Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Outdoors
- At heights
- Dusty
- Hot
- Noisy
- Odours
- Dirty
Work setting
- Industrial
- Manufacture
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Interpret welding process specifications
- Read and interpret welding blueprints, drawings specifications, manuals and processes
- Operate manual or semi-automatic flame-cutting equipment
- 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
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Occupational Health and Safety Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
- CPR Certificate
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
- Forklift Operator Certification
Experience and specialization
Type of materials
- Aluminum alloys
- Nickel alloys
- Non-ferrous materials
- Non-metallic materials
- Stainless steel
- Steel, iron and heavy metals
Welding techniques
- Resistance, spot or seam
- 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)
- Submerged arc welding (SAW)
- Stud
- Custom fabrication
- Auto repair
- Truck repair
- Machinery or equipment repair
- Pressure vessels
- Large diameter pipelines
- Structural construction
- Factory assembly
- Cast iron and other metals
- Fencing, balconies, stairs and railings
- Process piping
Additional information
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
- Willing to travel
- Valid driver's licence
- Travel expenses paid by employer
- Public transportation is available
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Standing for extended periods
Weight handling
- Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)
- Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
- Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)
- More than 45 kg (100 lbs)