Welder-fitter

  • Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
  • Langue de travail: Anglais
  • Heures de travail: 42.5 hours per week
  • Education:
  • Expérience:

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work setting

  • Commercial
  • 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
  • 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

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Occupational Health and Safety Certificate
  • First Aid Certificate
  • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate

Type of materials

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

Welding techniques

  • Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW)
  • Gas metal arc welding (GMAW)
  • Flux core arc welding (FCAW)

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Arc welding machine
  • Brazing machine
  • Butt or seam resistance welding machine
  • Gas welding machine
  • Spot welding machine

Area of specialization

  • Custom fabrication
  • Truck repair
  • Machinery or equipment repair
  • Pressure vessels
  • Structural construction
  • Cast iron and other metals
  • Ornamental work
  • Fencing, balconies, stairs and railings

Security and safety

  • Basic security clearance
  • Criminal record check
  • Drug test

Transportation/travel information

  • Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Manual dexterity
  • Attention to detail
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Standing for extended periods

Weight handling

  • Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

  • Steel-toed safety boots
  • Hard hat
  • Safety glasses/goggles

Screening questions

  • Are you authorized to work in Canada?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Do you live near the job location?

Experience

  • 5 years or more

Employment terms options

  • Day

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Health care plan
  • Vision care benefits
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