welder

Education:

Other trades certificate or diploma.

Work site environment:

• Outdoors.
• At heights.
• Confined spaces.
• Dusty.
• Hot.
• Noisy.
• Odours.
• Dirty.

Work setting:

• Civil (road and bridge construction, etc.).
• Industrial.
• Manufacture.

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.
• Computer-aided design (CAD).
• 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 :

• First Aid Certificate.
• CPR Certificate.
• Pressure Welding Certification.
• Forklift Operator Certification.

Type of materials:

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

Welding techniques:

• Resistance, spot or seam.
• Oxy-acetylene welding (OAW).
• Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW).
• Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) (TIG).
• Gas metal arc welding (GMAW).
• Flux core arc welding (FCAW).
• Plasma arc welding (PAW).
• Submerged arc welding (SAW).
• Electron beam.
• Automated.
• Electrogas.
• Fusion welds.
• Stud.
• Tubular.
• Friction.
• Spray.
• Welding plastic.
• ARC spot.

Equipment and machinery experience:

• Arc welding machine.
• Brazing machine.
• Butt or seam resistance welding machine.
• Gas welding machine.
• Soldering machine.
• Spot welding machine.
• Electrical wiring devices.

Area of specialization:

• Custom fabrication.
• Auto repair.
• Truck repair.
• Machinery or equipment repair.
• Structural construction.
• Cast iron and other metals.
• Mine construction.
• Fencing, balconies, stairs and railings.
• Process piping.

Security and safety:

• Criminal record check.
• Drug test.
• Medical exam.

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.

Own tools/equipment:

Steel-toed safety boots.

Personal suitability:

• Client focus.
• Efficient interpersonal skills.
• Excellent oral communication.
• Excellent written communication.
• Flexibility.
• Organized.
• Team player.
• Punctuality.
• Hardworking.
• Resourcefulness.

Experience:

2 years to less than 3 years.

Employment terms options:

• Morning.
• Night.
• On call.
• Day.
• Weekend.

Support for newcomers and refugees:

Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees.

Support for Indigenous people:

Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people.