welder-fitter

- Work Term: Permanent

- Work Language: English

- Hours: 40 hours per week

- Education: Registered Apprenticeship certificate

- Experience: Experience an asset

- or equivalent experience

- Work site environment

- Outdoors

- At heights

- Confined spaces

- Work setting

- Industrial

- 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

- 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 plasma cutters

- Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

- Welder Trade Red Seal Certificate

- Type of materials

- Aluminum alloys

- Non-ferrous materials

- Stainless steel

- Steel, iron and heavy metals

- Welding techniques

- 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)

- Equipment and machinery experience

- Arc welding machine

- Cutting torches

- Area of specialization

- Custom fabrication

- Structural construction

- Fencing, balconies, stairs and railings

- Weight handling

- Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

- Personal suitability

- Efficient interpersonal skills

- Flexibility

- Organized

- Team player

- Screening questions

- Do you have experience working in this field?

- Employment terms options

- Flexible hours

- Employment terms options

- Day

- Weekend

- Overtime available

- Health benefits

- Dental plan

- Health care plan

- Financial benefits

- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)