Welder

• Work Term: Temporary
• Work Language: English or French
• Hours: 40 hours per week
• Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
• Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year

Work site environment

• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy

Work setting

• Commercial
• Industrial
• Manufacture

Tasks

• Interpret welding process specifications
• Operate manual or semi-automatic, fully automated welding equipment
• 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 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

Type of materials

• Aluminum alloys
• Steel, iron and heavy metals

Welding techniques

• Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW)
• Gas metal arc welding (GMAW)

Equipment and machinery experience

• Arc welding machine
• Brazing machine
• Soldering machine

Area of specialization

• Custom fabrication
• Structural construction

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation
• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Standing for extended periods

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Organized
• Team player
• Punctuality
• Hardworking
• Resourcefulness

Screening questions

• Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
• Do you have experience working in this field?
• Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?

Employment terms options

• Day
• Overtime available

Other benefits

• Free parking available

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.)

Support for youths

• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth

Support for Veterans

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Veterans
• Assists with immediate transition needs of Veterans (for example: relocation, housing, etc.)

Support for Indigenous people

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

• Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination

Supports for visible minorities

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)