welder

Education:

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.

Work site environment:

• Outdoors.
• Dusty.
• Noisy.

Work setting:

• Willing to relocate.
• Manufacture.

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 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.
• Clean and maintain equipment.

Type of materials:

• Aluminum alloys.
• Stainless steel.
• Steel, iron and heavy metals.

Welding techniques:

• Oxy-acetylene welding (OAW).
• Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) (TIG).
• Gas metal arc welding (GMAW).
• Plasma arc welding (PAW).
• Submerged arc welding (SAW).

Equipment and machinery experience:

• Arc welding machine.
• Brazing machine.
• Butt or seam resistance welding machine.
• Gas welding machine.
• Soldering machine.
• Spot welding machine.

Area of specialization:

Truck repair.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

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

Weight handling:

Up to 45 kg (100 lbs).

Own tools/equipment:

• Tools.
• Steel-toed safety boots.
• Safety glasses/goggles.

Personal suitability:

• Client focus.
• Efficient interpersonal skills.
• Flexibility.
• Team player.

Screening questions:

Do you have experience working in this field?.

Employment terms options:

• Early morning.
• Evening.
• Morning.

Experience:

5 years or more.

Employment terms options:

• Day.
• Overtime required.

Health benefits:

• Dental plan.
• Health care plan.