FCAW)
- Gas metal arc welding (GMAW)