Summary Overview:

The position of apprentice reports directly to the Supervisor in the production area and ensures that all gasket rings are manufactured in a timely manner within quality specifications. This position requires apprentice level or 1-2 years of welding experience and the working hours are M-F 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.

Primary Accountabilities & Result Areas:

1) Understand and adherence to Flexitallic’s Quality, Health, Safety and Environment systems, policies, programs and requirements.

2) Understand the work assigned and any risks and safeguard measures, as well as your workplace Quality, Health, Safety and Environment requirements.

3) Overall accountability for manufacturing and quality assurance of DJ, FlexPro, Inner Ring and MRG gaskets.

4) Ensure gasket rings are bent to quality standards

5) Creation of cardboard templates

Typical Duties, Actions and Responsibilities:

· Participate in Quality, Health, Safety and Setting training, awareness activities, follow work practices and procedures and maintain valid certifications as required.

· Immediately report unsafe work practices and conditions to your supervisor, as have the right to refuse unsafe work.

· Report accidents, near misses, injuries, or illnesses immediately to your supervisor.

· Responsibility to use personal protective equipment and clothing as directed by the employer and work in compliance with OH&S; act, regulations and code.

· Reading/understanding work orders, request sheets, customer specific drawings and blueprints

· TIG welding of carbon and stainless steel

· Use of exotic material including,



but not limited to Monel, Inconel and Hastelloy

· Calculating dimensional requirements and ensuring measurements prior to cutting material

· Ensuring grade, thickness, width, quality on all material

· Manual operation of bending machine

Experience Qualifications and Related Skills:

·Apprentice level or 1-2 years of welding experience.

.Operate manual or semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal segments using processes such as gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW or TIG), gas metal arc welding (GMAW), etc.

.Welding experience with different alloys, Specially 1/16" to 1/8" thick stainless steel.

.Welding knowledge about different welding techniques and with different materials.

.Read and interpret blueprints or welding process specifications.

.Measure, cut and bend material to specification.

.Understand welding safe practice.

.Checking finished work to ensure that the finished component falls within tolerance on the drawing.

- Willing to take overtime.

- Must have reliable transportation.

- Excellent interpersonal skills and a team player.

Education Qualifications:

· High School Graduate

Working Conditions & Physical Demands:

· Fast paced manufacturing facility

· Dusty and noisy environment

· Indoor work

· Standing the majority of the time

· Manual labour

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $28.00-$32.00 per hour

Benefits:

- Company events
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- RRSP match

Work Location: In person

📌 Welder Apprentice (Edmonton)
🏢 Flexitallic Canada
📍 Edmonton