welder

Education:

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.

Work site environment:

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

Work setting:

Various locations.

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.
• Operate oxygen arc cutting equipment (arc-air), (AOC).
• 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.
• Maintain and perform minor repairs on welding, brazing and soldering equipment.

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :

• First Aid Certificate.
• CPR Certificate.

Type of materials:

• Aluminum alloys.
• Copper and copper alloys.
• Nickel alloys.
• Non-ferrous materials.
• Stainless steel.
• Steel, iron and heavy metals.

Welding techniques:

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

Equipment and machinery experience:

• Arc welding machine.
• Brazing machine.
• Soldering machine.
• Spot welding machine.

Security and safety:

Criminal record check.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Fast-paced environment.
• Handling heavy loads.
• Physically demanding.
• Manual dexterity.
• Hand-eye co-ordination.

Own tools/equipment:

• Steel-toed safety boots.
• Hard hat.
• Safety glasses/goggles.
• Gloves.
• Mask.

Personal suitability:

• Client focus.
• Excellent oral communication.
• Excellent written communication.
• Flexibility.
• Organized.
• Team player.

Experience:

1 year to less than 2 years.