Lead welder

• Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
• Langue de travail: Anglais
• Heures de travail: 30 to 35 hours per week
• Education:
• Expérience:

Education

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

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Dirty

Work setting

• Repair

Tasks

• 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 previously set-up welding machines to fabricate or repair metal parts and products
• Start up, shut down, adjust and monitor robotic welding production line
• Maintain and perform minor repairs on welding, brazing and soldering equipment
• Weld or braze components
• Perform scheduled maintenance and minor repairs on equipment
• Operate machines and equipment
• Fit and weld parts together
• Establish methods to meet work schedules and co-ordinate work activities with other work units
• Ensure that safety standards and departmental policies are met
• Assemble and fit metal and prefabricated parts to close tolerances according to blueprints
• Installing machinery and equipment
• Supervise and co-ordinate activities of workers
• Requisition materials and supplies
• Verify dimensions of products for accuracy and conformance to specifications using precision measuring instruments
• Ensure safety procedures are followed
• Plan repair work to be performed
• Develop procedures to clean up contaminated sites

Welding techniques

• Brazing and soldering
• TIG
• MIG

Equipment and machinery experience

• Brazing machine
• Welding
• Welding equipment
• Drill presses

Type of industry experience

• Metal fabrication

Area of specialization

• Machinery or equipment repair
• Tanks
• Truck-trailer repair

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)

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots
• Safety glasses/goggles
• Gloves
• Face shield

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Team player
• Punctuality
• Hardworking

Employment terms options

• Evening

Experience

• 2 years to less than 3 years

Employment terms options

• Weekend
• Overtime available

Support for persons with disabilities

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for persons with disabilities
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees

Support for youths

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for Veterans

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Veterans
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans

Support for Indigenous people

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
• Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

• Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers
• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for mature workers

Supports for visible minorities

• Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities