galvanizer

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

On site

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

Work site environment

• Confined spaces
• Dusty
• Hot
• Odours

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Clean work area
• Organize and maintain inventory
• Read and interpret blueprints/sketches/specifications
• Check proper thickness of plating using micrometers, callipers or other devices
• Clean and maintain equipment
• Operate and control: electroplating equipment to coat metal, hot-dip metal plating equipment to galvanize metal and/or spray equipment to build up worn or damaged parts
• Prepare and mix metallizing solutions according to formulas or specifications
• Tend or operate equipment to prepare items for application of protective or decorative coatings
• Tend or operate equipment to spray or coat

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Forklift Operator Certification
• Overhead Crane Certification

Experience and specialization

Type of product

• Construction materials or coatings
• General metal products

Type of paints or coatings

• Metallized coatings

Equipment and machinery experience

• Galvanizing equipment
• Hot-dip metal plating equipment

Type of industry experience

• Component manufacturing industry

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Fast-paced environment
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Handling heavy loads
• Manual dexterity
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Standing for extended periods

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player

Benefits

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Other benefits
• Team building opportunities
• Parking available
• Variable or compressed work week