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Welder-fitter
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: French
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: Registered Apprenticeship certificate
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
Work site environment
- At heights
Work setting
- 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 oxygen arc cutting equipment (arc-air), (AOC)
- Operate hoisting and lifting equipment
- 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
Type of materials
- Aluminum alloys
- Copper and copper alloys
- Steel, iron and heavy metals
Welding techniques
- Oxy-acetylene welding (OAW)
- Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) (TIG)
- Gas metal arc welding (GMAW)
Area of specialization
- Custom fabrication
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Handling heavy loads
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Standing for extended periods
Weight handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Organized
- Team player
- Punctuality
- Hardworking
- Resourcefulness
Screening questions
- Do you have experience working in this field?
Employment terms options
- Evening
Employment terms options
- Day
- Weekend
Health benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
Long term benefits
- Long-term care insurance