welder

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Confined spaces
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Odours
• Dirty

Work setting

• Various locations
• Willing to relocate
• Relocation costs covered by employer
• Industrial
• Manufacture

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
• Operate previously set-up brazing or soldering machines to bond metal or to fill holes, indentations and seams of metal
• Start up, shut down, adjust and monitor robotic welding production line
• Maintain and perform minor repairs on welding, brazing and soldering equipment

Type of materials

• Composite materials
• Steel, iron and heavy metals

Area of specialization

• Custom fabrication
• Cast iron and other metals

Transportation / travel information

• Willing to travel
• Travel expenses paid by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Sitting
• Standing for extended periods

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Screening questions

• Are you authorized to work in Canada?
• Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
• Are you willing to relocate for this position?
• Do you have experience working in this field?

Employment terms options

• Early morning

Experience

• 1 year to less than 2 years

Employment terms options

• Morning
• Day

Health benefits

• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Parking available