Welder apprentice Jobs in Cambridge, ON

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Pride Bodies Ltd., a Wabtec Company in Cambridge, Ontario, offers custom design and truck-body manufacturing and upfitting of utility, service, construction, railway and other custom truck bodies. Our environmentally-friendly truck bodies are researched, designed and customized to our customers’ satisfaction.

Who will you be working with?

As a member of the team at Pride Bodies Ltd., you will be working daily in the Welding Department with the Welding Supervisor and a group of approximately 8 other Welders.

How will you make a difference?

• Uphold priorities of Safety, Quality, Continuous Improvement and Teamwork;
• Perform work that is accurate and finished so that your internal customers, the Paint and Assembly Departments, can perform their work without disruption.

What do we want to know about you?

• High School/GED diploma required;
• Maintain regular and reliable attendance;
• Stamina and strength to perform manual labour; eagerness to learn on the job;
• Certified or willing to obtain CWB certification in aluminum and steel;
• Able to read blue-print drawings and interpret them along with weld symbols;
• Experience in welding/fabrication and fitting skills in aluminum and steel;
• Able to read tape measure correctly;
• Able to learn quickly and progress at a reasonable pace;
• Troubleshoot problems and take corrective action;
• Work with Supervisor and Engineering to prototype new designs;
• Be team focused and task oriented;

What will your typical day look like?

• Understand instructions and carry them out efficiently within the given deadline;
• Apply safe automotive/manufacturing work practices and become familiar with equipment (saw, drill press, iron worker, welding machine);
• Read and understand shop drawings to enable independent work;
• Set up and maintain shop tools and equipment; learn to set up and maintain new tools and equipment as required;
• Use overhead and gantry cranes efficiently and safely and exhibit safe rigging practices;
• MIG (steel and aluminum) and manual plasma cut;
• Set up welding machines to weld different thicknesses of material;
• Ensure work is tacked, squared and correct to the drawings before completing welds;
• Take all work order packages from start to finish with minimal assistance (aluminum and steel) in a timely manner;
• Document material usage and scrap correctly;
• Stack parts for easy access for the next operation and label both parts and skids/containers correctly.
• Assist in other areas of production as needed, if qualified.

What about the physical demands of the job?

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee will occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and depth perception.

Safety glasses, steel-toed safety shoes and hearing protection must be worn for the entirety of the shift.

Benefits of Working at Pride Bodies Ltd.:

• Day shift: 41-hour work week, 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. M-Th, 7 a.m. to Noon F;
• Competitive compensation package;
• Annual vacation, company-paid holidays;
• Benefits, effective upon hire, include health care, dental, vision, life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment, disability coverage, out-of-country medical, Group RRSP/DPSP
• Annual safety-boot allowance and prescription-safety-glass allowance; Uniforms upon completion of probation period;
• Education assistance;
• On bus route; on-site parking.

Wabtec will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in Canada for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background check.

Who are we?

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for freight and transit rail as well as the mining, marine, and industrial markets. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation, and Faiveley Transport, the company has grown to become One Wabtec, with unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems.

Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress and unlocks our customers’ potential by delivering innovative and lasting transportation solutions that move and improve the world. We are lifelong learners obsessed with making things better to drive exceptional results. Wabtec has approximately 27K employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit our website to learn more!

Our Commitment to Embrace Diversity:

Wabtec is a global company that invests not just in our products, but also our people by embracing diversity and inclusion. We care about our relationships with our employees and take pride in celebrating the variety of experiences, expertise, and backgrounds that bring us together. At Wabtec, we aspire to create a place where we all belong and where diversity is welcomed and appreciated.

To fulfill that commitment, we rely on a culture of leadership, diversity, and inclusion. We aim to employ the world’s brightest minds to help us create a limitless source of ideas and opportunities. We have created a space where everyone is given the opportunity to contribute based on their individual experiences and perspectives and recognize that these differences and diverse perspectives make us better.

We believe in hiring talented people of varied backgrounds, experiences, and styles… People like you! Wabtec Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or protected Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.