welder

Education:

Other trades certificate or diploma.

Work site environment:

• Outdoors.
• Cold/refrigerated.
• Confined spaces.
• Dusty.
• Hot.
• Noisy.

Work setting:

• Remote location.
• Oilfield construction industry.

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.
• Operate oxygen arc cutting equipment (arc-air), (AOC).
• 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.
• Start up, shut down, adjust and monitor robotic welding production line.
• Maintain and perform minor repairs on welding, brazing and soldering equipment.

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :

Welder Trade Red Seal Certificate.

Type of materials:

• Aluminum alloys.
• Copper and copper alloys.
• Magnesium alloys.
• Nickel alloys.
• Non-metallic materials.
• Stainless steel.
• Steel, iron and heavy metals.
• Titanium and special alloys.
• Zirconium.

Welding techniques:

• Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW).
• Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) (TIG).
• Flux core arc welding (FCAW).

Equipment and machinery experience:

• Arc welding machine.
• Gas welding machine.

Area of specialization:

• Pressure vessels.
• Structural construction.

Security and safety:

• Drug test.
• Medical exam.

Transportation/travel information:

• Willing to travel regularly.
• Willing to travel for extended periods.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

Physically demanding.

Weight handling:

Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).

Own tools/equipment:

• Tools.
• Steel-toed safety boots.
• Face shield.
• Welding helmet.

Screening questions:

Are you available for shift or on-call work?.

Employment terms options:

• Early morning.
• Evening.
• Shift.
• Flexible hours.

Experience:

3 years to less than 5 years.

Employment terms options:

• Morning.
• Night.
• To be determined.
• Day.
• Weekend.
• Overtime required.
• Overtime available.

Health benefits:

• Dental plan.
• Disability benefits.
• Health care plan.
• Paramedical services coverage.
• Vision care benefits.

Financial benefits:

As per collective agreement.

Long term benefits:

Long-term care insurance.