Welder

Work site environment

• Noisy

Tasks

• Interpret welding process specifications
• Operate manual or semi-automatic, fully automated welding equipment
• Examine welds and ensure that they meet standards and / or specifications
• Operate manual or semi-automatic flame-cutting equipment
• Fit, braze and torch-straighten metal
• Determine weldability of materials
• 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
• Maintain and perform minor repairs on welding, brazing and soldering equipment

Type of materials

• Non-ferrous materials
• Stainless steel
• Steel, iron and heavy metals

Welding techniques

• Oxy-acetylene welding (OAW)
• Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW)
• Gas metal arc welding (GMAW)
• Flux core arc welding (FCAW)

Equipment and machinery experience

• Arc welding machine
• Gas welding machine

Area of specialization

• Custom fabrication
• Machinery or equipment repair
• Structural construction
• Ornamental work
• Fencing, balconies, stairs and railings

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Hand-eye co-ordination

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Organized
• Team player
• Hardworking
• Work Term : Permanent
• Work Language : English
• Hours : 35 hours per week