Welder, gas

  • Work Term: Permanent
  • Work Language: English or French
  • Hours: 32 to 40 hours per week
  • Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
  • Experience: 5 years or more
  • or equivalent experience

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
  • Examine welds and ensure that they meet standards and/or specifications
  • Operate manual or semi-automatic flame-cutting equipment
  • Operate oxygen arc cutting equipment (arc-air), (AOC)
  • Determine weldability of materials
  • Operate previously set-up welding machines to fabricate or repair metal parts and products
  • Welding experience

Type of materials

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

Welding techniques

  • Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) (TIG)
  • Gas metal arc welding (GMAW)
  • MIG

Area of specialization

  • Custom fabrication

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan

Financial benefits

  • Group insurance benefits
  • Life insurance

Long term benefits

  • Long-term care insurance

Other benefits

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

Support for newcomers and refugees

  • Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
  • Does not require Canadian work experience

Support for youths

  • Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth

Support for mature workers

  • Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
  • Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers
  • Offers phased retirement options that allow mature workers to gradually reduce their workload (for example: flexible or reduced work hours, part time employment, project-based or seasonal work, etc.)
  • Offers phased re-entry options for mature workers who are returning to work after retiring (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities)
  • Provides workspace accommodations, such as age-appropriate ergonomic considerations, to meet the physical needs of mature workers (for example: adjustable desks and chairs, accessible parking, etc.)

Supports for visible minorities

  • Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
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