Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site workplace
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
Work setting
- Industrial
- Marine
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
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Technical Standards Safety Authority (TSSA) Certification
- Welder Trade Red Seal Certificate
Experience and specialization
Type of materials
- Aluminum alloys
- 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)
- Flux core arc welding (FCAW)
- Plasma arc welding (PAW)
Equipment and machinery experience
- Arc welding machine
- Butt or seam resistance welding machine
- Gas welding machine
- Spot welding machine
Additional information
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination