About this role
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. Work site environment: Dusty. Noisy. Odours. Dirty. Work setting: Industrial.
Tasks
- 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 brakes, shears and other metal shaping, straightening and bending machines.
- Fit, braze and torch-straighten metal.
- Determine weldability of materials.
- Operate previously set-up welding machines to fabricate or repair metal parts and products.
- Maintain and perform minor repairs on welding, brazing and soldering equipment.
- Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses : Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate.
- Type of materials: Aluminum alloys.
- Stainless steel.
- Steel, iron and heavy metals.
- Welding techniques: Resistance, spot or seam.
- Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW).
- Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) (TIG).
- Gas metal arc welding (GMAW).
- Equipment and machinery experience: Arc welding machine.
- Spot welding machine.
- Area of specialization: Custom fabrication.
- Factory assembly.
- Transportation/travel information: Public transportation is available.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Fast-paced environment.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Physically demanding.
- Manual dexterity.
- Attention to detail.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Weight handling: Up to 45 kg (100 lbs).
- Own tools/equipment: Steel-toed safety boots.
- Safety glasses/goggles.
- Gloves.
- Welding helmet.
- Personal suitability: Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Organized.
- Team player.
- Punctuality.
- Hardworking.
- Screening questions: Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years.
Employment terms options: Day. Support for persons with disabilities: Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities. Support for newcomers and refugees: Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees . Support for youths: Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth. Support for Veterans: Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans . Support for Indigenous people: Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers . Support for mature workers: Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers . Supports for visible minorities: Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities.