- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 30 to 40 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years
- or equivalent experience
Work site environment
OutdoorsCold/refrigeratedDustyHotNoisyOdoursDirty
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 equipmentComputer-aided design (CAD)Operate 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 metalMaintain and perform minor repairs on welding, brazing and soldering equipmentProgram CNC machine toolsInstall exterior prefabricated products
Type of materials
Aluminum alloysStainless steelSteel, iron and heavy metals
Welding techniques
Oxy-acetylene welding (OAW)Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW)Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) (TIG)Gas metal arc welding (GMAW)StudBrazing and soldering
Equipment and machinery experience
Arc welding machineGas welding machineSoldering machine
Area of specialization
Custom fabrication
Work conditions and physical capabilities
Repetitive tasksHandling heavy loadsPhysically demandingManual dexterityAttention to detailHand-eye co-ordinationStanding for extended periods
Own tools/equipment
Steel-toed safety bootsSafety glasses/gogglesGlovesWelding helmet
Personal suitability
Team player
Screening questions
Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?Do you have experience working in this field?
Employment terms options
Early morningEveningShift
Employment terms options
MorningNightOn callDayWeekendOvertime required
