Work Term: Permanent
Work Language: English
Hours: 40 hours per week
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience: 5 years or more

Work site environment

DustyHotNoisy

Work setting

IndustrialManufacture

Tasks

Interpret welding process specificationsOperate manual or semi-automatic, fully automated welding equipmentRead and interpret welding blueprints, drawings specifications, manuals and processesExamine welds and ensure that they meet standards and/or specificationsOperate manual or semi-automatic flame-cutting equipmentOperate brakes, shears and other metal shaping, straightening and bending machinesFit, braze and torch-straighten metalOperate oxygen arc cutting equipment (arc-air), (AOC)Determine weldability of materialsOperate hoisting and lifting equipmentOperate previously set-up welding machines to fabricate or repair metal parts and productsOperate previously set-up brazing or soldering machines to bond metal or to fill holes, indentations and seams of metalStart up, shut down, adjust and monitor robotic welding production lineMaintain and perform minor repairs on welding, brazing and soldering equipment

Type of materials

Aluminum alloysComposite materialsCopper and copper alloysMagnesium alloysNickel alloysNon-metallic materialsPlasma coatingsStainless steelSteel, iron and heavy metalsTitanium and special alloys

Welding techniques

Resistance, spot or seamShielded metal arc welding (SMAW)Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) (TIG)Gas metal arc welding (GMAW)Flux core arc welding (FCAW)Fusion weldsBoilers

Equipment and machinery experience

Arc welding machineBrazing machineButt or seam resistance welding machineGas welding machineSoldering machineSpot welding machine

Area of specialization

Custom fabricationPressure vesselsLarge diameter pipelinesStructural construction

Work conditions and physical capabilities

Fast-paced environmentRepetitive tasksHandling heavy loadsPhysically demandingAttention to detailHand-eye co-ordinationStanding for extended periods

Weight handling

Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

ToolsSteel-toed safety bootsHard hat

Personal suitability

Client focusEfficient interpersonal skillsExcellent written communicationFlexibilityOrganizedTeam player

Employment terms options

Early morning

Employment terms options

Day

Health benefits

Dental planHealth care planVision care benefits

TalosSteel Limited

Open Positions

welder