welder

Education:

College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years.

Work site environment:

• Outdoors.
• At heights.
• Confined spaces.
• Dusty.
• 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.
• 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.

Security and safety:

Basic security clearance.

Transportation/travel information:

Own transportation.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Repetitive tasks.
• Handling heavy loads.
• Physically demanding.
• Manual dexterity.
• Attention to detail.
• Hand-eye co-ordination.
• Standing for extended periods.

Personal suitability:

• Flexibility.
• Organized.
• Team player.
• Punctuality.
• Hardworking.
• Resourcefulness.

Employment terms options:

Early morning. Evening.

Experience:

1 year to less than 2 years.

Employment terms options:

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