automatic welding machine operator
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience.
Work site environment:
At heights. Dusty. Hot. Noisy. Odours.
Work setting:
Willing to relocate. Manufacture. Supervision. Repair. Maintenance. Fabrication. Assembly.
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 :
- Occupational Health and Safety Certificate.
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate.
Type of materials:
Steel, iron and heavy metals.
Welding techniques:
- Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) (TIG).
- Gas metal arc welding (GMAW).
- Automated.
- MIG.
Equipment and machinery experience:
- Arc welding machine.
- Gas welding machine.
Area of specialization:
- Custom fabrication.
- Structural construction.
Security and safety:
Criminal record check.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Fast-paced environment.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Physically demanding.
- Manual dexterity.
- Attention to detail.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- 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.
Screening questions:
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.
Employment terms options:
- Early morning.
- Evening.
Experience:
2 years to less than 3 years.
Employment terms options:
- Night.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime available.
Health benefits:
- Dental plan.
- Health care plan.
- Vision care benefits.
Financial benefits:
- Group insurance benefits.
- Life insurance.
- Night shift premium.
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP).
Other benefits:
- Free parking available.
- Team building opportunities.
- Parking available.