Work Term : PermanentWork Language : EnglishHours : 35 hours per weekEducation : Secondary (high) school graduation certificateExperience : 1 year to less than 2 yearsor equivalent experienceWork site environment
- Outdoors
- At heights
- Cold / refrigerated
- Confined spaces
- 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?
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