About this role
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
Work site environment: At heights. Confined spaces. Dusty. Hot. Noisy. Odours. Dirty.
Work setting: Commercial.
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.
- 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.
- Maintain and perform minor repairs on welding, brazing and soldering equipment.
- Type of materials: Aluminum alloys.
- Stainless steel.
- Welding techniques: Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW).
- Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) (TIG).
- Stud.
- Equipment and machinery experience: Arc welding machine.
- Gas welding machine.
- Spot welding machine.
- Area of specialization: Auto repair.
- Truck repair.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Fast-paced environment.
- Repetitive tasks.
- 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.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Excellent written communication.
- Flexibility.
- Organized.
- Team player.
- Punctuality.
- Hardworking.
- Resourcefulness.
Screening questions: Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Employment terms options: Early morning.
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years.
- Employment terms options: Morning.
- Day.
- Health benefits: Health care plan.