welder-fitter

Education

• Registered Apprenticeship certificate
• or equivalent experience

Work setting

• Commercial
• Industrial
• Institutional
• Manufacture
• Construction site
• Industrial plant

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
• 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
• Maintain and perform minor repairs on welding, brazing and soldering equipment
• Tend or feed machines or equipment used in construction
• Perform routine maintenance work
• Load, unload and transport construction materials
• Erect and dismantle concrete forms, scaffolding, ramps, catwalks shoring and barricades
• Help medical examiner in charge
• Operate mobile and tower cranes to lift, move, position or place equipment and materials
• Operate gantry cranes to load and unload ship cargo at port side
• Operate bridge or overhead cranes to lift, move and place plant machinery and materials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• First Aid Certificate
• Fall Arrest Protection Training Course
• Driver's License (Class 1 or A)
• Aerial lift and aerial work platform Certification

Type of materials

• Steel, iron and heavy metals

Welding techniques

• Resistance, spot or seam
• Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW)
• Gas metal arc welding (GMAW)
• Flux core arc welding (FCAW)
• Plasma arc welding (PAW)
• Fusion welds
• Stud
• Tubular

Type of cranes

• Gantry crane, fixed or limited mobility

Equipment and machinery experience

• Arc welding machine
• Butt or seam resistance welding machine
• Gas welding machine
• Torches

Construction specialization

• Industrial, commercial and institutional

Area of specialization

• Custom fabrication
• Structural construction

Transportation / travel information

• Own transportation
• Own vehicle

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Tight deadlines

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
• Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

Own tools / equipment

• Tools
• Steel-toed safety boots
• Hard hat
• Safety glasses / goggles
• Safety harness
• Gloves
• Mask
• Face shield
• Welding helmet
• Safety vest
• Cellular phone
• Rain gear

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Team player
• Punctuality
• Hardworking
• Accurate
• Dependability
• Reliability

Screening questions

• Are you authorized to work in Canada?
• Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
• Are you currently a student?

Experience

• 1 year to less than 2 years

Employment terms options

• Morning

Health benefits

• Health care plan

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning / training paid by employer
• Parking available