welder

Education:

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.

Work site environment:

• Dusty.
• Hot.
• Noisy.
• Dirty.

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.
• 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.
• Maintain and perform minor repairs on welding, brazing and soldering equipment.
• Adjust equipment and repair or replace defective parts.

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :

• First Aid Certificate.
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate.
• Welder Trade Red Seal Certificate.
• Fall Arrest Protection Training Course.

Welding techniques:

• Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW).
• Gas metal arc welding (GMAW).
• Flux core arc welding (FCAW).
• MIG.

Area of specialization:

• Custom fabrication.
• Structural construction.

Security and safety:

Basic security clearance.

Transportation/travel information:

• Own transportation.
• Valid driver's licence.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Fast-paced environment.
• Repetitive tasks.
• Attention to detail.
• Hand-eye co-ordination.

Personal suitability:

• Client focus.
• Flexibility.
• Organized.
• Team player.
• Hardworking.

Screening questions:

1. Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
2. Do you have experience working in this field?.
3. Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.
4. Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.

Experience:

1 year to less than 2 years.

Other benefits:

• Free parking available.
• On-site amenities.