Welder

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work site environment

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

Work setting

• Various locations
• Remote location
• Commercial
• Industrial
• Manufacture
• Residential

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)
• 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 

• First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
• Fall Arrest Protection Training Course
• Forklift Operator Certification

Type of materials

• Aluminum alloys
• Non-ferrous materials
• Stainless steel
• Steel, iron and heavy metals

Welding techniques

• Resistance, spot or seam
• Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW)
• Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) (TIG)
• Gas metal arc welding (GMAW)
• Flux core arc welding (FCAW)
• Plasma arc welding (PAW)

Equipment and machinery experience

• Arc welding machine
• Butt or seam resistance welding machine
• Gas welding machine
• Electrical wiring devices

Area of specialization

• Custom fabrication
• Truck repair
• Machinery or equipment repair
• Structural construction
• Fencing, balconies, stairs and railings

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Team player
• Punctuality
• Hardworking
• Resourcefulness

Experience

• 1 year to less than 2 years

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Paramedical services coverage
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• Bonus
• Group insurance benefits
• Life insurance
• Pension plan
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Other benefits

• Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP)
• Free parking available
• Learning/training paid by employer
• Team building opportunities
• Parking available
• Variable or compressed work week