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Helper, welder

  • Work Term: Permanent
  • Work Language: French
  • Hours: 40 hours per week
  • Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
  • Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years
  • or equivalent experience

Work setting

  • Structural steel plant
  • Sheet metal fabrication shop
  • Metal products manufacturing company
  • Equipment operation

Tasks

  • Transport items throughout plant using powered equipment
  • Transport raw materials, finished products and equipment throughout plant manually
  • Assist structural steel and platework fitters, sheet metal workers, metal machine operators or other metal workers
  • Sort metal sheets and parts, scrap metal and other materials
  • Grind or chip excess metal from metal products using hand tools
  • Load and unload vehicle
  • Read and interpret work orders
  • Operate industrial trucks, tractors and other mobile equipment
  • Read blueprints and drawings

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate

Surface preparation methods

  • Sandblasters

Area of work experience

  • Metal cutting

Area of specialization

  • Welding

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Physically demanding
  • Manual dexterity
  • Attention to detail
  • Standing for extended periods

Weight handling

  • Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

  • Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

  • Dependability
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Flexibility
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Resourcefulness

Screening questions

  • Are you available for shift or on-call work?
  • Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?

Employment terms options

  • Day

Health benefits

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

Financial benefits

  • Group insurance benefits
  • Life insurance

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Travel insurance