About this role
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma. Work site environment: Dusty. Hot. Noisy. Work setting: Metal product fabrication industry. Metal products manufacturing company.
Tasks
- Read blueprints to determine work requirements . Select dies for forging according to specifications.
- Remove metal pieces from furnace when colour or metal indicates proper forging temperature.
- Position heated or cooled metal pieces on die of press or other forging machinery.
- Place metal pieces in furnace.
- Operate presses or other forging machines to perform hot or cold forging to shape or form metal.
- Operate gas or oil fired furnace to heat metal to proper temperatures prior to forging.
- Measure, cut and connect piping using welding and brazing equipment.
- Verify dimensions of parts machined using precise measuring instruments (e.g., micrometers, calipers).
- Read blueprints and drawings.
- Aviation special processes: Heat treatment.
- Type of operation: Metal rolling.
- Grinding.
- Mining equipment: Cutting machine.
- Equipment and machinery experience: Industrial lift trucks and fork-lifts.
- Power tools.
- Precision measuring instrument.
- Wheelabrator.
- Stamping machine.
- Shotblaster.
- Shearing machines.
- Power presses.
- Furnace hand tongs.
- Cutting torches.
- Patternmaking experience: Production pattern equipment.
- Metal forming or shaping operations experience: Punching.
- Forming.
- Bending.
- Area of specialization: Blacksmiths.
- Bench assembly.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Attention to detail.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Manual dexterity.
- Physically demanding.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Own tools/equipment: Steel-toed safety boots.
- Personal suitability: Accurate.
- Organized.
- Team player.
- Reliability.
- Screening questions: Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years.
- Health benefits: Dental plan.
- Disability benefits.
- Health care plan.
- Vision care benefits.
- Financial benefits: As per collective agreement.
- Group insurance benefits.
- Life insurance.
- Pension plan.
- Other benefits: Free parking available.