welder

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• or equivalent experience

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• At heights
• Cold / refrigerated
• Confined spaces
• Hot
• Odours
• Dirty

Work setting

• Industrial
• Manufacture
• Marine

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

Welding techniques

• Gas metal arc welding (GMAW)

Equipment and machinery experience

• Arc welding machine
• Soldering machine
• Spot welding machine

Area of specialization

• Custom fabrication
• Marine repair
• Shipbuilding and repair
• Large diameter pipelines
• Factory assembly
• Process piping

Transportation / travel information

• Public transportation is available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• 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)

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Organized
• Team player

Screening questions

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Are you currently a student?

Employment terms options

• Early morning
• Evening

Experience

• 1 year to less than 2 years

Employment terms options

• Morning
• Day
• Weekend

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Other benefits

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Supports newcomers and / or refugees with foreign credential recognition

Supports for visible minorities

• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities