welder

• Work Term : Permanent
• Work Language : English or French
• Hours : 40 hours per week
• Education : Other trades certificate or diploma
• Experience : 3 years to less than 5 years

Work site environment

• Confined spaces
• Dusty
• Noisy

Work setting

• 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

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

Welder Trade Red Seal Certificate

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
• Machinery or equipment repair

Security and safety

• Basic security clearance
• Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Weight handling

• Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)
• More than 45 kg (100 lbs)

Own tools / equipment

Welding helmet

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Team player

Screening questions

• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
6 days ago