welder

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• At heights
• Cold / refrigerated
• Confined spaces
• Dusty
• Noisy
• Odours

Work setting

• Various locations
• Willing to relocate
• Remote location
• Relocation costs not covered by employer
• Commercial
• 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

• Aluminum alloys
• Composite materials
• Copper and copper alloys
• Magnesium alloys
• Nickel alloys
• Non-ferrous materials
• Non-metallic materials
• Plasma coatings
• Stainless steel
• Steel, iron and heavy metals
• Titanium and special alloys
• Zirconium

Welding techniques

• Resistance, spot or seam
• Oxy-acetylene welding (OAW)
• Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) (TIG)
• Gas metal arc welding (GMAW)
• Plasma arc welding (PAW)
• Electron beam
• Electrogas
• Fusion welds
• Stud
• Thermit
• Tubular
• Spool
• Multipass
• Spray
• Welding plastic
• Brazing and soldering
• ARC spot
• Boilers
• Laser

Equipment and machinery experience

• Arc welding machine
• Brazing machine
• Butt or seam resistance welding machine
• Gas welding machine
• Soldering machine
• Spot welding machine

Area of specialization

• Custom fabrication
• Auto repair
• Truck repair
• Machinery or equipment repair
• Shipbuilding and repair
• Pressure vessels
• Large diameter pipelines
• Structural construction
• Factory assembly
• Cast iron and other metals
• Ornamental work
• Fencing, balconies, stairs and railings

Transportation / travel information

• Willing to travel
• Willing to travel regularly

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
• Overtime required

Weight handling

• More than 45 kg (100 lbs)