Education:
- Registered Apprenticeship certificate. Welding technology/welder. or equivalent experience.
Work setting:
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 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.
- Read blueprint, schemas and drawings.
Type of materials:
- Aluminum alloys.
- Stainless steel.
Welding techniques:
- Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW).
- MIG.
Equipment and machinery experience:
- Arc welding machine.
- Brazing machine.
- Butt or seam resistance welding machine.
- Gas welding machine.
- Soldering machine.
- Spot welding machine.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Handling heavy loads.
- Physically demanding.
- Manual dexterity.
- Attention to detail.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
Own tools/equipment:
- Steel-toed safety boots.
- Hard hat.
- Safety glasses/goggles.
Personal suitability:
- Client focus.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Flexibility.
- Organized.
- Team player.
- Punctuality.
- Hardworking.
- Resourcefulness.
Employment terms options:
Experience:
- 1 year to less than 2 years.
Employment terms options:
- Morning.
- Night.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime available.
