welder

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Other trades certificate or diploma

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• At heights
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy

Work setting

• Commercial
• Industrial
• Manufacture
• Marine

Responsibilities

Tasks

• 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 brakes, shears and other metal shaping, straightening and bending machines
• Fit, braze and torch-straighten metal
• Operate oxygen arc cutting equipment (arc-air), (AOC)
• Operate previously set-up welding machines to fabricate or repair metal parts and products

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Welder Trade Red Seal Certificate
• Fall Arrest Protection Training Course
• Forklift Operator Certification

Experience and specialization

Type of materials

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

Welding techniques

• Resistance, spot or seam
• Oxy-acetylene welding (OAW)
• Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW)
• Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) (TIG)
• Gas metal arc welding (GMAW)
• Flux core arc welding (FCAW)
• Tubular

Equipment and machinery experience

• Arc welding machine
• Gas welding machine

Area of specialization

• Custom fabrication
• Marine repair
• Machinery or equipment repair
• Shipbuilding and repair
• Structural construction

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation
• Valid driver's licence
• Public transportation is not available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Standing for extended periods

Weight handling

• Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Team player

Benefits

Health benefits

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